The Wyevale Garden Centre at Poppleton near York now has a bookshelf offering books in aid of the Marie Curie Cancer charity behind the tills, an addition which I hadn't noticed until our visit over lunchtime today.
I brought this one home with me because it looks like fun, the donation was for a good cause and I've previously enjoyed a couple of other novels by this author!

A mixed bag of short stories, some of which are showing their age with people listening to cassettes and Walkmen and a mislaid Filofax causing panic . . . .

Left on the shelves in the porch with the other fundraising books. Please be prepared to donate 50 pence or more to their current charity: HELP, Harrogate Easier Living Project which provides support for older or vulnerable people and those with a disability to remain independent in their own homes.

Released in honour of BookCrossing's 16th birthday today. Happy Birthday, BookCrossing!

Well over a million people around the world give their books a unique BookCrossing IDentity number (BCID) before sending them out to find new readers. Since the start of the scheme in April 2001 more than eleven million such books have been put into circulation. This is one of them!

Our hope is that we can track the progress of our books once they've left our hands - and that's possible if finders like you visit the website, key in the BCID and leave a comment, however long or short. It's fun, it doesn't have to cost anything, although the site always appreciates donations towards running costs, and you can remain anonymous if you wish. You don't have to join but if you do you'll be able to number and track your own books!