Member: MsMoto

I'm adding you to my interesting libraries because I just saw that you too loved the Colony of Unrequited Dreams. I haven't seen many people on here who've read it, and I loved it. I got the sequel out of the library and was just getting into it when it was due back... must try again.

Ballet Shoes was one of my favourites when I was a kid! What's your thesis on?

posted by cmt at 11:57 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2009

Hi there,

I was looking at some of your past reviews and books on your shelf and I thought you would be interested to know that there’s a new book by Vikas Swarup the author of Slumdog Millionaire called Six Suspects out today. In fact Minotaur Books is giving away free signed copies! http://us.macmillan.com/smp/promo/sixsus...

They even have a Q&A with Vikas Swarup--- http://us.macmillan.com/sixsuspects
and you can meet the “suspects” in the story. It has gotten great reviews and promises to be a thrilling summer read.

Enjoy!

posted by Lindsie2187 at 1:46 pm (EST) on Jul 7, 2009

Wow - that sounds FABULOUS.

Am gutted to check Edinburgh Book Fest programme and realise that he's speaking 2 days *after* I go home again.... quite seriously contemplating taking extra two days off & buying extra train ticket.

posted by FlossieT at 12:03 pm (EST) on Jun 11, 2009

Indeed :) Free-books-with-strings are a powerful incentive... Although - shame on me - I have written my review for LibraryThing ahead of the one for Waterstones, who actually sent me the book (shows where my loyalties are!!).

Just had to go back and re-read your comments - I share your suspicions of Patrick Ness's genius-ness. Have you been to that conference yet?

posted by FlossieT at 11:37 am (EST) on Jun 11, 2009

Hi - thanks for the note re: the Cranford production. I was aware of it and actually recorded it from PBS last year --- now if I can just find the tape!! I love reading these classics and then following up with a good movie version, so I'll be digging through my tapes to find it. Thanks again!

posted by teelgee at 12:19 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2009

Hi Eimear
We had a lovely time in BA, I didn't get to tango, but did just about everything else.
Happy to be your 'man on the ground' here. One book I can suggest if you haven't already come across it is Bernard Beckett's Home Boys(longacre.co.nz has the teaching notes for this), he's a great writer and his Genesis will be released in the UK this year. It was quite brutal for many of those children that came to NZ and Australia after WW2 - no one knew that they were in for such harsh lives, treated so cruelly on the farms where they were billeted. Also there was the awful treatment in some of the Catholic orphanages especially in Australia. William Taylor's books are really great, I loved Jerome,and Land of milk and honey is also a powerful book, so glad that you discovered it on your New Zealand trip.

Kerry

posted by avatiakh at 9:10 pm (EST) on Apr 21, 2009

Hi, I'm enjoying reading your thread on the 100 books challenge. If you need any help sourcing or finding out about NZ children's books for your research let me know. I've worked in children's lit for a few years and know the range of books fairly well. Stefania's Dancing Slippers by Jennifer Beck is quite interesting about the journey & camp in NZ where Polish children lived before they were integrated into NZ society or reunited with parents during WW2. http://www.storylines.org.nz/book_detail...
I'm off for two weeks in Buenos Aires and taking Here at the end of the World by lloyd Jones thanks to your comments. All the best.

posted by avatiakh at 9:12 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2009