I bought this book because I loved the concept. Sometimes, I've found it fascinating to browse through boxes of old postcards in antique stores, reading the messages that were written on them and trying to make sense of them. The author has expanded this notion into a book. He's taken old postcards (which are reproduced in the book, along with transcriptions of what can be difficult handwriting to read) and combined them with short news stories of the time, also reproduced in the book, then come up with a set of short stories that "explains" the context of each of the postcards. I found it no less endearing in reading it.

Particularly funny is the story of the girl with the wooden leg...I just howled at its ending.

RELEASE NOTES:

Given to fellow BookCrossing group member for shipment to a "sister" group in Kent, England.

Hi Deborah *waves* :o)

As you can see....ITS ARRIVED!!!!! I only took 2 books from the box, one wasnt registered and your one! :o)

Looking forward to reading this. Thank you soooo much for the lovely book selection and sweeties. I'll be distributing them at the next Kent meet on 4th Feb :o)

I finished this today in the car outside school... What a nice easy read :o)

I love this idea that the author has found old postcards with writing on them and built a story around each one....

The best IMO was The Ironworkers Hayride.... Brilliant, lol... Although when i told BigBoss he said "oh come on, you'd know wouldnt you" lol.... A good point, but i still think its great.... Carl And I was sad and so was Sunday.....

The stories were all very American, ie the settings, the way people spoke and all set in the early 20th Century.... I would love to read a British version of perhaps modern day postcards.

Anyway, i thoroughly enjoyed this (i do like short stories and tend to read a short story book much faster than a novel)so thank you to the Olympia BCers for sending it :o) I'll be taking it with me to the Kent Meet in Ashford on the 4th.

One of many I picked up from The Singleton Barn meet up today:)

Available once read:)