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Barbara wrote: "I wonder which cover better reflects the content. Books and films sometimes change names for different markets even when they are in English,"The Big Wind: A Novel of Great Famine blub talks about the Famine and starts on the day the famine began. It says it's the Irish Gone with the Wind. She researched this novel for 15 years.
The Flower of the Storm stresses the romance and says nothing of the Famine.They sound like two different novels. I will read this soon to see which is closer to the truth....lol
Colleen wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I wonder which cover better reflects the content. Books and films sometimes change names for different markets even when they are in English,"[book:The Big Wind: A Novel of Great ..."
Oh it makes sense that they are two different books. The Big Wind sounds familiar.
Barbara wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I wonder which cover better reflects the content. Books and films sometimes change names for different markets even when they are in English,"The Big Wind: A..."</i>
The thing is they are the same book.If you type in [book:The Big Wind: A Novel of Great Famine under different editions The Flower of the Storm is there.
Friday night I was at Politics and Prose for a class I'm doing there on understanding Henry James through Colm Toibin's The Master. I bought a Young Adult novel which was named one of the best of 2015 I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Margarit Agostin, about Chile during the time of the 1972 military coup. In addition to buying this book I also picked up Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano (Maria on Sesame Street) which is also a young adult book. Both I consider books I will put in my office library so they don't really count :) And my students love my library.
I feel like I should update my recent purchases.Uprooted
A Short History of Nearly Everything
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Clockwork Prince
Clockwork Princess
And Then There Were None
Company of Liars
Not a bad count for 2 weeks of buying here and there.
Kevin wrote: "I feel like I should update my recent purchases.Uprooted
A Short History of Nearly Everything
[book:I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the ..."
Kevin - it seems you have been more restrained than usual in your book buying.
Barbara and Sara will appreciate this. I was in Jenners department store today, on the second floor which houses Valvona and Crolla and I bought the latest Scotland Street book which is signed by the author :-) I was no end of giddy in there today.
Trelawn wrote: "Barbara and Sara will appreciate this. I was in Jenners department store today, on the second floor which houses Valvona and Crolla and I bought the latest Scotland Street book which is signed by t..."Are you in Edinburgh? I totally missed that! Lucky you and a good find!
For the Outlander fans they had piles of stuff for sale in Edinburgh castle .Shows how much thats caught on
@Barbara yep we are in Edinburgh for a few days and I am driving Paul loopy pointing out places that appear in the books :-)
Trelawn wrote: "@Barbara yep we are in Edinburgh for a few days and I am driving Paul loopy pointing out places that appear in the books :-)"wow, that could be non-stop:) I am hoping to go back in March for the Knitting Festival :)
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So they offer you books you already own as ebooks?
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So I managed to pick up a few books in Edinburgh. I got the new Scotland Street book as mentioned already. I picked up a nice hardback copy of Tea Time for the Traditionally Built from the No.1 Ladies series. I also got a stand alone book by McCall Smith from Blackwells called Trains and Lovers which looks like an easy read. I got a lovely (slightly worn) 1948 edition of Hangman's Holiday by D.L. Sayers which is a collection of detection short stories. I picked up a gorgeous edition a my friend's favourite Jane Austen novel as part of her wedding present and lastly, for the little fella I got Peppa Pig's Pumpkin Party.
Trelawn wrote: "So I managed to pick up a few books in Edinburgh. I got the new Scotland Street book as mentioned already. I picked up a nice hardback copy of Tea Time for the Traditionally Built from the No.1 Lad..."Such treasures. Did you buy them all in one book shop?
Hi Cathleen, I got them all in different shops. I got the Scotland Street one in Jenners, Trains and Lovers in Blackwells, Tea Time.... in Armchair Books, Hangman's Holiday in Edinburgh books, Peppa Pig in Waterstone's (the have a spectacular childrens section) and the Jane Austen in a gorgeous second hand shop which I can't remember the name of. They had lots of cloth and leather bound editions of Austen, Bronte, Dickens, all the classic Scottish writers and more. I could have spent a fortune in their.
It really was, Waterstone's is on Princes Street which is the main shopping street and Blackwell's is just off the Royal Mile up beside the Castle but most of the others are in a book district called West Port just a shory walk from where we were staying.
I managed to only spend half my money in the book shops there. I found a first edition of Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett, a first edition of We Can Build You by Philip K Dick , an old copy of New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stephenson (had to get something scottish) and a copy of Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs .
I have an 1880 edition of that biography from Naughton's but haven't gotten round to reading it yet.
Very true. I heard that Gaskell spends a lot of time describing the areas Charlotte grew up and the way of life there rather than Charlotte herself but that could be an exaggeration.
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Paul and Trelawn - seems you were restrained but had some great finds.The only bookstore I went into during my recent trip to Edinburgh was James Thin now Waterstones. I remembered it being better back in 2002 but that may just be nostalgia.
Overall it was an ok bookshop but with a fantastic kids section. We behaved aa we're both on severe limited buying aa we both know the other has bought some Christmas present books.
