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Co-incidence Authority

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GrandmaH Sat 21-Sept-13 16:13:36

by JW Ironmonger.
I got a message from World book Night about this book. It is a new book so not in library yet. I read the first chapter online & it does sound good but before I shelve out cash for it, I wondered if anyone has read it??

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gracesmum Sat 21-Sept-13 16:15:23

Never heard of it. Can you tell us more?

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GrandmaH Mon 23-Sept-13 19:38:38

Not a lot- if you go onto World Book Club website you can read the first chapter about a small girl being abandoned at a funfair & subsequently adopted.
I heard him on Radio 4 last week but he wasn't talking about his book ( I forget what the programme was about- I only caught the end of it.)
I believe it is all about how co-incidences change lives etc.
It sounded interesting.

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Notso Mon 23-Sept-13 20:02:57

A bit more info....

www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/i/j-w-ironmonger/coincidence-authority.htm

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GrandmaH Wed 25-Sept-13 15:43:09

Thank you, Notso. I am going to give it a go now I know a bit more about it. watch this space!

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GrandmaH Sun 13-Oct-13 14:28:07

I actually got the book from the library- I was the first person to read it. I will now get it on Kindle as I will want to read it again sometime.
All I can say is that no housework was done, the ironing looked at me accusingly & I just sat & read!
I loved the book- some of it was hard to take- child soldiers in Uganda etc. but I found the whole story magical.
The author is a world authority on leeches- I think he should concentrate on writing from now on!
I hope the library gets more copies soon as I really want to do this with my reading group.
Read this book!

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