Our local high school ran a garage sale this morning, in aid of the Canterbury quake, selling books retired from their library along with baking made by the students yesterday. The sale started a 8 am and as my daughter had volunteered to look after one of the tables, I went down with her to see what I could find.
I came out with an armload of great books, including:
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (I'd been on the look out for a copy for a while now),
The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot (as recommended to me by my fellow councillor and well known veterinarian Brian Mason),
How the Whale Became by Ted Hughes and The Trial of Minnie Dean by J.O.P. Watt which looks to be a very interesting read.
I finally found someone with the entire 'Moomin' collection, none of which I have read and I've arranged to borrow those when time permits. I've heard great things about them, though they seem very foreign (which of course, they are!).
I left the pin wheels and scones there for hungrier customers. and came home to leaf through my finds.
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