This is a Penguin Books, 1969 edition of the book, in great condition except for a single crease right down the middle of the front cover.

I just found it in a box of books handed down by a relative so if you want it let me know. Otherwise in a couple of weeks it will go on bookmooch.com and a couple of weeks after that, it's off to a wild release which would be far too sad for this piece of history.

I found another bookcrosser who wants it so it's off to Furness Vale.

Arrived safely and waiting for me when I got in from work. I look forward to reading it, thanks for sharing.

First published in 1965 this book was initially banned in Ireland because of its sexual content but by today's standards it is pretty tame. O'Brien writes beautifully about being on holiday and experiencing new things, and it was fascinating to read about a woman’ sexual desires and her hunger to live life to the fullest. But it was the sudden mood swing midway through that really made an impression on me. Suddenly the whole story took on a very different slant. It left me with very mixed feelings about Ellen, whilst she was in France I wanted to go up on her, shake by the shoulders and tell her not to be so stupid but whilst in the UK I wanted to give her a big hug. However, I have to say overall I found this an OK read rather than a particularly gripping one.

Going out as part of a Reading it/Want it thread. Enjoy!

Received in the post today from 4evagreen as a RABCK along with two other surprise books (The Citadel and Crowner's Quest.) Thanks very much. I shall look forward to reading them all once they fit one of Plum-Crazy's monthly What to Read themes (see under Book Talk in the Forum).

Review-“I gave up with this book when nearly half way through it. It just didn’t grab me and I thought it was written very strangely too.
I didn’t feel I could get to know Ellen or feel much empathy or sympathy for her. I felt this was a shame having enjoyed other books by this author in the past.”

This book was left in the phone box library at Briggate.

To the finder:-
Welcome to bookcrossing -you have found a travelling book. Please make a journal entry now to say where you found the book in case it has been moved. Then, when you have read it, please come back and make a further entry saying whether or not you enjoyed the book and why. It is now yours to do as you like with it, pass it to a friend or just leave it somewhere different for someone else to find and help it with its' journey. Of course if you can't bear to part with it at the moment then keep it, but please let me know that you have found it. If you join bookcrossing, which is free and spam-free, you can follow the book on its' travels as you will get an email each time it changes hands, but if you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too. Please also say what you intend to do with the book next. Thanks for coming onto the site to let me know you have found the book.

I already have books travelling in many countries around the world-a list can be found on my bookcrossing profile.

When re-releasing this book please be aware that airports are not a good place to leave books unless they have a specific book exchange shelf or area, due to security problems, so they may well just be disposed of. Also charity shops may well discard books that have been labelled in any way and they mostly chose only the books in the very best condition
to place on their shelves and discard the rest-so another bad release option.