The Golden Child
by Penelope Fitzgerald | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0395956196 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0395956196 Global Overview for this book
Registered by okyrhoe of Athens - Αθήνα, Attica Greece on 7/24/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
from Amazon.com:
"As the book opens, all England is queuing up to see the golden treasure of the Garamantes--the remains of a young Egyptian king who was interred complete with a trove of toys and goodies. Only the man who unearthed the kinglet back in 1913 refuses to go anywhere near the exhibit, despite his constant proximity...
Meanwhile, everyone--from nations to corporations--wants a piece of the Golden Child. (The exhibit is even underwritten by a company that hopes its puff, "Silence is Golden," will give its cigarettes more positive associations.)
What, then, if the relics are cursed--or fake?
As both possibilities grow increasingly likely, and the Museum risks ridicule, its director deputizes Waring Smith to transport the mummy's doll to an incorruptible expert...."
"As the book opens, all England is queuing up to see the golden treasure of the Garamantes--the remains of a young Egyptian king who was interred complete with a trove of toys and goodies. Only the man who unearthed the kinglet back in 1913 refuses to go anywhere near the exhibit, despite his constant proximity...
Meanwhile, everyone--from nations to corporations--wants a piece of the Golden Child. (The exhibit is even underwritten by a company that hopes its puff, "Silence is Golden," will give its cigarettes more positive associations.)
What, then, if the relics are cursed--or fake?
As both possibilities grow increasingly likely, and the Museum risks ridicule, its director deputizes Waring Smith to transport the mummy's doll to an incorruptible expert...."
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
To be released on Thursday September 10, 2009, around 7pm or later, at Café Sonsie. The Athens Bookcrossers will be meeting up with BCer Sobergirl who is visiting from Finland.
* Café Sonsie, 2 Diomeias street, off Ermou street, a few blocks below Syntagma square (metro station). See info and map.
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To be released on Thursday September 10, 2009, around 7pm or later, at Café Sonsie. The Athens Bookcrossers will be meeting up with BCer Sobergirl who is visiting from Finland.
* Café Sonsie, 2 Diomeias street, off Ermou street, a few blocks below Syntagma square (metro station). See info and map.
You have in your hands a free gift. This book is yours to do with as you wish...read it, share it, keep it, pass it on!
I've registered this at BookCrossing.com so that I can keep up on where it goes, who reads it, and what they thought of it. I'd love to see an entry letting me know it is safe with you.
To get started, just enter the book's BCID number (you'll find it inside the book) at the BCID field (top left of this webpage) and press Go!
If you like the BookCrossing concept, you might want to register yourself with a screen name. (but you can remain anonymous also and still journal this book), so that you can follow this book as it travels, and maybe release other books. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), fascinating, and fun!
Thank you for picking up this book. Do with it as you please... read it, give it to a friend, keep it, release it in the wild - it's up to you.
Journal Entry 3 by Sobergirl from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, September 11, 2009
Thank you okyrhoe!
It was nice seeing you and I'm already looking forward to seeing the Athens BCers again in May 2010!
It was nice seeing you and I'm already looking forward to seeing the Athens BCers again in May 2010!
Journal Entry 4 by Sobergirl at The Old Shades Pub, Whitehall in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (11/18/2009 UTC) at The Old Shades Pub, Whitehall in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Old Shades, Whitehall, 6 pm
Old Shades, Whitehall, 6 pm
Journal Entry 5 by WistfulDragon from Streatham, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, December 6, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - a great little mystery story, wonderful characters, and a quintessential feel of Britishness about the whole thing. Thank you so much!
Journal Entry 6 by WistfulDragon at Camel & Artichoke in Waterloo, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, December 6, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (12/8/2009 UTC) at Camel & Artichoke in Waterloo, Greater London United Kingdom
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Happy reading
WistfulDragon
Dear Finder of this book,
I'm so glad it has found a home with you. I hope you enjoy reading it and that you might take a few moments to jot down here what you thought about the book, or about finding it, or about bookcrossing.
You don't have to join or sign up to bookcrossing to leave a comment here but if you do join, you will receive emails to alert you when others make a journal entry for this book and track its travels across the world. If you decide to join bookcrossing, now that you have discovered the site, I'd be delighted if you would mention me - WistfulDragon - as the person who introduced you to the site.
Happy reading
WistfulDragon
