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The Virgin Blue
by Tracy Chevalier | Literature & Fiction
Registered by busybooklover on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by voveryte): to be read


9 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by busybooklover on Tuesday, March 29, 2005

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PB-
Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin - two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds - alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier - a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.
 

Journal Entry 2 by busybooklover on Sunday, April 10, 2005

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Reserved for Karin Alyssa-- fulfilling a wish on reverse wishlist relay. 

Journal Entry 3 by busybooklover at on Tuesday, April 26, 2005

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Released 7 yrs ago (4/26/2005 UTC) at

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Mailing to KarinAlyssa in Canada-- Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 4 by KarinAlyssa on Friday, May 13, 2005

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Received yesterday. Thank you very much for sharing this book on BookRelay BBL. This one was on my wishlist, but for now it goes in my mount TBR. 

Journal Entry 5 by KarinAlyssa on Monday, June 27, 2005

9 out of 10

It was a great book on travelling. Sometimes, it was a bit too esoteric for my taste, but always the story went back to normality. I loved the idea of having 2 narrators, it added something special to this otherwise conservative novel. As usual, Tracy Chevalier is a good writer and her stories are intriguing.

Thank you so much BusyBookLover for fulfilling this wish !!! 

Journal Entry 6 by KarinAlyssa at by Mail in BookRelay.Com, Bookrelay -- Controlled Releases on Monday, June 27, 2005

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Released 6 yrs ago (6/22/2005 UTC) at by Mail in BookRelay.Com, Bookrelay -- Controlled Releases

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Off to LauraLoo. Enjoy !!! 

Journal Entry 7 by winglauraloo29wing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Monday, June 27, 2005

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Arrived today. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 8 by winglauraloo29wing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Thursday, June 08, 2006

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An interesting read. I have generally enjoyed Tracy Chevalier's books. The Lady and the Unicorn remains my favorite, but this is a close second.

Edited to add the picture Ella sees in the Toulouse museum. I love when history in fiction books is also real. :)

 

Journal Entry 9 by winglauraloo29wing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 11, 2006

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Accepted by fio-dagua as part of the "Pick1 or 2 or 3 ...International" Relay
 

Journal Entry 10 by winglauraloo29wing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, September 13, 2006

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This, along with another book, was strangely returned from Portugal as undeliverable. I contacted fio-dagua and this is her response.

"i'm sorry to hear that, it must have arrived when i was in hollidays!.. i think that probably the best thing to do now is for you to release in the wild those ones. anyway, thanks a lot for sending!"

I'm not good at wild releasing, but I will try to give it a special home. :) 

Journal Entry 11 by winglauraloo29wing from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Saturday, September 23, 2006

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I'm going to send this out as a ray.

Rules: Not many. Please journal the book's arrival and departure. And please keep it moving by keeping it no longer than 4 weeks. The last person is free to release the book as they wish.

1. aava - Finland (shipping within Europe)
2. hetku77 - Finland (Intl) - no time to read it, so going to the end of the line
3. Elsita - Portugal (Intl)
4. Caridad - US (US shipping only)
5. caligula03 - US (Intl)
6. hetku77 - Finland (Intl)


This book is on its way to Finland - October 12th. Happy travelling!
 

Journal Entry 12 by aava from Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Finland on Monday, October 23, 2006

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This lovely book came today and it felt like a bonus present (it is my birthday).Thanks lauraloo29! The book has been on my wish list so I think I´m gonna read it real soon. 

Journal Entry 13 by aava from Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Finland on Thursday, October 26, 2006

9 out of 10

This was a really beautiful book. I enjoyed it a lot. Tracy Chevalier knows how to veawe a story and make her historical characters alive. Last summer I spent some time in France and Switzerland so it fun to read about Ella's experiences there.

Thanks Lauraloo29 for organising this ray.

Edit 3.11.06: Mailed the book today. Happy reading Hetku77! 

Journal Entry 14 by winghetku77wing from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Wednesday, November 08, 2006

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8.11. I received the book yesterday, thank you aava!

19.12. Since I'm busy at the moment, I agreed with lauraloo29 that I'll pass this book on so that the rest of the participants won't have to wait that long and she'll add me in the end of the list. Today the book was mailed to Elsita in Portugal. Bon Natal! 

Journal Entry 15 by Elsita from Worthing, West Sussex United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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Finally it has arrived!!
Stop worrying, hetku77, the book is safe and sound at my home!
Will read asap :) 

Journal Entry 16 by Elsita from Worthing, West Sussex United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 20, 2007

8 out of 10

As usual, Tracy Chevalier didn't disappointed me.
I loved the stories of Ella and Isabelle.
Didn't know much about Calvin or the Huguenots, maybe because in that century Portugal was discovering brave new worlds in Africa and South America and the Catholic religion still is very strong here. So, I loved, also, the History beyond the story... And a note to say that I'm also La Rousse! (see the picture?)

Thanks, lauraloo29, for sharing.
It will go to the next reader this week. 

Journal Entry 17 by Elsita at mailed to a fellow bookcrosser in N/A, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 12, 2007

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Released 5 yrs ago (3/12/2007 UTC) at mailed to a fellow bookcrosser in N/A, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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sorry for the delay 

Journal Entry 18 by Caridad from Miami Lakes, Florida USA on Monday, March 26, 2007

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Received today. I am looking forward to reading this one. Thanks, Elsita! 

Journal Entry 19 by Caridad from Miami Lakes, Florida USA on Friday, March 30, 2007

9 out of 10

I really enjoyed reading this book. I enjoy Tracy Chevalier stories so much. I have been to France several times and have been working on where and why a generation of my family left France to the Netherlands. Reading it gave me more food for thought.

Put in the mail to Caligula03. 

Journal Entry 20 by wingcaligula03wing from Hayward, California USA on Tuesday, April 10, 2007

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Book is here. Thanks. 

Journal Entry 21 by wingcaligula03wing from Hayward, California USA on Friday, May 04, 2007

7 out of 10

The lengthy over-written flashbacks with Isabelle detract from the rest of the book. I hated her half of the book. While I found myself compelled to read Ella's story, I didn't especially like her as a character. 

Journal Entry 22 by wingcaligula03wing at hetku77 in n/a, n/a -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, May 05, 2007

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Released 5 yrs ago (5/16/2007 UTC) at hetku77 in n/a, n/a -- Controlled Releases

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Mailing to hetku77. 

Journal Entry 23 by winghetku77wing from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Monday, April 26, 2010

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28.5.2007 The book arrived to me for the second time. Thank you, caligula03!

26.4.2010 The first book I've ever read by Chevalier, but certainly not the last. This was really enjoyable to read and I liked both Isabelle's and Ella's stories. The historical aspect is always a bonus in my opinion :). 

Journal Entry 24 by voveryte from Rotherhithe, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, May 09, 2010

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What a lovely surprise!! Thank you Heidi! 



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