The Book Whisperer

jottings, musings and recommendations of an incurable bookaholic

In My Mailbox #3 January 14, 2010

Filed under: Uncategorized — The Book Whisperer @ 5:27 pm
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Here’s a photo of some of my latests beauties. They’re sitting on a shelf just waiting for me to dive into them.

Horns by Joe Hill – ARC copy from my friend Lori (Thank you!)

Country Driving by Peter Hessler – ARC from Canon Gate (Thank you!)

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters – Hardback copy sent by Virago Press (Thank you!)

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty – Secret Santa present from my fellow book-loving friend Jesse (Thank you!)

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett – Swap on Readitswapit

Beastly by Alex Flinn – Swap on Readitswapit

Life as We Knew It by Susan Pfieffer – A treat for me from Amazon

I Can See You by Karen Rose – only £7.00 hardback in Asda so it would have been rude to walk away

In my mailbox is courtesy of Kristi The Story Siren

 

TBR Thursday – The Little Stranger January 14, 2010

Filed under: Crime/Mystery/Thriller,Historical,Sarah Waters,Spooky — The Book Whisperer @ 3:25 pm

TBR Thursday is a meme hosted by Drea, if you want to join in this meme visit her blog and leave your TBR Thursday link there for others to see. TBR Thursday highlights all those books that you physically own but haven’t had the chance to read yet. Or maybe they’ve already been released and you’re dying to grab a copy from the library to read but already have too many books on your table. There can be some old books, some new books, and some that are in between, but they have to be books that you want to read and review!

I have chosen The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. I was lucky enough to be sent a lovely hardback copy by Virago Press and it is sitting patiently waiting for me to pick it up and read (which I will do soon).

“In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. Its owners – mother, son and daughter – are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as with conflicts of their own.
 
But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.
 
Prepare yourself. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.”

For more information you can visit:

Amazon

Sarah Water’s Website

Looking forward to reading this one.

 

 

 

 

 
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