The Hand That First Held Mine
Registered by 
sakirmo
of Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on 7/21/2013
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
sakirmo of Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on 7/21/2013 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by sakirmo from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Sunday, July 21, 2013
sakirmo from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Sunday, July 21, 2013
The story progresses in two different timelines. It tells the story of Lexie Sinclair, a young English woman who falls in love with magazine editor Innes Kent, after escaping from her stifling family to London in the 1950s. The other timeline, set in the present day, deals with Elina, a Finnish-Swedish painter who had a near-fatal Caesarian section and gives birth to the son of film editor Ted. The theme of the novel is motherhood and how it changes one's perception of the world.
Journal Entry 2 by sakirmo at -- By Hand or Post, meetup, rings, RABCKs etc in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, November 19, 2013
sakirmo at -- By Hand or Post, meetup, rings, RABCKs etc in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (11/20/2013 UTC) at -- By Hand or Post, meetup, rings, RABCKs etc in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This was definitely more interesting than it sounds like in the description... A pretty good holiday read. Will be released at the local meet-up tomorrow.
Journal Entry 3 by duskiska at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Thursday, November 21, 2013
I took this home with me from the meet-up. It'll probably be a while before I get around to reading this.
Journal Entry 4 by duskiska at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Monday, April 21, 2014
A bit of a slow read, but enjoyable and touching. What bothered me, though, was the incorrect use of Finnish language. If you're going to use a foreign language in your book, have a native proofread it, for crying out loud.
Journal Entry 5 by duskiska at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (9/3/2014 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
To Tyrnimarja as a wishlist surprise. Happy reading!
Thanks a lot for this surprise wishlist book!
Maggie O`Farrel is a quite new acquaintance to me, never read anything else from her.
She proved to be an excellent storyteller! Although this story was a bit too predictable I enjoyed every moment with it. And I will certainly read her other books too!
This book is reserved for Lukutuoli.
She proved to be an excellent storyteller! Although this story was a bit too predictable I enjoyed every moment with it. And I will certainly read her other books too!
This book is reserved for Lukutuoli.
Journal Entry 8 by 
Tyrnimarja
at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Monday, September 29, 2014
Tyrnimarja at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Monday, September 29, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (9/29/2014 UTC) at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Hippa Lukutuoli! Enjoy!
Journal Entry 9 by lukutuoli at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Wednesday, October 1, 2014
lukutuoli at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Wednesday, October 1, 2014
The book has arrived with a cute magnetic bookmark, thanks a lot!
Kirjastopoistoista onnistuin löytämään suomenkielisen käännöksen tästä kirjasta. Minun taitaa olla sen verran helpompi lukea äidinkieltäni, että tarjoan tätä Hep!-ketjussa ja jätän sen suomennoksen TBR-kasaan.
EDIT 200717
I finally read the Finnish translation of this book (Käsi jota kerran pitelin), loved the touching story and the description of the strong women characters, although you couldn't like all of them :) I absolutely want to read more books by O'Farrell!
EDIT 200717
I finally read the Finnish translation of this book (Käsi jota kerran pitelin), loved the touching story and the description of the strong women characters, although you couldn't like all of them :) I absolutely want to read more books by O'Farrell!
Released 7 yrs ago (5/17/2016 UTC) at by Post, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Next to tuittupeppi! I'll add my comments after I've read the Finnish translation. Enjoy!KTMC 2016 # 31
Journal Entry 12 by tuittupeppi at Lahti, Päijät-Häme / Päijänne-Tavastland Finland on Thursday, May 19, 2016
The book is here, thank you very much!
I haven't heard anything of Maggie O`Farrel or this novel before but it sure sounds interesting. I would like to start reading it right now but, of course, I've already got couple of books that I've started to read...
I haven't heard anything of Maggie O`Farrel or this novel before but it sure sounds interesting. I would like to start reading it right now but, of course, I've already got couple of books that I've started to read...
Journal Entry 13 by tuittupeppi at Järvenpään kirjasto in Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, December 10, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/13/2022 UTC) at Järvenpään kirjasto in Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I remember I started reading this book years ago but never finished it. It might be that it was close to the time when I was on maternity leave myself and I only remember there was something really disturbing(?) in this book and I didn't feel comfortable reading it further.
Osana kirjahyllyn siivousta lähtee tämäkin kirja lukemattomana (valitettavasti) eteenpäin. Toivottavasti joku saa tästä mielenkiintoista luettavaa itselleen.
Osana kirjahyllyn siivousta lähtee tämäkin kirja lukemattomana (valitettavasti) eteenpäin. Toivottavasti joku saa tästä mielenkiintoista luettavaa itselleen.
 KIRJAN LÖYTÄJÄLLEKiitos, että otit tämän kirjan mukaasi! Ilahdutathan kirjan aiempia lukijoita tekemällä tähän merkinnän, jossa kerrot kirjan löytymisestä. |
