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capira

capira

I grew up in post-war UK, lived for a short time in pre-Amin Uganda and moved to Canada in the 70s; We have lived in Ontario, Manitoba and are now in British Columbia.
I have been a reader for ever, usually with 2 or 3 books on the go, my tastes all over the place. I have read all my listed books but have not listed all the books I have... more »
  • BC, Canada
  • member since January 17 2007
 
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