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wingMaranlinwing

From Burlington, Ontario Canada
Age 74
Joined Sunday, March 30, 2008
Recent Book Activity
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4 weeks all time
books registered 7 1,468
released in the wild 7 1,393
controlled releases 0 153
releases caught 0 101
controlled releases caught 0 146
books found 0 106
tell-a-friend referrals 0 0
new member referrals 0 18
forum posts 8 3,005
Extended Profile
I have always been an avid reader and love to become engrossed in a good story. Once I start a good book I want to keep on reading until I have finished it.

I heard about Bookcrossing from my sister, starrdust. I joined and was immediately hooked. I love participating in many of the release challenges, and have "met" so many nice people here.

My shelf does not necessarily reflect my reading preferences. Some books I have acquired solely for the purpose of release challenges.


Currently reading: A Beautiful Rival by Gill Paul

Books I read in 2024:
Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
The Geometry of Holding Hands by Alexander McCall Smith
Forging A Path by Rebekah Simon-Peter
The Manhattan Girls by Gill Paul
The Numbers Game by Danielle Steel
Letters From Across the Sea by Genevieve Graham
The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
The Last Dance of the Debutante by Julia Kelly
The Wedding Dress by Danielle Steel
Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Tell by Frances Itani
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
Daddy's Girls by Danielle Steel
Other Women by Cathy Kelly
Home Front Girls by Suzanne Hayes & Loretta Nyhan
A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear
Royal by Danielle Steel
Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
One Day in December by Josie Silver

Challenges I'm participating in 2024:
Never Judge A Book By Its Cover - January 1-December 31, 2024
Pages Read Challenge - January 1-December 31, 2024
Ultimate Challenge - January 1-December 31, 2024
Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes - February 1-29, 2024
Wine + Food - February 15-March 15, 2024
Celebrate the Irish - March 1-31, 2024
Oh, the Places We Can Go - March 1-31, 2024
April Showers/May Flowers - April 15 to May 15, 2024
Allergic to A - June 1-30, 2024
June Brides - June 1-30, 2024
Seeking Septads - July 1-31, 2024
September Sapphire - September 1-30, 2024
Tick Tock - October 1-31, 2024

Books I read in 2023:
Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly
Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel
At the Mountain's Edge by Genevieve Graham
The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear
A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel
Love in the Time of Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith
The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson
In the Lion's Den by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Lost and Found by Danielle Steel
The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks
The Dark Side by Danielle Steel
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
Star Sullivan by Maeve Binchy
Canoe Lake by Roy MacGregor
The Collector's Daughter by Gill Paul
Child's Play by Danielle Steel
When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
Spy by Danielle Steel
An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan
A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman
A Man of Honour by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Moral Compass by Danielle Steel
Three Words For Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
Maud's House of Dreams by Janet Lunn
The Return by Nicholas Sparks

Challenges I'm participating in 2023:
Never Judge A Book By Its Cover - January 1-December 31, 2023
Pages Read Challenge - January 1-December 31, 2023
Ultimate Challenge - January 1-December 31, 2023
Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes - February 1-28, 2023
Wine + Food - February 15-March 15, 2023
Celebrate the Irish - March 1-31, 2023
Oh, the Places We Can Go - March 1-31, 2023
April Showers/May Flowers - April 15-May 15, 2023
May Royalty - May 1-31, 2023
Allergic to A - June 1-30, 2023
June Brides - June 1-30, 2023
Seeking Septads - July 1-31, 2023
September Sapphire - September 1-30, 2023
You're Such An Animal - September 1-October 4, 2023
Ten Letter Words - October 1-31, 2023
Tick Tock - October 1-31, 2023
E-less - November 1-30, 2023
The - November 1-30, 2023
D For December - December 1-31, 2023
Decemberish - December 1-31, 2023
What's In A Name - December 1-31, 2023

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