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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Mailbox Monday and In my Mailbox November 22nd 2010


This is my first foray into Mailbox Monday meme and I am not sure whether I am getting it right.

"Mailbox Monday" is the brainchild of Marcia at The Printed Page.

Mailbox Monday is now on a blog tour.


This month's host is Knitting and Sundries. Visit every week this month to see links to the latest and greatest books arriving in mailboxes! Be aware, though, visiting can lead to book envy and toppling TBR piles! There are giveaways also on her site so please go visit.


December's host will be Lady Q at Let Them Read Books! So be certain to stop by her blog and show her some love!

"In My Mailbox" is hosted by The Story Siren

Every week we'll post about what books we have that week (via your mailbox/library/store bought)! Everyone that agrees to participate will try to visit each other's list and leave comments! Everyone is welcome to join! You can join at anytime and you DO NOT have to participate every week.

My mailbox is very small this week and totally dependent on my library at Carnegie in Melbourne. The first up is




Holy Fools revolves around Juliet, one time acrobat and star performer of a circus troupe led by her lover, Guy LeMerle. Betrayed by him and pregnant with child, she seeks refuge in a nunnery off the Brittany coast and becomes Soeur Auguste. When the abbess dies, an 11-year old girl, niece of a powerful bishop, is appointed the new abbess. She arrives accompanied by LeMerle, disguised as a priest. As the two wield their evil upon the nunnery, Juliet must protect herself and her daughter. This novel is being hailed as one of Joanne Harris's best. Asian Review of Books says, "If you enjoy history, intrigue and characters who dance to life from the page, you'll enjoy Holy Fools






This is also known as Death in the Morning. This is one of the book reviews that came up. The book came up as a recommendation on a book blog.


It's a glorious spring morning in the village of Ashthorpe. Birds are singing, and sunlight is dancing on the river, where Mry Gedge's dress drifts lazily in the shallows and flowers mingle in her hair. The scene is so altogether lovely that some locals think dreamily of Ophelia, drowned for love of noble Hamlet. Chief Inspector Quantrill, though, has little patience for that kind of self-indulgence; he's got a murder to solve. And with a passionless marriage, a job that centers mostly on recovering stolen pigs, and the certain knowledge that he's missed his best chance for romance, he's something of a prisoner of pragmatism. Mary Gedge may indeed have died for love of the wrong man, but in his muddy English market town, that man is unlikely to be a prince of Denmark.


Please go and link up!

19 comments:

  1. Enjoy! These are both new to me. Happy reading!

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  2. Oh, I have Holy Fools, but have not read it. I hope I get to read your review soon.

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  3. Holy Fools sounds good! Enjoy your week :)

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  4. those look great- and i think you're doing fine with mailbox monday! :-)

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  5. Welcome to Mailbox Monday!Holy Fools looks great- enjoy!

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  6. Welcome to Mailbox Monday! Your books sound intriguing. Hope you enjoy them. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  7. I'm not familiar with either of those books. I hope they're both great.

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  8. I haven't heard of those books yet. Thanks for your recommendation for The Widow's Season. I looked it up on Goodreads and it sounds great!

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  9. Holy Fools sounds interesting! Look forward to your review.

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  10. Enjoy your books. They look great.

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  11. These both are new to me titles and both sound very good. I'll be watching for your reviews.

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  12. I had not heard of Holy Fools but it sounds so interesting! Happy reading!

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  13. Both of these books look and sound wonderful! Thanks so much for linking up! I'll definitely be back to visit some more!

    Julie @ Knitting and Sundries

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  14. Lots of lovely reviews here on your blog. No library there in Sri Lanka?

    I'm a new follower!

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  15. Welcome to Mailbox Monday! These books sound interesting, so I'll keep an eye out for your reviews.

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  16. Looks like a couple of good ones. Enjoy!

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