Stone Cradle

by Louise Doughty | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0743440390 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Apechild of York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on 2/27/2010
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3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Apechild from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 27, 2010
I got this today in the post, sent within the UK. This is the first bookmooch book sent to me! =)

Journal Entry 2 by Apechild at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 1, 2011
This was an absolutely fantastic read. The writing and the story telling. I just loved this book. It could have gone on and on forever for me.

Starting off in the late 1800s, it alternates in the storytelling from two different women's perspectives. The first is Clementina, the only child of a travelling family, who falls pregnant as a teenager, unmarried and never revealing the identity of the father. She has her son, Lijah, and they continue the travelling life. When Lijah's about twenty or so, they're stopping with other traveller's at a farm to do some work. And the farmer's step daughter, Rose, comes into their lives and Rose and Lijah run away to get married. And Rose is the second narrator. The story then follows the full stretch of Clementina and Rose's lives, often repeating over various incidents, but told from each woman's perspective, which always puts a different spin on it. They really didn't like each other, but in the end they were incredibly close and couldn't do without one another. Clementina is such a fantastic little curiosity, in what she gets up to, the way she thinks and how she expressees herself.

I must look out for more books by this writer.

Journal Entry 3 by Apechild at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Sunday, January 1, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (1/3/2012 UTC) at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I am sending this book out as a birthday present for the 2012 bookcrossing birthday club. It's going to Oregon. Now, I am aiming for February. My problem is that I either send out very few non-EU books for birthday club at airmail, or I do more at surface mail, which I can afford more easily. As we've only just got the addresses, I might be pushing it for February. But having said that I have had surface mail parcels to the USA arrive in a couple of weeks. So here's hoping! Otherwise, Oppem, I'm very sorry, but Happy Belated Birthday!!! I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did =)

Journal Entry 4 by wingoppemwing at Hermiston, Oregon USA on Friday, February 3, 2012
Thank you for sending me this lovely book & helping to make my Birthday just that little bit more special....

Journal Entry 5 by wingelizardbreathwing at Pendleton, Oregon USA on Sunday, July 1, 2012
Oppem, the Bookcrosser who previously journalled this book, passed away on June 23, 2012. I had the privilege of meeting her dear family and "catching" her large collection of registered books.

This one looks good. I might give it a try before releasing it.

Journal Entry 6 by wingelizardbreathwing at Helping Hands in Bentonville, Arkansas USA on Saturday, February 13, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (2/13/2016 UTC) at Helping Hands in Bentonville, Arkansas USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

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