Eden Close
Registered by Pinkagirl of Newport, Shropshire United Kingdom on 2/4/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
13 journalers for this copy...
Picked this one up from the local charity shop yesterday.
I picked up this Anita Shreve on recommendations from other people, that she was such a good writer. I have to say that I did agree with this and I am looking forward to reading more of her work.
Synopsis reads:
"When Andrew returns to his hometown in upstate New York for his mother's funeral, he does not intend to stay. But dreams and memories of seventeen years ago persist, and in the darkened farmhouse he relives that hot, bloody night when Eden Close was blinded - by the same gun that killed her father.
Eden and Andrew had been childhood companions - smoking, fishing, skating and fighting - until the day the tomboy turned temptress. Now Andrew is drawn again to this lost, blind girl of his youth, drawn to save her from the cruel neglect she has endured for seventeen sightless years without him. But first he must discover the grisly truth about that night..."
Synopsis reads:
"When Andrew returns to his hometown in upstate New York for his mother's funeral, he does not intend to stay. But dreams and memories of seventeen years ago persist, and in the darkened farmhouse he relives that hot, bloody night when Eden Close was blinded - by the same gun that killed her father.
Eden and Andrew had been childhood companions - smoking, fishing, skating and fighting - until the day the tomboy turned temptress. Now Andrew is drawn again to this lost, blind girl of his youth, drawn to save her from the cruel neglect she has endured for seventeen sightless years without him. But first he must discover the grisly truth about that night..."
Journal Entry 3 by Pinkagirl from Newport, Shropshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I am setting this book up as a bookring.
BOOKRING STILL OPEN!!!
If you are interested in joining please PM me or contact via
[email protected].
The current list of paticipants is as follows:
Cass01 (UK) - UK>Completed
Etripney (UK) - UK/Int>Completed
Lukutuoli(Finland) - Europe.>Completed
Bokwormy (Portugal) - Int.>Completed
Dg7500 (USA) –USA/CAN.Completed
Missprisy (USA) - USA.Completed
JerrilynnL (USA) - Completed
Lisabb2 (USA) - USA - Completed
Flakes (USA) - USA/Int.Completed
Nojokeva (USA) - Int.Skipped
Discoverylover (NZ) - Completed
Joanazinha (Netherlands) – Completed
Returns to me (UK) - Home.May 2008
The regular expectation is that you read the book as soon as possible after you recieve it and that the approximate time for reading and getting back out in a month, give or take a little bit.
You need to journal the book both when it arrives and when you have finished it, to let everyone keep track of where the book is.
This list is subject to change as participants join? To try to accomodate people's postal preferences.
I look forward to sharing this book with you all. x
BOOKRING STILL OPEN!!!
If you are interested in joining please PM me or contact via
[email protected].
The current list of paticipants is as follows:
Cass01 (UK) - UK>Completed
Etripney (UK) - UK/Int>Completed
Lukutuoli(Finland) - Europe.>Completed
Bokwormy (Portugal) - Int.>Completed
Dg7500 (USA) –USA/CAN.Completed
Missprisy (USA) - USA.Completed
JerrilynnL (USA) - Completed
Lisabb2 (USA) - USA - Completed
Flakes (USA) - USA/Int.Completed
Nojokeva (USA) - Int.Skipped
Discoverylover (NZ) - Completed
Joanazinha (Netherlands) – Completed
Returns to me (UK) - Home.May 2008
The regular expectation is that you read the book as soon as possible after you recieve it and that the approximate time for reading and getting back out in a month, give or take a little bit.
You need to journal the book both when it arrives and when you have finished it, to let everyone keep track of where the book is.
This list is subject to change as participants join? To try to accomodate people's postal preferences.
I look forward to sharing this book with you all. x
Journal Entry 4 by Pinkagirl at Bookring or Ray in Travel well!, Sent to start bookring /ray... -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (2/26/2007 UTC) at Bookring or Ray in Travel well!, Sent to start bookring /ray... -- Controlled Releases
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RELEASE NOTES: Travel well little book.
