Mein 1.000stes registriertes Buch - My 1.000th registred book!

This is a European Bookring!

1. CaptainCarrot, Germany
2. Pebbletool, Germany
3. glitzergoettin, Germany (currently)
4. SerendipityN, Germany
5. YogiSchoko, Germany
6. Neckarhex, Germany
7. mysticcat, Austria
8. karen07814s, England
9. shelj7k, Ireland
10. penelopewanders, Switzerland
11. frutz, France
12. Icila, France
13. Tanamo, Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom (next)
14. saskiasosmile, Whitby, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
15. pam99, Troon, Scotland United Kingdom
16. Bookworm-lady, Madrid, Madrid Spain
17. you?
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Ich möchte das Buch erst in D, dann in Europa als Buchring auf Reisen schicken.

Zugegeben, Bookcrossing kommt nur kurz vor, aber was soll's *g* Da ist es doch toll, dass das Buch an sich auch sehr gut ist.

Bitte meldet Euch nur an, wenn Ihr bereit seit, das Buch in max. 2 Monaten zu lesen und weiterzuschicken!

I was approaching the registration of my 1.000th ! book (yes, I LOVE Bookcrossing ;-), so I was looking for a really special novel.

So, when a few weeks ago I read in one of the forums here about a Canadian novel containing a small scene about a Bookcrossing book, I HAD to read this book.

Getting it wasn't that easy, I finally was able to buy it online in a British bookshop and got it shipped to Germany.

I liked the book very much. It starts a bit slow, but in the end I was really sad when it already ended.

I will make it now (I will register my 1.000th book today or tomorrow) into a book-ring: asking for readers in the forum, so it will travel around the world to make it back to me some day. And on its way, it will gather new fans of Lori Lansens novels, I am sure *g*

A New York Times Editor's Choice, Apr 2010

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It will start as a Europeans-only Bookring to keep postage costs low.

IMPORTANT: Please only subscribe if you are willing to agree to read and pass on the book in max. 2 months !

Thank a lot.

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So here’s the content:

Mary is fat. Not just fat, but morbidly obese. She knows she's fat (thank you very much) and lives her life in defensive, deflective blame, isolating herself in the small farming town of Leaford, Ontario, the locale of Lori Lansens' first two novels. Everyone skirts the subject of her weight, the literal elephant in the room. Mary and her husband Gooch have gradually drifted away from each other.

On their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Mary's husband disappears. Bewildered, Mary abandons her sheltered life in pursuit of him across America, encountering a dazzling array of characters and discovering a boundless supply of human kindness in unexpected places. Runaway children, single mothers, taxi drivers, migrant workers and bitter relatives enter her life in chaotic fashion. She discovers new worlds (including Bookcrossing!!!) in hidden pockets of Los Angeles before she arrives at her final destination, the most unexpected surprise of all.

The Wife's Tale is a vivid exploration of a woman taking small, courageous steps toward her authentic self for the first time in her life. In pursuit of her husband, she finds herself instead.

Reviews on the Author’s Website:

http://www.lorilansens.com/reviews_for_the_wifes_tale.php

Have fun with this ring! Please pass it on after reading it. If you would be next-in-line and currently don't have time to read the book: please tell the person asking for your adress to have you skipped. Thanks!

The book arrived today and accompanied me to a week-long meeting. Reading stuff for tonight - thanks a lot!

The book is already read and gone on. I wish Mary and Jimmy all the best! A good read in the evenings, and quite touching. My favorite character ist Big Avi.

Thanks for sharing!

am Freitagmorgen in den Briefkasten geworfen - gute Reise!

Got it tonight from my Packstation. Thank you! I will read it as soon as I have finished another book :)

Edit: I really enjoyed reading it. You are really feeling with the characters, especially of course with Mary and wish them a happy end.

Thank you for the ring!

Ordentlich vertütet und in zwei Minuten im Briefkasten macht sich das Buch nun auf die Reise zu glitzergoettin. Gute Reise!

The book arrived today, but will have to wait about a week until I get to it, Thanks for letting me participate in this bookring!

Das Buch durfte heute nach Hause reisen...

Und ist nun wieder bei mir ...

A long time ago I joined this bookring. Then the book somewhere disappeared ... Now I came across the book at the German UnCon 2014.

Edit: 6 March 2015
-- My comment about the book might be kind of a spoiler. Therefore, it will only be readable when you mark it. --

I found this book more captivating during the first half than towards the end. When Mary Gooch reached California, I expected something extraordinary to happen. But this was not really the case - except the mention of Bookcrossing on page 215. ;-) There are no big highlights, not the kind of solution of he story I expected. The book ends in a very slow, psychological way. But this was okay for me too.

I also liked the writing style. Lori Lansens is definitely an author that I will keep in mind.

Now I will see, if somebody from the old ring list is still interested in the book.

Sent by post to SerendipityN. Enjoy reading!

Arrived today, thank you! I have one book ring to finish before this one.

Don't worry, this has not vanished again!

