Trollkarlens hatt
by Tove Jansson
Title in English: Finn Family Moomintroll

For the A-Z reading challenge.
Swedish
158 pages
Alfabeta
ISBN: 91-501-0479-9
First line: En grå morgon föll den första snön över Mumindalen.
Back cover blurb:
Den här berättelsen börjar med trolldom en tidig vårmorgon och slutar en varm augustinatt som aldrig kommer att glömmas i Mumindalen. Däremellan ligger Mumintrollets långa sommar, full av [...]

Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, A-Z Reading Challenge, Adventure, Children's lit, Fantasy, Swedish | 1 Comment »

Kometen kommer
by Tove Jansson
Title in English: Comet in Moominland

For the A-Z reading challenge.
Swedish
150 pages
AWE/Gebers
ISBN: 91-20-07546-4
First line: Samma morgon som mumintrollets pappa fick bron över floden färdig gjorde det lilla djuret Sniff en upptäckt.
Back cover blurb:
Sommaren är som den brukar i Mumintrollets dal, varm och full av hemliga möjligheter.
Det lilla djuret Sniff har hittat en [...]

Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Love
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Flying Colours (part of the Admiral Hornblower Omnibus)
by CS Forester

For the End of Year Mini Challenge and the Seafaring Challenge.
English
155 pages
Penguin Books
ISBN: 0-14-011940-X (for the whole Omnibus)
First line: Captain Hornblower was walking up and down along the sector of the ramparts of Rosas, delimited by two sentries with loaded muskets, which the commandant had [...]

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by Love
Filed under: Adventure, B, Classics, English, Historical, Personal challenges, Seafaring Challenge | 2 Comments »

Stardust
by Neil Gaiman

English
214 pages
Headline Review
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3755-2
First line: There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart’s Desire.
Back cover blurb:
In the sleepy English countryside at the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall. Young Tristan Thorn has lost his heart to the [...]

Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by Love
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Kydd
by Julian Stockwin

For the Seafaring Challenge.
English
440 pages
Coronet Books
ISBN: 0-340-79474-7
First line: ‘The Honourable Member for Molton.’
Back cover blurb:
Guns. Guts. Courage. Discipline. Death.
The year is 1793. Europe is ablaze with war and men are urgently needed to man the ships. Press-ganged off the streets of Guildford, young wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd must learn the harsh realities [...]

Posted on November 11th, 2007 by Love
Filed under: Adventure, C, English, Historical, Seafaring Challenge | 2 Comments »

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
by Diana Gabaldon

English
504 pages
Century
ISBN: 978-1-844-13201-0
First line: To the best of Lord John Grey’s knowledge, stepmothers as depicted in fiction tended to be venal, evil, cunning, homicidal, and occasionally cannibalistic.
Back cover blurb:
It’s 1758 and Europe is in turmoil — the Seven Years War is taking hold and London [...]

Posted on November 9th, 2007 by Love
Filed under: Adventure, B, English, GLBT interest, Historical, Mystery | No Comments »