Behind the Scenes at the Museum
5 journalers for this copy...
To be read for The 2006 Australian Readers Challenge
Blurb from the back of the book:
"Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but he wa all that was left. She really wanted to be Vivien Leigh or Celia Johnson, swept off to America by a romantic hero. But here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet store in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible and sardonic Patricia aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, and Ruby...
Ruby tells the story of The Family, from the day at the end of the 19th Century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life."
I'm offering this book up as a bookring for the The 2006 Australian Readers Challenge BookCrossing participants. Please read and send on within 4 weeks. Usual BookRing rules apply. The reading order for is as follows:
* felicia-fairy (Mackay, Qld)
* jubby (Balmain, NSW)
* back home - aleonblue (Brisbane, Qld)
Blurb from the back of the book:
"Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but he wa all that was left. She really wanted to be Vivien Leigh or Celia Johnson, swept off to America by a romantic hero. But here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet store in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible and sardonic Patricia aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, and Ruby...
Ruby tells the story of The Family, from the day at the end of the 19th Century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life."
I'm offering this book up as a bookring for the The 2006 Australian Readers Challenge BookCrossing participants. Please read and send on within 4 weeks. Usual BookRing rules apply. The reading order for is as follows:
* felicia-fairy (Mackay, Qld)
* jubby (Balmain, NSW)
* back home - aleonblue (Brisbane, Qld)
Quite an interesting read for a first time author. I enjoyed the to-ing and fro-ing between the generations and setting and the comparison between the two.
Thanks! Received today.
I have 2 books ahead of this but should get to it soon.
I have 2 books ahead of this but should get to it soon.
Wow! Look what arrived in the post today, wrapped like a present.
Thank you.
I have always meant to read this book. I saw it when it first came out, and purchased it as a gift for a friend, but forgot to get myself a copy. Thanks for sharing this one with me (if only temporarily).
I do have a couple of other bookrings ahead of this one, but will try to be quick.
Thank you again.
Thank you.
I have always meant to read this book. I saw it when it first came out, and purchased it as a gift for a friend, but forgot to get myself a copy. Thanks for sharing this one with me (if only temporarily).
I do have a couple of other bookrings ahead of this one, but will try to be quick.
Thank you again.
How much fun was this book? I loved it.
I couldn't bear it when the story ended. Don't leave me Ruby Lennox!
This story got me in from the first. Fancy starting a story related in the first person with your own conception.
Like Felicia-Fairy, I enjoyed the to-ing and throw-ing between the generations and their stories. The idea of continuation and the weak line between life and death was captivating.
I've been told that her other stories are as equally good, so I will be keeping my eyes open for more from this author.
I think it was her sense of humour and her apt ability weave a complex story with over 20 characters so simply and easily (well, it reads that way).
It was good to meet you Ruby.
I couldn't bear it when the story ended. Don't leave me Ruby Lennox!
This story got me in from the first. Fancy starting a story related in the first person with your own conception.
Like Felicia-Fairy, I enjoyed the to-ing and throw-ing between the generations and their stories. The idea of continuation and the weak line between life and death was captivating.
I've been told that her other stories are as equally good, so I will be keeping my eyes open for more from this author.
I think it was her sense of humour and her apt ability weave a complex story with over 20 characters so simply and easily (well, it reads that way).
It was good to meet you Ruby.
Journal Entry 6 by jubby at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, July 3, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/3/2006 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Posted back home to Aleonblue today.
Posted back home to Aleonblue today.
The book has returned home - in a better state that I sent it! It's been lovingly covered in plastic be one of the previous readers from the ARC challenge.
Journal Entry 8 by aleonblue at Old Museum, Bowen Hills in Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Friday, December 29, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (12/30/2006 UTC) at Old Museum, Bowen Hills in Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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RELEASE NOTES:
The book will be left somewhere around the Old Museum.
This book is being released at a historical site as part of the 2006 History Challenge .
The theme of this release is "museums".
To the finder of this book:
Congratulations! You have not only found yourself a book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other & the world at large.
I hope that you will write a journal entry letting me know that the book has been found. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. Happy reading!
You can always remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining please consider using aleonblue as your referrer.
The book will be left somewhere around the Old Museum.
This book is being released at a historical site as part of the 2006 History Challenge .
The theme of this release is "museums".
To the finder of this book:
Congratulations! You have not only found yourself a book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other & the world at large.
I hope that you will write a journal entry letting me know that the book has been found. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. Happy reading!
You can always remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining please consider using aleonblue as your referrer.
What a surprise to find this book whilst on an outing to buy coffee with my husband and our new baby daughter! As we have no car, walking is our main means of transport and I couldn't believe it when I saw this book lodged in the fence on our way. At first I thought it was some kind of boring free book about the Museum itself. After all...how can a free book actually be interesting?
Having just finished the book I received for Christmas, and with free-to-air TV presenting it's usual dismal holiday fare, I couldn't wait to start in on this mystery find.
Kate Atkinson has crafted a wonderful story which intrigued me from the start. I really enjoyed the way in which her poetic approach and black sense of humour allowed her to convey a tale of wit, poignancy and melancholy. In fact, when you take the humour out of the equation, it's quite startling to realise just how depressing a lot of the subject matter really is. The images and characters from this book have lingered with me well past the last sentence, and I suppose that's a sign that distinguishes a good read from a great read.
I've since revised my opinion on free books! I can't wait to release this book so someone else can enjoy it as much as I have.
CAUGHT IN BRISBANE QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
Having just finished the book I received for Christmas, and with free-to-air TV presenting it's usual dismal holiday fare, I couldn't wait to start in on this mystery find.
Kate Atkinson has crafted a wonderful story which intrigued me from the start. I really enjoyed the way in which her poetic approach and black sense of humour allowed her to convey a tale of wit, poignancy and melancholy. In fact, when you take the humour out of the equation, it's quite startling to realise just how depressing a lot of the subject matter really is. The images and characters from this book have lingered with me well past the last sentence, and I suppose that's a sign that distinguishes a good read from a great read.
I've since revised my opinion on free books! I can't wait to release this book so someone else can enjoy it as much as I have.
CAUGHT IN BRISBANE QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
Brilliant - I couldn't wait to open the book ech night and find out what Ruby or Bunty or Albert or Ada etc were up to.