This book is ready to start it's journey as a bookring book, so here goes........
Please make a journal entry as soon as you recieve the book and also when you send it to the next person. Then we know where the book is!
When you are nearly finished with the book please PM the next person on the list and ask for their address so you can send it on to them!
Also let us know what you thought of the book but don't give too much away!
Lastly if you have nicer bookcrossing labels or stickers then decorate the book a little! Also stick a postcard from your country in with a message! Could be fun: )
I am going to gauge that this will arrive with the first recipient on 1st March'ish. Therefore...I am releasing it for World book day.
Received this a few days ago, looking forward to reading it. Thank you for sharing Pinkagirl :-)
Really really enjoyed this, I had no idea what it was about - initially thought Eden Close was a road name not a person!
A little disturbing at times, a totally different slant to the usual books on child abuse/neglect. There were several things which came out later about Eden which I had guessed much earlier in the book and was quite pleased with myself that I got them right as they were very well hidden!
Have pm'd Etripney for address. Thanks Pinkagirl for sharing!
A little disturbing at times, a totally different slant to the usual books on child abuse/neglect. There were several things which came out later about Eden which I had guessed much earlier in the book and was quite pleased with myself that I got them right as they were very well hidden!
Have pm'd Etripney for address. Thanks Pinkagirl for sharing!
sorry did not log when this book arrived as i was in the middle of moving house and had no internet.
Fantastic book really enjoyable. Great story and very descriptive and thought provoking.
Will email next on list and sennd it on.
Fantastic book really enjoyable. Great story and very descriptive and thought provoking.
Will email next on list and sennd it on.
I received this book yesterday, waiting to have this new reading experience by Shreve :) Thanks for starting this bookring, Pinkagirl and for posting, etripney!
The beginning of the book was too slow for me and I had difficulties in concentrating. Later the story was getting more and more intensive, and I enjoyed it a lot, although the themes were pretty hard. The character of Andrew was a lovable one. I have already the address of Bokwormy, and I''ll post the book this week. Thanks!
Thanks Lukutuoli for posting it over (loved the postcard =) & thank-you pinkagirl for sharing it with me.
Looking forward to reading it as soon as I get thru a few Bookrings that I have before this one.
Looking forward to reading it as soon as I get thru a few Bookrings that I have before this one.
I enjoyed it very much. The Plot was well written. I thought somebody else had committed the crime so I would have to say I found the end unpredictable.
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Released 16 yrs ago (8/28/2007 UTC) at
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On the way to Dg7500 in the USA!
On the way to Dg7500 in the USA!
WOW, now that was a speedy delivery....a week from Portugal to the US...and it was a holiday weekend here in the States as well! Shame much of our 'internal mailing' doesn't work quite that well! {g}
I have another book to finish before this, but hope start reading by the weekend.
I have another book to finish before this, but hope start reading by the weekend.
Another solid book by Shreve. No real surprises here for me, as I had a pretty good idea where Shreve was going with the story, but I still enjoyed the book a great deal.
I have Missprisy's mailing info, and will be passing this along to her within the next few days. Thanks, Pinkagirl, for allowing me to take part in your bookring.
I have Missprisy's mailing info, and will be passing this along to her within the next few days. Thanks, Pinkagirl, for allowing me to take part in your bookring.
Journal Entry 15 by 
dg7500
at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
dg7500 at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (9/12/2007 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Winging it's way to Missprisy.
Winging it's way to Missprisy.
Arrived today, I will read soon, I have two others before this one.
I loved this book! Read it in just a couple sittings. I have to say the end was a bit of a surprise, but this is why I love Anita Shreve's books! I already have JerrilynnL's mailing address and will get this in the mail this week.Release #65 for Guinaveve's Keep Them Moving 2007 Challenge.
