I asked for this book for Xmas but I didn't get it so today I bought it myself. I've wanted it for a while but I have to say that I was disappointed. It's quite short (I knew that) and set in Sussex where I live and seemed as if it would be good, but it was not very well edited and not exceptionally well-written in my opinion. Nevertheless, I think it would make an absolutely superb TV film for children and I really hope to see it done one day.

Thanks my friend. As always you are so good to me. I don't know how to repay this karmatic debt. You come through when I need it most!

I savored this book slowly. I don't know enough about your area to tell how much is truth and how much is fiction. Is there any tram, was there a signal house for WWII, any truth to the butterfly subplot? Some of the pieces were just too far out, the troops marching over the edge is too old of a joke...

I seem to be hooked on WWII era reads right now. Fits right in.

Sending this book to FutureCat for her enjoyment and/or release at the New Zealand bookcrossing convention.

Yayyy!!!! The convention patches arrived today! And with them, two books! I'll put this one on my TBR pile for now, but if I haven't managed to read it by Easter, I'll add it to someone's goody bag at the convention.

Thanks, ThanksMom! :-)

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A really lovely little novel with more than a hint of magic realism to it. Like ThanksMom, I wonder if any of the details are actually true, but it's the kind of story that *should* be true, just because it works so nicely.

Reserved for release at the NZBC Convention.

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This book is going in a goody bag for the NZBC Convention - hope whoever gets it has a fantastic convention!

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One of the goodies in my Chch Bokcrossing Convention goodie bag. Looking forward to reading and releasing.