I started reading it twice but didn't get far both times. However, I mailed it on to penelopewanders in July. Last week it got returned to me with an "address unknown"-note. Don't know why, I checked back with her and it's correct. I have no idea where the book has been these past month. The envelope looked quite battered (the book's fine) so it must have been a big adventure. ;)

Neckarhex, mysticcat, karen07814s, and shelj7k either didn't reply or didn't want to read it anymore.

It's now off to Switzerland again.

This has arrived safely in the sunny Swiss Alps, where it will have to wait behind a few other rings which have all decided that winter in the Alps is a good place to be! Unfortunately they'll have to take to the slopes without me as I'm stuck in the office at the busiest time for me, work-wise. Hopefully I can get to this fairly soon. Meanwhile thank you for making this available, thanks for the card and for sending.

It took me a bit to get into this story, but eventually I was caught up in Mary's story. The various characters are so well described that, quirky as they all are, they come quite to life. The Obeast was also a rather frightening presence. I do remain a bit hungry for a clearer end, but am glad to have discovered this author. The book is here as a ring, I still need to get the next address. Thanks so much for making this available and for sending.

As Frutz wanted to be skipped, this is now making its way to Icila - heading to France from Switzerland. Enjoy!

The book is now with me on the Atlantic side. Thank you !

A great book. How a severe break-down can be a new start with a different look over yourself and all that you took for granted.

I'm the last on the list. What do you wish olagorie ? A new start as a booking or shall I send it back to you ?

On its way to Tanamo. Enjoy !

Safely received in the UK. Thank you Icila.

Having read "The Girls" I had great hopes of this book and wasn't disappointed though I did wish to find out what happened to Gooch and also her old home in Canada but then life doesn't always tie up all the loose threads does it.

Will get the book off to the next reader soon.

Mailed to sakiasosmile

Arrived today! I nearly forgot that I had joined this once, until I got a message from the previous reader. Thanks for sending it and thanks to YogiSchoko for re-starting this ring!

This book is now ready to travel to the next participant in the bookring.
I have enjoyed this easy read.

arrived safely today!

arrived safely today!

A slow started and I struggled to maintain interest, but it got better and I enjoyed the second half of the book. Couldn't think why I'd signed up for it as it's an author I'd never heard of and not the type of story I'd usually go for in a bookring, but then I came across the bookcrossing reference!

PM'ing bookworm-lady for an address.

What a well-traveled book! Now it's here with me, and I seem to be the last.
Thanks for sending it to me, Pam99; and thanks for sharing, Olagorie.
You know what they say: No bookrays, and then two arrive at once.
I can't read German, so I will ask what to do when I finish reading it: Back to Olagorie?

Currently reading it.

It took me a long time to finish reading it, because I had to travel in between. But overall, a most enjoyable read, a story of how to overcome a really bad and unexpected situation in life.
Mary grew up on me, she is very well described and credible.
As some previous readers have stated, the ending stays open, but I am sure that Mary has learnt a lot about herself, and her future is promising.

A quote:
"She never watched makeover shows on television, too depressed by the quick fixes and confused by the mixed messages. It seemed that people, not just women, were told, on the one hand, to embrace their uniqueness because the superficial was irrelevant, and on the other hand, that an updated hairstyle and a few good accessories could alter the very course of their lives."

As other readers have mentioned, Bookcrossing appears in the plot, and helps Mary to finish reading a book:

"Do I have to pay? Do I have to sign it out?"
"They're for guests. Most of them are from bookcrossing. This location's a favourite drop-off."
"Bookcrossing?" Mary asked blankly.
"The young woman looked up, smiling through her irritation. "People leave books for other people. They do it all around the world. Bookcrossing." (...)
"Why?"
"To share books." (...)
As she found a spacious leather chair near the bookcase where she could comfortably read while she waited, Mary enjoyed the idea that a complete stranger had left the book for another complete stranger's edification, and thought of the volumes communicated in the exchange."

I seem to be last in this bookray, and olagorie doesn't want it back. However, I have found it in the WishList of a very special BCer, and this will make a good birthday present.

Sent as a birthday present to a very special BCer who has it in her WishList.
Happy Birthday... and enjoy! :)

Thank you so much Bookworm-Lady for this wish list book and the birthday card. I never thought I would get to read this book. Now I have it. It will be a pleasure to delete it from my list. Your gift is much appreciated.

I really enjoyed reading this novel, even though I found it very sad. Mary is such a lovely person. Quite a strange ending which is not really an ending at all. It is a great pity that there is no sequel to it. I cannot afford to send this book on by post to anyone, and it seems a pity to wild-release it after it has already travelled so well to several countries, and has so many journal entries. I will ask another bookcrossing friend if she would like to read it. If not, then I will probably have to release it in the wild.

This book will be going to fellow bookcrosser, motherof11 in Dalfsen, via her daughter in Almelo. I will hopefully drop it off today!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, motherof11.

I received this book today.
Thank you very much, chamonix44! I'm looking forward to reading it!

What an absolutely wonderful story!
I enjoyed it very much!
Thanks for sharing this with me, chamonix44!

Released this book in the LFL in the Brethouwerstraat.