*Mailed to JerrilynnL 10/10/07
Arrived in today's mail. Looking forward to reading! :-)
I am throwing in the towel. I have a good stack of bookring books and the new-found ability to fall asleep within several pages (makes it very hard to get through a book in a normal amount of time, plus you should see the huge stack of magazines...). So to start anew with the new year and not be such a bad bookcrosser, I am sending this on unread to the next person on the list. Sorry for the huge delay! I will try to get it out to the post office in the next several days. It's a bummer because it looks good but I'll put it on my wish list and read it later (maybe in 18 years when I catch up on sleep). :-)
This is headed to LisaBB2 in IA next ...
This is headed to LisaBB2 in IA next ...
Journal Entry 20 by JerrilynnL at mail in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, January 4, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (1/3/2008 UTC) at mail in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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off to Lisabb2
off to Lisabb2
Just got in the mail today...can't wait to read it!!!
Very good read by Anita Shreve!!! I never really had this one figured out all the way so the ending was a bit of a surprise. This will be on it's way to Flakes once I get her mailing info.
Arrived safe and sound. I'll start reading this one this weekend! Thanks so much for sharing!:)
**2/28: have not heard back from Nojokeva, so I've PM'd discoverylover for an address!
**2/28: have not heard back from Nojokeva, so I've PM'd discoverylover for an address!
Journal Entry 24 by discoverylover from Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Recieved today! Thanks Pinka for starting the ring and Flakes for passing it on! Will start reading tomorrow (approx), I've got about 100 pages left on the books I want to finish first.
Journal Entry 25 by discoverylover from Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Monday, March 17, 2008
Wow. What an amazing book! After rereading the first few pages a few times I finally got into the flow of the story and was hooked from there on in! As I was disappointed by the last book I read by Anita Shreve its good to know that it was probably just that book, and that she is still worth reading more of! A FANTASTIC story!!
I've pmailed Joanazinha and will get it off to her as soon as possible :D
I've pmailed Joanazinha and will get it off to her as soon as possible :D
Journal Entry 26 by discoverylover at To the next participant in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The book arrived today, accompanied by another Anita Shreve novel. Thank you so very much, discoverylover!
The book had to wait until I'd finished some other ringbooks. But yesterday I've read this beautiful book in one sitting! I enjoyed it very much; although the themes were difficult. I hadn't predicted the end of the book, so it took me by surprise, but all pieces fell together.
I loved the character of Andy and how he managed to 'free' Eden.
I will PM Pinkagirl for her address so the book can return home.
Edit May 16: the book is on its way home now to Pinkagirl. Thanks again for making this beautiful book a bookring; I enjoyed it very much.
I loved the character of Andy and how he managed to 'free' Eden.
I will PM Pinkagirl for her address so the book can return home.
Edit May 16: the book is on its way home now to Pinkagirl. Thanks again for making this beautiful book a bookring; I enjoyed it very much.
This book made it home in one piece, while I was away on my holiday's. Thanks for its speedy return Joanzinha. I look forward to finding a suitable releasing place for this well traveled book sometime soon.
Journal Entry 30 by Pinkagirl at Merry Hill Centre in Brierley Hill, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, June 28, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (6/28/2009 UTC) at Merry Hill Centre in Brierley Hill, West Midlands United Kingdom
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Thought it was time to purge some books. Hope the lucky finder registers and enjoys the book? x
Thought it was time to purge some books. Hope the lucky finder registers and enjoys the book? x
Journal Entry 31 by Pinkagirl at Merry Hill Centre in Brierley Hill, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, June 28, 2009
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Thought it was time to purge some books. Hope the lucky finder registers and enjoys the book? x
Thought it was time to purge some books. Hope the lucky finder registers and enjoys the book? x
Found this book on a shelf in Decathlon Sports Store whilst waiting an eternity for my brother to buy a bike. Intrigued by the idea of a travelling book. Enjoyed it very much. Have read quite a few of Shreve's novels but not this one so it was a good find. Thankyou Pinkagirl.
Journal Entry 33 by Corfmeister at Courtyard Theatre (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (7/20/2009 UTC) at Courtyard Theatre (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom
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Hope whoever picks this up enjoys it. And please tell us where it heads next on this website.
Hope whoever picks this up enjoys it. And please tell us where it heads next on this website.