Trelawn wrote: "Hi Cathleen, I got them all in different shops. I got the Scotland Street one in Jenners, Trains and Lovers in Blackwells, Tea Time.... in Armchair Books, Hangman's Holiday in Edinburgh books, Pepp..."That makes me happy to hear that Edinburgh has so many bookshops. A city with a book district...I have to get there :)
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While there I had to browse (of course!) and picked up:
Sunshine on Scotland Street: I'm looking forward to seeing what Bertie and the whole gang are up to
Prudence: This is the first in a YA series set in the same universe and by the same author as an adult steam-punk series I like
Dark Currents: This is he first in a series from an author who wrote one of my favorite fantasy books, Kushiel's Dart
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States: This is the latest from Sarah Vowellwho writes writes amazing and funny books of essays and history)
The Shore: This was a random find while browsing the new books section. I was initially drawn to it by the author's first name being Sara (spelled the right way!) and subsequently by its Chesapeake Bay setting. I also just discovered that it has a blurb from Eimear McBride who calls it "A vivid exploration of the struggle for autonomy and the many meanings of what we call home."
I have not been buying too many books but a few have snuck into my house:Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann (saw him last night)
Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Audrey Niffengegger
Yeats' Ireland: An Enchanted VisonYeat's Ireland
Yeat's Ireland by Benedict Kiely Paperback swap)
Haunted and Bewitched Ireland (Paperback swap)
New Irish Short Stories Joseph O'Connor
The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda (the book the Garcia Marquez said he learned Catalan in order to read it).
And on the way are:
The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland
Michael Allen: Close Readings: Essays on Irish Poetry from The Book Depository
I haven't exactly bought new books but my friends were kind and fulfilled some of my wishes of my Amazon wishlist :) I got The Volunteer by Shane Paul O'Doherty which I already started and find very interesting, then I got Armed struggle by Richard Englisch and a book by Elizabeth George about writing. Busy times ahead. Can't wait to dive into those books
The volunteer sounds pretty interesting Sandra, is non fiction your preference with books?
Not generally. I mostly read fiction. Whatever sounds interesting or pops up in my recommendations. But since my late teens I'm interested in the Troubles. So much that I made it the plot of my novel I'm writing. I found The Volunteer a very interesting read to get a feel why someone would become involved in an organization like the IRA and then doing an 180 and become a pacifist.
Well if your ever in Dublin Sandra, there is a walking tour led by an ex-ira man. Could help your research
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While at the library:
I picked up a one book that I heard about on the Book Riot podcast.
Thirteen Ways of Looking (the latest Colum McCann)
I also picked about one book I heard about because Barbara is currently reading it.
Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories
The other two were random ones I found on the new book shelf.
Cold Iron and The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter
I picked up the bees recently enough too Emma!
You are flying through the Jean Auel books at some rate :-)
The History of Rain sounds kinda interesting. Let me know what you think of it.
Emma wrote: "So having not bought many books in a while I've been on a bit of a binge in a while I've gone a little crazy recently (I promise once Secret Santa kicks off I'll be good)In the past few weeks I'v..."
History of the Rain was recommended by a discriminating friend (as far as books are concerned) and I've had it on my shelves for awhile.
I looked at The Bees which was on special as an ebook but it seemed too science fictiony for me. I am looking forward to seeing some reviews by GR friends.
I wondered about all the Jean Auel books you were reading so quickly!
Emma wrote: "So having not bought many books in a while I've been on a bit of a binge in a while I've gone a little crazy recently (I promise once Secret Santa kicks off I'll be good)In the past few weeks I'v..."
Emma, I am looking forward to reading The Bees, sounds interesting. Hope you enjoy the earths children books - Ayla is probably my all time favorite charactor :)
I took advantage of an offer on audible today - spend 3 credits and get a £10 voucher. I bought The Memory of Trees based on the fact that I enjoyed The Waiting Room, also by F.G. Cottam.
The Lake House
The Garden of Letters
I have a back log of about 80 books on my various bookshelves! I just can't resist a bargin ;)
I picked up a copy of the sandman overture today, was really tempted to buy but then read that it's not a good starting point to the books. Anyone read it, thoughts?
For all the books and short stories of Neil Gaiman that I've read I've actually read very few of his Graphic novels or comics. Its a medium I only occasionally dip into.
Thanks Paul, maybe Sara is familiar with it
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Margo wrote: "I took advantage of an offer on audible today - spend 3 credits and get a £10 voucher. I bought The Memory of Trees based on the fact that I enjoyed The Waiting Room, also by [auth..."
Margo, I started reading an F.G. Cottam book once and it scared me so much that I had to put it down. Scared the living daylights out of me :) Once I muster up my courage, I'll go back to it.
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I was tempted by Transatlantic, though I've read the book as well as Just Kids, which is a great book! Your purchases totaled less than 2 trade paperbacks here which are now running about $16 plus tax so good bargains.