Sunday, December 5, 2010

Mailbox Monday + Blogger Meet-Up (December 6)

Mailbox Monday buttonMailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books they received during the previous week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists! Mailbox Monday, which was started by Marcia at The Printed Page, is on blog tour—this month, it’s hosted by Lady Q at Let Them Read Books.

I finally spent the gift card I received last Christmas (!) from Mr. B’s sister (my sister-out-law) and her husband—and the books I ordered arrived last week. They were:


I also received one book for review: Home to Woefield by Susan Juby, which will be published by Harper Collins in March 2011. Here’s the blurb on the back:

When twenty-four-year-old Prudence Burns inherits a farm from her uncle, she thinks all her back-to-the-land dreams will come true. Unfortunately, Woefield Farm turns out to be thirty acres of scrub grass, dotted with dilapidated buildings and inhabited by a lonely, half-sheared sheep named Bertie. Prudence discovers that her total lack of experience and skills might be a problem, especially since the bank is about to foreclose on the property. Needing to turn things around fast, she enlists the help of earl, a spry seventy-something, banjo-playing foreman with a substantial family secret; Seth, the alcoholic, celebrity-school drama teacher; and Sara Spratt, a hyper-organized eleven-year-old looking for a home for her prize-winning chickens. Together the four unlikely farmers tackle a series of impossible projects and create a most unusual family.



Finally, I also got together with the usual gang minus two (Cindy, Linda, Tina and I met up; unfortunately, neither Donna nor Amanda could join us) and somehow managed to be heading home without a single new book (although Linda gave us each a $5 gift card to spend at Chapters Indigo and Cindy made us lovely beaded bookmarks). But then Linda and I popped into a thrift store on the way home and I bought Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie!

What did you find in your mailbox this past week? For other Mailbox Monday posts, head over to Let Them Read Books.

24 comments:

  1. Wow that giftcard would have been burning a hole in my pocket. You have a lot of restraint.

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  2. Don't you love book gift cards?! Enjoy your new books. I don't have any new ones to report for Mailbox Monday.

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  3. Love book gift cards! Enjoy your reading week.

    I have posted my Mailbox. Do visit.

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  4. Your book purchases have reminded me that I need to order a copy of Her Smoke Rose Up Forever for The Women of SciFi discussions.

    Home to Woefield looks wonderful. I've always wanted to farm and have chickens and here I am living in the suburbs.

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  5. Great loot in the mailbox! I love thrift shops for the treasures you can find. Enjoy the holiday season and a bientot :)

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  6. Great mailbox but there's no way I could have saved a gift card for a year!!

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  7. It's time to get another gift card now! I sure do wish I could find some local bloggers to meet up with.

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  8. I wish there was a group of us Texans who could get together regularly! There are just not a lot of people here...

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  9. Home to Woefield looks like it might be a charming read...who can resist a sheep named Bertie?

    Love the cover of Stuck!

    Enjoy your week reading.

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  10. Several really interesting books there. Happy reading! My mailbox is atThe Crowded Leaf.

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  11. I'm with Brooke; there's no way I would have been able to hold a book giftcard for very long! BUT, you did get a BUNCH of great-looking books! Enjoy the reads!

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  12. That's a lot of books! And they're all new to me...enjoy!

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  13. How fun to meet up with fellow bloggers and what a great list of new books. I love The Sleeping Murder, one of my favorites. Have fun reading.

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  14. I received for review Out of Touch by Brandon Tietz from the author.

    Twenty-four-year-old Aidin, a wealthy socialite and self-proclaimed "club god," lives a magazine life based on decadence and excess that includes drugs, sex, and gourmet food. It's a life based on surfaces in a place where the surface is all that matters. His therapist later describes him as a materialistic drug addict bent on promiscuity with self-esteem and identity issues.One morning, after a night of heavy partying, Aidin awakes completely vacant of any sensation. He can't feel temperature. He can't feel pressure. He can't feel anything. After a near-fatal stint in denial, he seeks the help of Dr. Paradies, a therapist whose methods are far from conventional. She provides him with a new addiction in the form of a life list--a litany of activities to accomplish. As Aidin completes his list, he discovers talents he never knew he possessed, such as the ability to quickly learn new languages, an IQ off the charts, and amazing physical stamina.With these new discoveries, he questions his doctor's intentions. When Aidin digs for the truth, will he slip back into his addictive habits? Or is there truly a conspiracy underway, as he suspects? The answer forces him to make a life-altering decision.

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  15. Gift cards are just the best! Enjoy all of your purchases.

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  16. You bought some very interesting books, esp. I Thought it was Just Me and Radical Acceptance with your giftcard....and finally! I am very impressed that you held onto the card so long!

    You can't go wrong with Agatha Christie!
    Enjoy!

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  17. I love book gift cards! Hoe to Woefield looks like it might be a book I might enjoy. I'll keep an eye out for your thoughts on it.

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  18. You have some great friends!!! Looks like you like Non-fiction? I wish I could get into it more myself!! Enjoy!

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  19. That must've been some gift card! Enjoy your new books.

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  20. I can't wait five minutes to spend a gift card, especially one for books! Sorry it's taken me so long to visit, it's been a busy week! Thank you for participating in Mailbox Monday! Happy reading!

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  21. You have so many good books to look forward to. Glad to hear you had a fun blogger meet-up!

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