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My last post for the Postal Reading Challenge as I don’t think I’ll have enough time to read another qualifying book before the challenge ends.

14. "The 3,000 Mile Garden" by Roger Phillips & Leslie Land (ISBN 0330320181)I remember watching a TV series based on the book years and years ago. It was probably 1994/95, if the publishing date of this ( Read more... )

A few more books read for the Postal Reading Challenge.

11. "To the Boy in Berlin" by Elizabeth Honey & Heike Brandt (ISBN 9781741750041)This book reminded me a little of "Feeling Sorry For Celia" which I read a few months ago (and covered in a previous post). The books are similar in that they are letters written by and to teenage characters ( Read more... )

The next installment of my Postal Reading Challenge books...

7. "Foreign Correspondence" by Geraldine Brooks (ISBN 186359132X)An interesting story, at least for the first three quarters of the book. The author evokes quite a picture of suburban Sydney in the 1950s and 60s, Her correspondence with foreign pen pals is an attempt to live a more ( Read more... )

Some more Postal Reading Challenge books...

3. "Diplomatic Despatches" by John Mason (ISBN 0642107971)An interesting biography. Some people certainly live in interesting times! John Mason saw army service in India and Korea followed by diplomatic postings in Rome, Warsaw, Damascus, New York, Tel Aviv and Canberra. For most of that time he wrote ( Read more... )

During this month I read a couple of books for the Postal Reading Challenge. However, strictly speaking, they didn't really fit the criteria so I'm not going to count them in my numbers for the challenge.

1. "Going Postal" by Nathan Millward (ISBN 9780733328060)Very promising postal-related title. A young man travels overland (mostly) from ( Read more... )

A second book for the Postal Reading Challenge.

It's "Letters From Aceh", edited by Dennise Rao (ISBN 1921030429)It's almost a picture book, featuring reproductions of letters written by Indonesian school children in the aftermath of the tsunami in Banda Aceh in 2004. Most of the initial letters were written by students of the Jakarta ( Read more... )

Having made a list of books on my shelves that might be appropriate for the Postal Reading Challenge, the first book I've read is a library book!

It's "Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter", edited by Carole Wilkinson (ISBN 9781921167386)It's a children's book that summarises and explains the background behind bushranger Ned Kelly's famous letter ( Read more... )

Inspired by womble's blog post, I've decided to join the Postal Reading Challenge.


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