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Hi there! Good to see you on the forum again, even if I did miss you by several hours - LOL!

I'm so sorry to hear of your sad news. You and your family are in my thoughts. *hugs*

I'm so sorry about your Dad. My heart and thoughts are with you and your family. *hugs*

If it was long, then it was The Child Thief as it's the only full-length novel (black cover with a boy in black and red in a Christ-like pose on the front cover?). The other two are larger and of around 100 pages each.

Well, at the very least, the books look great on your coffee table as the artwork is so stunning. I love just looking at them, even when I'm not reading them.

You're welcome. I'm just hoping to infect the whole forum with Brom-itis now - LOL!

The Child Thief is Brom's first full-length novel and is really quite chunky. It is also illustrated, but not to the same extent as the other two. It explores the very dark side of the Peter Pan story and although I've only just started it I'm falling in love with it already.

I hope I have now FULLY infected you with Brom-itis and that you will now go out and get the only way to alleviate it - his books! Of course, it's not a cure and the addiction is sure to grow, but you can re-visit his books time and time again for a quick fix.

(it wouldn't let me do all of this in a single post!)

Re Brom:

I've only finished 2 of his 3 novels so far (The Plucker and The Devil's Rose) and I read them in that order (it's also publication order). I've just started The Child Thief.

The Plucker is, in many ways, more accessible than The Devil's Rose as it has a fairytale quality, even though it's incredibly dark and definitely NOT for children (it's rather scary to be honest!). It will always have a special place in my heart as it is how I cottoned on to Brom in the first place and I would definitely recommend it as the place to start as it really showcases both Brom's art and his mastery of words.

The Devil's Rose is altogether darker again and the artwork bleaker but still stunning.

Both of them are fully illustrated by Brom.

Happy birthday!

Hope you have a wonderful birthday.

You to - have a happy Hogmanay and all the best for 2010!

Happy happy happy happy birthday to you

Have a happy day today (have a happy day!)

Everybody here wishes you a happy birthday

Have a happy day today.

Are you one?

Are you two?

Are you three?

Are you four?

Are you five, six, seven, or maybe more?

BCF wishes you a happy birthday

With lots of birthday cards through your door.

Happy birthday!

(I'm sorry, we have CBeebies on and the birthday song just played so it's stuck in my head! Hope you have a great day!)

Hi Ronni, and welcome to the forum. I've moved your post to the "Has anybody read?" section where it might attract for replies.

I have changed your avatar and removed your profile pic as it promotes another webiste - you have already been warned about promotion. Any further instances will result in your being banned permanently.

Glad it got there safely and sorry it was late - it sat in my bag for 3 days and I thought I had already posted it (typical mumnesia!). Have a great Xmas!

Hope you have a wonderful birthday, Paula!

He occasionally very carefuly removes a bauble or two from the tree and hands them to us as gits, but that's all.

Have a great birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Hope you're having a great birthday!

Have a great birthday. I promise 30 doesn't hurt as much as people think it will. And if you find yourself bothered by the number, do what I did and say you're twenty-ten!

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