Journal Entry 1 by Vasha from Ithaca, New York USA on Sunday, May 23, 2010

At the age of seventy-six and on her deathbed, Claudia Hampton decides to write "The history of the world as selected by Claudia: fact and fiction, myth and evidence, images and documents." It's a history seen through a kaleidoscope: "Chronology irritates me. There is no chronology inside my head. I am composed of a myriad of Claudias who spin and mix and part like sparks of sunlight on water." We meet Claudia, a woman always willing to share her opinions, who has admirers and enemies, loves and losses; fatherless Claudia, who grew up almost too close to her brother and best friend Gordon; Claudia, who could never really be a mother to her child, Lisa, or marry Jasper, Lisa's father. And Claudia certainly wouldn't tell anyone about Tom, the one love of her life; he's her own private memory, how could they understand? An independent and competitive woman, Claudia worked as a reporter in Egypt during World War II and met Tom near the front. Their brief but intense love affair affirms the power and thrill of falling in love. As people visit Claudia on her deathbed, they shake and turn the kaleidoscope, changing speed, movement, and voice, to reveal, in their own words, themselves and Claudia's impact on their world. — From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Holly Smith 

Journal Entry 2 by Vasha at Ithaca, New York USA on Friday, June 18, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (6/18/2010 UTC) at Ithaca, New York USA

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For the 52/52 RABCK Challenge. 

Journal Entry 3 by NancyNova at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Got this today. Thank you! Now I'm going for broke - and touching the wishlist to see if "granted" is fixed :-) Wish me luck! 

Journal Entry 4 by NancyNova at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, March 06, 2012

rabck from Vasha. Claudia is lying mostly alone in her hospital bed dying, and remembering her life. Central to her life is an affair with a dashing British tank commander in Egypt where she was a war correspondent during WWII, and how her life turned out after he died in battle.
 

Journal Entry 5 by NancyNova at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape South Africa on Friday, March 09, 2012

Released 2 mos ago (3/9/2012 UTC) at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape South Africa

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A Wishlist Book! Enjoy. 

Journal Entry 6 by moonblue at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape South Africa on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Thanks, this looks lovely. It is always exciting to get a bookcrossing parcel in amongst all the accounts and junk mail.