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Welcome to the gang!

I am not a new member but I have loads of facts ~ 1. I have been married for 12 years. 2. At the start of our marriage, my husband and I lived in different countries, and only saw each other once a month. 3. I am the same age as Pink Floyd ~ 'Dark side of the moon' album. 4. I am dyscalculic (difficulty in learning or comprehending mathematics), I did not find out until I was 19, as you can imagine I hated maths at school. 5. My hair is getting long and looks fantastic!

Kylie, I am so glad you are enjoying 'The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear' and you don't need to thank you, it was recommended to me by someone else, happy reading

Welcome to the gang Tel

Happy reading when you do Anika

Great review Lexie, 'Coraline' sounds great

Can I just say... thanks for the info Stephanie

Enjoy Fi & Joe

Thanks Charm, Kylie, Frankie

Thanks everyone

Hi Perky, how are you? I love the series too, the dates on amazon are now ~ 21 Jan 2010 (as you mentioned Perky) 27 Oct 2009!!! (but only to buy from private sellers!)

Thanks Charm!

I am so glad you enjoy it Lexie

I finished 'The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank' by Ellen Feldman ~ Started: 08.11.09 ~ Finished: 10.11.09 and its also my 100th book read! Click here for review

The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman Synopsis ~ What if the boy in hiding with Anne Frank survived and reinvented himself after the war, as he swore in the diary to do? On February 16,1944, Anne Frank recorded in her diary that Peter, whom she at first disliked but eventually came to love, had confided in her that if he got out alive, he would reinvent himself entirely. This is the story of what might have happened if the boy in hiding survived to become a man. Peter arrives in America, the land of self-creation; he flourishes in business, marries, and raises a family. He thrives in the present, plans for the future, and has no past. But when The Diary of a Young Girl is published to worldwide acclaim and gives rise to bitter infighting, he realises the cost of forgetting. Based on extensive research of Peter van Pels and the strange and disturbing life Anne Frank's diary took on after her death, this is a novel about the memory of death, the death of memory, and the inescapability of the past. A quote from ‘The Boy who loved Anne Frank’ ~ ‘We have records of what happened to all the inhabitants of the secret annex except Peter’ ~ a tour guide of the Anne Frank House, January 1994. Prior to his death Peter van Pels was a prisoner in Auschwitz along with Otto Frank until Peter decided to take his chances and go on the death to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, the camp’s records show that Peter arrived at the camp on the 25th January 1945. Four days later, he was placed in an outdoor labour group. On April 11, 1945, Peter was sent to the sick barracks. His exact death date is unknown but the International Red Cross designated it as May 2, 1945. Mauthausen was liberated three days later on May 5, 1945 by 23 men from the 11th Armoured Division of the US Third Army. ~ Information source: Wikipedia. ‘The Boy who loved Anne Frank’ tells the story of Peter van pels, also known as Peter van Daan in ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ and what if he had survived the war. The story begins with Peter seeing a doctor because he has lost his voice, he does not understand why he has lost his voice but as the story progresses you find out why, as hard as he tries to forget, Peter cannot leave his time in annexe in the past, his experiences following his liberation. Peter struggles with himself, he hides his true self, he will not speak to his wife, as time goes on, the situation becomes worse for Peter, as ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ is released, then to the stage show and finally, the film, Peter begins to question his past, and begins to face it. I had a lot of sympathy for Peter, he was so unhappy, angry, he misses his parents, in some ways he has lost his identify, at times, I wished that Peter would speak to his wife, tell her who he was. I found this book to be very insightful, a lot of research has went into the reactions regards Anne’s diary, the questions raised towards Otto Frank, the family of Fritz Pfeffer, it showed that there is more to the members of the annexe, the lost of so many lives, the ripple effect of loss and the questions raised from it. I found at times the questions concerning Anne where slightly unfair, the people who complained and found problems seem to forget that she was a teenager in unusual circumstances. Highly recommended.

I finished reading 'The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank' by Ellen Feldman, which was a good read and I am still reading 'The Wind~up Bird Chronicle' by Haruki Murakami And I ordered from amazon today ~ 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' by Jon Ronson 'The Heretic's Daughter' by Kathleen Kent 'Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank' by Evelyn Julia Kent 'I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President' by Josh Lieb

I just finished 'The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank' by Ellen Feldman, its about Peter van Pels (Peter van Daan in the diary of Anne Frank) and what would have happened if he had survived the war, its insightful, especially Otto and Anne.

I was the same Mia, surely Marlon saw Sally just standing there, she is a piece of work isn't she? I think Sandy and Moira are not that sure of her. I can't wait to see Nathan getting his comeuppance, here is a small taster ~ Click here

And the way that Kumiko reacted to the toilet paper/peppers, is a sign of their marriage beginning to go to wrong, even though Toru has no clue

Here goes ~ No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!

Great review Kate, I really enjoyed this one, very funny

Is it The Princess Bride?