Bilgewater (Abacus Books)

by Jane Gardam | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0349114021 Global Overview for this book
Registered by IWISHIWAS of Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham United Kingdom on 4/15/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by IWISHIWAS from Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Someone told me I would like Jane Gardams books so I bought this one. They were right, I did enjoy it, so now I'm on the look out for more!
Sending to clairemagnolia who is also a fan, hope you like it too.

Journal Entry 2 by clairemagnolia from Blackpool, Lancashire United Kingdom on Saturday, April 19, 2008
I'm looking forward to reading this, thanks to IWISHIWAS for sending it to me!

Journal Entry 3 by clairemagnolia from Blackpool, Lancashire United Kingdom on Monday, April 27, 2009
This book is about to go on a journey.

Scotsbookie
Bonnie0907
Arturogrande

I do not require this book to be returned.

Journal Entry 4 by scotsbookie from Peebles, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Arrived this morning, thank you. I will probably start reading it this evening.

Journal Entry 5 by scotsbookie from Peebles, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, May 31, 2009
About the book:

Marigold Green calls herself 'hideous, quaint and barmy'. Other people calle her Bilgewater, a corruption of Bill's daughter. Growing up in a boys' school where her father is housemaster, she is convinced of her own plainness and peculiarity. Groomed by the wise and loving Paula, upstaged by bad, beautiful Grace and ripe for seduction by entirely the wrong sort of boy, she suffers extravagantly and comically in her pilgrimage through the turbulent, twilight world of alarming adolescence

A great read, I liked the character of Marigold/Bilgewater. Very comical at times as well as sad. I'll be looking out for more of Jane Gardam's books.

Journal Entry 6 by scotsbookie at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, June 1, 2009

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On its way to Bonnie0907. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 7 by bonnie0907 from Ryde, Isle Of Wight United Kingdom on Thursday, June 4, 2009
I received this book yesterday morning. Many thanks to scotsbookie. I have a couple ahead, but I am looking forward to reading it as soon as possible.

Journal Entry 8 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Great timing - I've just finished my last bookring, so I can get started on this straight away.
Thanks very much.

Journal Entry 9 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I absolutely loved this book. Marigold, aka Bilgewater, was such a great character with her confusion about life and love, feelings of ugliness, unexpected cleverness and general presence.
I wasn't so sure about the character of Grace, who seemed to exist in parts simply only to move the plot on.
Thanks for sharing this lovely book.

Released 14 yrs ago (7/20/2009 UTC) at Leicester Square in City of Westminster, Greater London United Kingdom

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Released from the Fourth Plinth as part of Antony Gormley's One and Other project.

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