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This book is being released via BookCrossing on 5 March 2011 as part of the inaugural World Book Night. With the full support of the Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association, the Independent Publishers Guild, the Reading Agency with libraries, World Book Day and the BBC, one million books will be given away by an army of passionate readers to members of the public across the UK and Ireland.

Read and release!

Found in a charity shop in Reigate, Surrey

To USA as part of the St David's Day book exchange

Thank you so much for this! I really look forward to reading it; have another of Waters' books on Mt. TBR but not this one - until now! :-) I appreciate it!

I wish I could give a score higher than 10! This was an amazing book. So many twists and turns, well-developed characters, some of whom I cared about so much that I was in tears half the time while reading :-), real sense of place...

Only a handful of times in my life have I read a book that haunts me for days afterwards. Since I finished reading this a few days ago, my thoughts keep returning to the book and I momentarily have to suspend what I'm doing as the flood of emotions rushes over me. What powerful writing! What an intricate yet believable plot! Alas, how horrible people can be to each other. (And I hope I'll be over these little mental fugues by the time I return to work tomorrow ;-)

I haven't read much literature set in this period (shamefully, not even much Dickens, so I don't know how it compares), but will definitely seek out more now!

[It was interesting to learn, through some googling, that Dickens lived part of his childhood on Lant Street (no wonder Waters chose it!) and nearby lie Little Dorrit Park, Charles Dickens primary school, and Pickwick Street].

On its way to hostile17 via the wishlist-tag game. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Released for Heads Shoulders Knees & Toes Release Challenge hosted by awaywithfairies.

Received today.
Thanks for tagging me.
I'm looking forward to reading this.