Soffitta1's 1st UK Bookbox

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Registered by soffitta1 of Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on 6/3/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by soffitta1 from Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Sunday, June 3, 2007
Please journal when you receive the box and again when you send it on. If you could try to send it on again within two weeks that would be great. Any problems let me know by adding a message to the original post.

This is an anything goes box, so replace the books you take out with anothers you like and post the changes here.

The list of participants so far. There will be 10 participants (hopefully!)
*the list got a wee bit out of order, so have updated it.*

1.Raeliz64 (sent on 07/06/07)
2.Sterile
3.Dodau
4.etripney
5.Maggiemo
6.Amber-moon
7.jazz-ee2
8.arturogrande
9.lellie
10. ktwalker (withdrew)
Home, thanks!

The books going in the box are:-
1) Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton
2) The Gnole - Alan Aldridge
3) The Broker - John Grisham
4) Dragon - Clive Cussler
5) A gentle occupation - Dirk Bogarde
6) Bolt - Dick Francis
7) The Twisted Playground - Bryan Forbes
8) On the Yankee Station - William Boyd
9) Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - Peter Hoeg
10) Mammoth book of Historical Detectives - Various
11) The Birth House - Ami MaKay
12) The History of Love - Nicole Krauss

Released 16 yrs ago (6/8/2007 UTC) at By post in Soffitta1's 1st UK Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 3 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 19, 2007
I'm really sorry , I just realised I hadn't journalled this box. It's here safe with me.

Journal Entry 4 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 20, 2007
I've taken out:
Historical Detectives - Mike Ashley

I've added:
After a Famous Victory - Lucilla Andrews
Dead Man Walking - Helen Prejean

Posting to Sterile today.

Journal Entry 5 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Friday, June 22, 2007
The box arrived safe and well this morning, thanks! I have carefully opened it and will preuse the contents presently. Dodau is next up and I already have her address so a quick pm and I will hopefully get it on it's way either later on today or Monday.

Journal Entry 6 by Sterile at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 22, 2007

Released 16 yrs ago (6/22/2007 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Well what a quick turnaround that one was! Didn't even stay for dinner. I needed an excuse to avoid the arrival of my eldest sister so I said that I had to take the parcel to the P.O and would be leaving for work early. Bad 'un or what? The box has continued on it's journey to Dodau today via Royal Mail

Journal Entry 7 by dodau from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 28, 2007
Arrived yesterday. I've taken out
Dead Man Walking
The History of love
The third book of boobs

And put in
The Last Hope of Girls - Susie Boyt
Drink with the devil - Jack Higgins
Second child - John Saul

Journal Entry 8 by dodau at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, August 3, 2007

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Journal Entry 9 by etripney from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, August 11, 2007
Arrived safely this morning. The postman came at 08.10hrs so Im sure I amused him with my totally hysterical bedhead hairdo. I have been instructed to sort this box out today while my husband makes my breakfast as I thnk he is a bit fed up of climbing over mountains of books lying around this house!!!!

I am taking out:

Monkey on my back - Eric Detzer
????


I am putting in :

Command - Julian Stockwell
A Wedding In December - Anita Shreve
Baggage - Emily Barr

I will pm next on list and get this sent on next week




Journal Entry 10 by maggiemo on Saturday, August 25, 2007
Hi there
Received from Etripney .
Thanks soffitta1. This is my 1st bookbox.
Taking out
The last hope of girls
Foster child
Baggage
A wedding in December

Putting in
Lifeless
London Bridges
Staying at dais's
and
let me call you sweetheart
Will contact amber-moon and get it sent soon

Journal Entry 11 by LadyGraye from Clipstone, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Thankyou,picked the parcel up from the parcel office yesterday,
I`m taking; Staying at Daisy`s by Jill Mansell
Lifeless by Mark Billingham

I`m putting in; Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

I`ll pass the box on to my best mate,jazz-ee2,when i see her.

Journal Entry 12 by LadyGraye from Clipstone, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Minor change to the contents!!My brother visited and took the Tony Hawks (Round Ireland with a Fridge).I`ve replaced it with Soft Target by Stephen Leather.

Journal Entry 13 by LadyGraye from Clipstone, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Having a day with jazz-ee2 tomorrow so will be passing this box on then.

Journal Entry 14 by jazz-ee2 from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, November 12, 2007
Picked up from the lovely Amber-moon last week during a fabulous stitch n bitch n lunch session - can't beat it!

Following perusal I am taking out:
Let me call you sweetheart - Mary Higgins Clark
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton (for my mum!)

I have put into the box:
Icebound - Jerri Nielsen
Connections (excerpt) - Sheila O'Flanagan


Journal Entry 15 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, December 1, 2007
Lovely - like a good bookbox! Thanks so much for passing this one on.

I've taken out:

A Gentle Occupation - Dirk Bogarde
Second Child - John Saul

I'm putting in:

The Seventh Sacrament - David Hewson
Merde Happens - Stephen Clarke

I'm just waiting for ktwalker's address and then I'll get the box posted off to her.

Thanks again.

Journal Entry 16 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Bookbox now on its way to lellie - sorry to have held it up for so long.

Journal Entry 17 by lellie from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Saturday, December 29, 2007
Rescued this box from the Post Office where it had been languishing since Christmas Eve, this morning.
Thanks everyone.
I've taken out one book and put back £ because there is quite a bit of space in the box. I'll list themm later on when I have more time.
I've given the box to MrRedhouse to rummage through.

Journal Entry 18 by soffitta1 from Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Thursday, February 14, 2008
This arrived while I was away, sorry to take so long in journalling it.

A good variety of books have arrived back:
After a Famous Victory
Secret Smile
Connections
The Seventh Sacrament
A Perfect Evil
Live Flesh
Soft Target
Command
Ice Bound
The Jester
Prizes
Drink with the Devil
Patriot Games
Dead Famous

Thanks to you all for taking part, am heading away for a few months overseas, so will be putting some of these into my case.

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