Synopsis
This title, the winner of the 1985 Whitbread Award for a First Novel, chronicles the struggles of a young girl against a domineering mother and the strictures of religion. The novel takes a look at religious excess and human obsession.

Putting into Bookbox #7. A Box For The New Year

Taken from redhouse's New Year bookbox.

A quick and very enjoyable read.

This book is on quite a few peoples wishlists so I decided to start a bookray with it. the following people wanted to join in:

Scruffykaz (UK)
Safrolistics (UK)
notingnothing (UK)
Icila (France)
LindyLouMac (Italy)
mrsordonez (USA)
ireland424 (USA)
SqueakyChu (USA)
saram23 (USA)
LisaGriffith (USA)

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived. Try to read the book within a month if possible, remember there are people waiting to read the book.
WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
CONTINUE THE BOOKRAY by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address.
END OF THE RAY, If you are the last person on the list please release it into the wild or to another bookcrosser as you see fit.

Posted to Scuffykaz today.

Arrived today. Looking forward to reading

I have another copy of this book to restart the ray.
<a href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4348259/>Link to new copy