Journal Entry 1 by house-elfdobby from Derby, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 29, 2008

Bought for a special BookCrossing friend to pop in a Christmas parcel ....

If you've found the book and you are reading this please make a journal entry and let me know where it has ended up, I love to find out where my books have gone! If you decided to join BookCrossing, please say house-elfdobby sent you. Many thanks and Happy BookCrossing!

 

Journal Entry 2 by house-elfdobby at Rossmoyne, Western Australia Australia on Monday, December 08, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (12/8/2008 UTC) at Rossmoyne, Western Australia Australia

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Popped this in the post to my Separated At Birth Birthday Buddy as a little Christmas suprise! Hope it gets there in time! 

Journal Entry 3 by Carole888 from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, December 28, 2008

What a wonderful surprise! You've made made my wish come true!! Thank you sooooooo much. And thank you for all the other surprises that came with this. You should have heard the carrying on and screaming that happened at our end. We love them all!! xxxxxxxxxxx


 

Journal Entry 4 by Carole888 from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Friday, January 09, 2009

I've just got to the end of this book and I've enjoyed it so much. It was a light and easy read ... and here I emerge rather reluctantly from 1946 and 6 weeks on the HMS Victorious, the air-craft carrier, that brought about 655 war-brides from Australia to the UK. To me, the characters were quite believable and now find myself wondering about the real people who made that journey all those years ago .... for though this book is fictitious, it is based on a true story as that journey actually did happen. They were so brave to leave their friends and family to start a new life in a new place with a person they had only been with for such a short time. I am also thinking about the others who served on board the ship and what they must have gone through during the war.....and their whole reaction to having the women on board on the trip back. This was a very interesting read.

I went looking for more information and thiswas one interesting site that I found. (There is more!)

Thank you so much house-elfdobby for sending this to me. It's been hard for me to put it down. I feel quite lost right now..... I am not ready to tackle Mt TBR, yet .... for I've been quite happy on this ship. 

Journal Entry 5 by Carole888 at by mail, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 15, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (1/15/2009 UTC) at by mail, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Adding a few more comments just before I send this book on to meet it's wonderful new friend. It was interesting to read the author's acknowledgements as she mentions the background reading she did before writing the book. Also.... yes, her grandmother's name Betty McKee is on the list of war brides that travelled on board the ship (...found on the link posted above). I also found this link a clip of her introducing the book to us.

Thanks again house-elfdobby for spoiling me with this lovely book. I enjoyed it so much. It will be travelling on it's way in a little while. (It might take longer than it usually does to reach it's destination as postal delivery is slow due to flooding in the area.) I'll be looking forward to hearing what it's new friend thinks of it. Enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 6 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

This lovely book arrived today, much quicker than expected. With the roads into Darwin cut by flooding mail is being flown in.

I loved the bookmark too.

Thankyou for this wonderful RABCK. 

Journal Entry 7 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Sunday, May 24, 2009

I loved everything about this enthralling story. It is a well researched, fascinating story based on fact.

I will be looking for more Jojo Moyes books.

Thankyou for the RABCK Carole88 and for introducing to me a new author. 

Journal Entry 8 by amberC at Darwin, OZ VBB -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, June 07, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/7/2009 UTC) at Darwin, OZ VBB -- Controlled Releases

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Chosen from the Oz VBB. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 

Journal Entry 9 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Thanks so much, AmberC. I look forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 10 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

I enjoyed this book very much, and am now passing it on to another bookcrosser in the hope that she'll enjoy it too. 

Journal Entry 11 by livrecache at Melbourne, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (9/8/2009 UTC) at Melbourne, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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On its way to another bookcrosser. I hope you enjoy it. 

Journal Entry 12 by Sujie from Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales Australia on Friday, September 11, 2009

Livrecache! As if I need any more books! This looks my sort of thing, though, so you probably guessed right...over to the TBR bedside table... 

Journal Entry 13 by JingJoOBCZ at Jing Jo OBCZ in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, August 14, 2011

Released 9 mos ago (8/14/2011 UTC) at Jing Jo OBCZ in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales Australia

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In bookshelf at end of counter.