Journal Entry 1 by leeny37 from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Sunday, January 31, 2010

Received through BookMooch.com - I mooched this specifically for the Southern Cross 2010 Monthly Exchange on BookObsessed.com. My copy has a different cover.

Synopsis:
Wiliam Boyd, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham Awards, introduces unlikely heroes desperate to redeem their unsatisfying lives.

From California poolsides to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, here is a world populated by weary souls who turn to fantasy as their sole escape from life's inequities. Stranded in an African hotel during a coup, an oafish Englishman impresses a young stewardess with stories of an enchanted life completely at odds with his sordid existence in "The Coup." In the title story, an arrogant, sadistic American pilot in Vietnam underestimaets the power of revenge when he relentlessly persecutes a member of his maintenance crew. With droll humor and rare compassion, Boyd's enthralling stories remind us of his stature as one of contemporary fiction's finest storytellers. 

Journal Entry 2 by leeny37 at Forest Hill, Victoria Australia on Monday, June 14, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (6/14/2010 UTC) at Forest Hill, Victoria Australia

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sending this wishlist book to Ms. September (I'm a little early, I know!), crimson-tide, as part of the Southern Cross 2010 Monthly Exchange on BookObsessed.com. Enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 3 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Thanks very much once again, leeny. I'm not sure how this one missed being on the wish list - it should have been there, so it was a truly inspired choice on your part! :-)