A few years ago (before BookCrossing existed), I was on my way to a bar downtown and I walked through the nearby Republic Square Park to throw away some trash. On the park bench, I saw a tattered copy of "Robber Bride". My first instinct was to grab it and after a few minutes of rationalizing that the person who left it there did it on purpose, I did take it. When I got home, I started reading it and devoured it in just a few days.

This isn't *that* copy (I released it long ago), but I bought another copy to release.

Even if you're not looking for a "thinking" book, this is a good novel to just breeze through. The characters are vivid and you'll probably see a little of yourself in every one of them. One of the characters is rather loathsome, so maybe you won't see even a little of yourself in her. Or will you?

I'm sending this to Flashgirl.

Received today. Thanks, veruca!

I was just looking back in my reading log to find the name of a book I read a few years ago, and … lo and behold, I noticed this book on my list! Apparently I read it a few years ago. Funny, I can’t remember a thing about it, and the storyline described on the jacket doesn’t even sound familiar. Maybe I should read it again!