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Allotment Stuff => E-Buygumbay => Topic started by: bennettsleg on April 09, 2007, 13:59:39
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Following on from the "What are you reading?" thread. combined with our first ever turn out of books ( 4 big boxes already with 2 book cases, a garage and an attic yet to go through!) and thought it might be worth a shot putting a brief selection on here. Having read Dan's Sticky Post about this section, I propose a 50/50 split between A4A and our "waterproof the bathroom" fund (don't ask...) and payment cover the costs of postage.
On offer are (each are £1.50 with postage @ £1.50, combined postage available if you're interested!)
Carol Drinkwater, The Olive Season, PB
Also wrote The Olive Farm, year two of their life on a Provencal Olive Farm.
Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun, PB
An American buys an old villa in Tuscany and goes about its restoration.
Chris Cohen, A Glass Village, PB
Life growing salads on an estate of small holdings in the early eighties.
Laurie Lee, As I Walked Out One Summer Morning, PB (postage £1.00)
Life after Cider With Rosie.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, PB (postage £1.00)
Not set in Vietnam! It's a sailor's journey up the Congo searching for ivory, weath & power, Kurtz dominates the story.
I have loads more, but didn't want to overload the site and make a nuisance of myself. We have so many books going spare that if there's anything in particular you're after feel free to let me know.
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Hello Bennettslegg
I have come back to this topic a couple of times now and am not sure if under the Tuscan Sky by Frances Mayles is the same as a book I am reading called "A year in Provence by Peter Mayle. It wond the 1989 Travel Wirter of the Year - Can you shed some light?
Would also be interested in :
Laurie Lee, As I Walked Out One Summer Morning, PB (postage £1.00)
Life after Cider With Rosie - what is this book about - sounds interesting...
Carol Drinkwater, The Olive Season, PB
Also wrote The Olive Farm, year two of their life on a Provencal Olive Farm - have you got the first book as well - I have not read it.
This is the first time I am reading a book of this kind and I am quite liking it - reading about all the village people, their customs and way of life. If it is a different biik I would be interested in reading it and a couple of others. Let me know if we can do a swop of sorts..
Thanks
Jitterbug
PS ; How did your asparagus beds turn out - mine are now planted and I will have to pay the bed some attention as I have had weeds spring up all over despite my careful weeding...
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Have you heard of read it swap it?
A really good website for exchanging books.
Pass on the ones that you have finished with, and get something new to read for the cost of the postage.
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SueSteve that is a cracking link :D. Thank you.
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Hi Jitterbug
I'm afraid all the books went to charity at the end of April as I'd had no reply for a while . Apologies.
Life after Cider with Rosie is what the book "As I walked Out One Summer Morning" is about.
A Year in Provence was written in the 80's(?) and the chapters are in monthly installments. It's also set in France. Under the Tuscan Sun is a different book ( far better than Peter Mayle IMHO!!)
I haven't even started digging my asparagus bed!! It's currently buried under a third of the soft fruit bed - sorry, Creeping Buttercup bed - and I'm going to tackle that next year after al lthe other beds are sorted out. It's a bit daunting!
SueSteve
I'll go and search for that site right now!
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You might also have a look here.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/