Citizen and fellow literati,

Great to meet you here in the Bookcrossing world. I started my reading career with my fathers' Readers Digest books as they were the only books in the house. It wasn't until I was an adult and revisiting the classics that I realised that they were all abridged, what a shock to see how big War and Peace was! After my parents got tired of my asking for more books, I was introduced to the library where I signed up all my family for membership and used all their tickets, that's eight books a fortnight. I read all sorts of books and still do, suffice to say that I enjoy books; stories or social observations, humour, humanity, humility, interesting characters or places, books that draw one in, well written, all attract my attention. I do however have three staples; Wuthering Heights, The Alchemist and Sunset Song.

What do I do when I'm not readinng? I volunteer, campaign and run youth groups for Oxfam and Amnesty International, enjoy cooking and handicrafts, listen to music (jazz to radiohead). As an avid journaller but reluctant writer, I take photographs. I love museums; art, history, ethnology, science, culture, music. I love theatre; shakespeare should be experienced rather than read.

Wishing you many, many hours of reading.

Yours aye,
Madam-Jazz

Wishlist : history (novels, short stories, academic research, biographies),
poems, books about photography, architecture, art, jazz music, vintage cookbooks.