Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly
anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on
your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. My pick is one that will be released next week and seems to have just enough quirkiness to score big with me:
Europa Editions
Publication Date: April 24, 2012
(originally published in 1986)
In 1904, six-year-old Polly Flint is sent to live
with her aunt’s in a house by the sea. Orphaned shortly thereafter,
Polly will spend the next eighty years stranded in this quiet corner of
the world as 20th century rages in the background. Throughout it all
Polly returns again and again to the story of Robinson Crusoe, who,
marooned like her, fends off the madness of isolation with imagination.
I thought the words fending off the madness of isolation rather frightening.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that the "imagination" will lead to humor-filled situations -- hope so anyway.
ReplyDeleteHmmm....kind of sounds like obsession to me, which could definitely be interesting.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting read
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by the synopsis. Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Diane.
ReplyDeleteInteresting approach to revisiting a classic. It definitely appeals to me.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds pretty good!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds rather interesting, and I would love to learn the connection between Polly and Caruso. Great choice today!
ReplyDeleteOh, I so love the sound of this one! Lately I've been drawn to this time period (and the 1920s). I like the idea of a saga that takes us through many decades.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...and here's MY WOW POST
Sounds interesting!!
ReplyDeleteThe setting of this book sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, and one I'd never heard of.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmm, sounds kind of interesting in a strange way.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good. I'm going to add it to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteJane Gardam is one those writers I'm ashamed to have never read and wonder where exactly to begin. This reissue sounds like an interesting place to start. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
ReplyDeleteOooo looks awesome!! I'd do that with a reading of Robinson Crusoe which has been on my TBR list way too long.
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Now that sounds different and quirky!!
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