I mentioned my Book Group the other day - well, our next meet-up is November 13th, and we nominated potential books for a poll. At the moment my suggestion, Tove Jansson's Fair Play, is winning, with 7 votes to 2. Looking likely that it will prevail, and I thought I'd take the opportunity to extend the group to all readers of S-i-a-B as well. Fancy joining in?
I've not read Fair Play, but loved A Summer Book and The Winter Book by Jansson, also author of the Moomin books. Her writing is beautiful and evocative and did I mention beautiful? It;s about two woman growing old together on an island, I think... "philosophically calm - and discreetly radical" according to the blurb. Would be great if people fancied reading it before November 13th and sharing their views, so that I can take a barrage of opinions along to the book group! If you want to, then it's here for Amazon UK, and currently in the buy-one-get-one-half-price in Borders... Sorry US-residents, you might have to take sneakier routes.
What fun!
The Moomin books were some of the first books I remember loving as a child, so you can definitely count me in! For other US readers, I found "Fair Play" at the Book Depository, which ships for free worldwide. Alibris has copies, but it ends up costing more.
ReplyDeleteSimon - please don't do this to me. I have now been FORCED, yes FORCED by you to buy this....
ReplyDeleteOVW: I did drop by and left a comment as well. Today, I wanted to drop in again and catch up but was not able to view the entries even though I signed in just as I did the first time. So, I left a request for "permission"...
ReplyDeleteOh Simon, you are in the wrong job, you should be working for Amazon. I do need all the help I can get on how to grow old calmly and radically (sp?) though, so i will be tempted yet again.
ReplyDeleteYour Mother is being elusive today, I asked to visit.
I love your link Daisy Cottage and it's links, it's so soothing, these wonderful happy women, shh, but do you think they are all Republicans? Sorry not discreet.
I love your mum's blog, but haven't been able to figure out the sign in thing to leave a comment. I wonder why she didn't use blogspot or typepad? Reading her words, I see where your sense of humor comes from.
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