Journal Entry 1 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Saturday, January 24, 2009

DIFFERENT COVER!!

From the back cover:

'The New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction

In 1920s London, Virginia Woolf is fighting against her rebellious spirit as she attempts to make a start on her new novel. A young wife and mother, broiling in a suburb of 1940s Los Angeles, yearns to escape and read her precious copy of Mrs Dalloway. And Clarissa Vaughan steps out of her smart Greenwich village [sic] apartment in 1990s New York to buy flowers for a party she is hosting for a dying friend.

Moving effortlessly across the decades and between England and America, this exquisite novel intertwines the stories of three unforgettable women.

'Cunningham has found an American tone which is exhilaratingly modern - tense, tender and completely without strain.' David Hare, Guardian

'Engrossing, imaginative and humane. For those familiar with Mrs Dalloway, the surprise is at Cunningham's deftness and ingenuity.' Richard Francis, Observer

'Extremely moving, original and memorable.' Hermione Lee, TLS'

This is a movie tie-in paperback edition, published in 2002. The book was originally published in 1999.

I'm not familiar with this author, but I've heard good things about the book ... which I will read, and soon. :-)

This book is #89 on the list of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

I bought this book at a flea market at Tonsenhagen elementary school in Oslo on September 20th, 2008.
info coming 

Journal Entry 2 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, September 10, 2009

I've read this book now, actually quite a while ago. I'm just an incredibly slow journaller. :-) It was a good read, I enjoyed it. It's well written and with a slow but interesting plot. The three strands of the story are handled very well, Cunningham is a gifted writer. On some points I felt the story was a bit too vague but as it is strongly inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf I guess this is the reason for that. :-) The biggest strength of this book is the characterization, there are some wonderful characters here. I also really enjoyed the twist in the story ... even though I already knew it from watching the movie. :-)

All in all a book well worth reading.

I will donate this book to SkeiveFilmerBCZ and it will be released in downtown Oslo at some point.