tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31412136.post593686479868721203..comments2009-10-26T03:02:24.850-04:00Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789738602297831459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31412136.post-16368646411729905692008-01-09T12:26:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:26:00.000-05:00Atonement wasn't too bad actually - I really disliked Keira Knightly (I find her acting quite wooden and her face is annoying...ok, so maybe not a valid reason to dislike an actor) but she was actually rather good.<BR/><BR/>I've been reading through some of your posts and really enjoying them, they're fab. I love that you love books so much and am envious that you get through them so easily. I adore reading, but always end up reading books to do with my work (I'm a humanitarian aid worker); this year, I am determined to read more for pleasure. I have brought back some good books with me from home, a couple of Steinbeck novels (never read Steinbeck before, shock horror), some Laurie Lee, because he writes so beautifully about the English countryside and growing up... and some Carol Shields, suggested to me by my mother who is an absolute book worm.<BR/><BR/>What is your number one favourite book of all time? If you had to choose just ONE what would it be?<BR/><BR/>So glad I found your blog.Captain Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09703354225017906654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31412136.post-40701407616931856372008-01-07T14:08:00.000-05:002008-01-07T14:08:00.000-05:00Dear Kirsten,<BR/><BR/>When India Selwyn Jones, a young woman from a noble family, graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women in 1900, her professors advise her to set up her practice in London’s esteemed Harley Street. Driven and idealistic, India chooses to work in the city’s East End instead, serving the desperately poor.<BR/>In these grim streets, India meets --- and saves the life of --- London’s most notorious gangster, Sid Malone. A hard, wounded man, Malone is the opposite of India’s aristocratic fiancé, Freddie Lytton, a rising star in the House of Commons. Though Malone represents all she despises, India finds herself drawn to him, intrigued by his hidden, mysterious past. <BR/>Though they fight hard against their feelings, India and Sid fall in love, and their passionate and bittersweet affair causes destruction they could never have imagined. Sweeping from London to Kenya to the wild, remote coast of California, Jennifer Donnelly's epic historical novel THE WINTER ROSE (Hyperion; hardcover; on-sale January 8th) follows the saga of the Finnegan family, who first appeared in THE TEA ROSE. <BR/>I am writing on behalf of Hyperion to see if you would like to receive a copy of THE WINTER ROSE to review or discuss on your website. Jennifer Donnelly is available for interviews and to serve as a guest writer for sites/blogs. <BR/> <BR/>Please contact me for a review copy, to request an interview with Jennifer Donnelly, or if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>Anna Jarzab<BR/><BR/>____________________________<BR/>Anna Jarzab<BR/>Marketing Assistant<BR/>The Book Report Network<BR/>250 West 57th Street, Suite 1228<BR/>New York, NY 10107<BR/>(212) 246-3100<BR/>anna@authorsontheweb.comAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980209920002155457noreply@blogger.com