Anita and Me
Registered by rem_STP-921375 on 5/7/2005
7 journalers for this copy...
I think this is a very touching story and miles better than the film.
"The story of nine-year-old Meena, the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the Midlands' mining village of Tollington. The novel provides a vision of British childhood in the 1960s, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of enormous change."
I'm sending this out on a bookray. At the moment the members are:
cambridgelass
dodau
pinkrosymolly
Jaysgirl
Drusillamac
nixpj
"The story of nine-year-old Meena, the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the Midlands' mining village of Tollington. The novel provides a vision of British childhood in the 1960s, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of enormous change."
I'm sending this out on a bookray. At the moment the members are:
cambridgelass
dodau
pinkrosymolly
Jaysgirl
Drusillamac
nixpj
Journal Entry 2 by cambridgelass from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 13, 2005
arrived safe and well this morning.
thankyou pennywhistler for the beautiful card. am going to go and get reading can't wait to get started.
thankyou pennywhistler for the beautiful card. am going to go and get reading can't wait to get started.
Journal Entry 3 by cambridgelass from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, May 23, 2005
What a great read, really enjoyed the style of writing. loved meena's character you can't help but identify with her. Enjoyed the humour as well as the sadness, Meena's humour makes you see the world as she does, through a childs eyes.
Glad I had the chance to read thankyou pennywhistler.
will be sending to dodau on thursday when next at post office.
Glad I had the chance to read thankyou pennywhistler.
will be sending to dodau on thursday when next at post office.
Released 18 yrs ago (5/24/2005 UTC) at
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forgot to make release notes, sorry. i released via post to the next person in the ring.
forgot to make release notes, sorry. i released via post to the next person in the ring.
Waiting for me when I arrived home from holiday today
I've tried watching the film of this several times but have always been interupted part way through. After reading this though next time it's on nothing is going to drag me from that tv. this was an excellant book, warm, funny and also sad in places. It shows just how casual racism was in the seventies but also how people saw a difference between their darkies and darkies who lived else where. A horrible way for people to be and thankfully it's mostly changed now. I grew up in the seventies and remember how the black, asian and white kids all kept to their sepperate little gangs. It was interesting to see it from the other side and realise that we weren't that different after all.
Journal Entry 7 by dodau at To the next participant in Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Tuesday, June 7, 2005
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Journal Entry 8 by pinkrosymolly from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Sunday, June 12, 2005
Received in the mail on thursday - thanks very much.
Journal Entry 9 by pinkrosymolly from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, June 27, 2005
A lovely read!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Will post to jaysgirl as soon as she replys to my PM.
Journal Entry 10 by pinkrosymolly at -- Controlled Release in Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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on its way to Jays girl - sorry for the delay in posting.
on its way to Jays girl - sorry for the delay in posting.
Thanks for passing this on, one book ahead and then I should get to this.
Try as I might I could not get into this book which is mainly
why I have had it for so long. Druscillamac has already read it so I am passing it onto nixpj.
why I have had it for so long. Druscillamac has already read it so I am passing it onto nixpj.
Posted to nixpj today, apologies to all in the ring for the hold up and especially to Pennywhistler. Thank you for including me.
Arrived today - many thanks to Jaysgirl - I'm almost finished the book I'm reading so will get to this by the weekend!!
Can't wait!My first book ring ;)
Update: Finished this morning - I really enjoyed this. Don't usually laugh out loud at books (except Bill Bryson) but my girlfriend complained that I was giggling too much so I guess this one hit the spot!!
I come from this area of the world so the dialect was fun to read. Having spent many happy hours enjoying asian hospitality, many of the social events brought back memories. I'd definitely look out for more of her books.
Can't wait!My first book ring ;)
Update: Finished this morning - I really enjoyed this. Don't usually laugh out loud at books (except Bill Bryson) but my girlfriend complained that I was giggling too much so I guess this one hit the spot!!
I come from this area of the world so the dialect was fun to read. Having spent many happy hours enjoying asian hospitality, many of the social events brought back memories. I'd definitely look out for more of her books.
Journal Entry 15 by nixpj at Starbucks George Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, November 13, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/13/2005 UTC) at Starbucks George Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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RELEASE NOTES: Book picked up by a friend of mine who hasn't read it, hasn't journalled it and gave it back to me yesterday... so I shall release it again asap and hope for more luck!!
not read the book yet but think the bookcrossing idea is great. A friend passd it tome me and I will definitely pass it on when I have read it.
CAUGHT IN EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
CAUGHT IN EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
