Picked up at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Used Book Sale on Thursday.

RELEASE NOTES:

because it was on your wish list

Oohhh what a delightful surprise to find in the bookbox! I'd forgotten I added this to my wish list (someone recommended it to me). So I'm really looking forward to getting to this one. And such a beautiful hardcover, too. Thank you so much!!

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Taking this to the BC in DC meetup as a RABCK for SqueakyChu.

I really, really want to finish this book, but it's sat on my bookshelf for so long and SqueakyChu has this on her wishlist, so I want to pass it on to someone who will love it.

I started it and liked what I read. I've already put a copy on hold at my local library so I'll put my comments here when I finally finish it.

Thanks so much for this book, KateKintail. I've had it on my wishlist for a while. This was a nice surprise!

I have another BookCrossing-registered copy of this book so I'll help this book along with its travels. This is the hard cover. I'll keep the trade paperback because it takes up less room! :)

I read this book in 2014, and this is what I wrote about it after I finished it...

This novel turned out to be a very intriguing story, although it did test my endurance. The story is of a young woman, Margaret Lea, who works in a bookshop with her dad. One day she is beckoned by a reclusive dying writer, Vida Winter, to write the author's biography. She is chosen by the novelist because they are both twins, a theme carried throughout this novel.

The story is long and detailed. Its draw is that it has gothic elements and labyrinthine plot twists. I admit to having been a bit bogged down and confused midway through this novel. However, the ending was fascinating and noteworthy. It pulled all of the elements of this fascinating story into a satisfying conclusion and was well worth my time.

I am thoroughly impressed that this intricate story is a debut novel. What an auspicious beginning! I hope there is more to come from Diane Setterfield, such a satisfying writer.

I'm releasing this book for BookCrossing's April 2016 Ultimate Challenge hosted by BookCrosser jumpingin. The theme for the month is gardening.

This book has the word FIELD in the author's name.

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Happy reading!

I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

I'm releasing this book at the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

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