I don't have many books here with me in Melbourne, most of my books still live on a bookshelf parent's house. With the exception of my textbooks I only brought a few books here with me (my dictionaries and one other) and the rest that I have now I've accumulated between then and now. Sadly it's not even as many books as it looks like as I have somehow amassed four copies of "Unpolished Gem" by Alice Pung a dear friend of mine; if you haven't read it you should, it's a really lovely book with just enough deviation from the main story with short yet hilariously funny anecdotes.
Sadly, however, my room, cosy as it is, has no book shelf, so my books have found a home on the top of my wardrobe accompanied by my novelty sized inhaler (that I kept because I love that it's the same inhaler that I use and my Winnie the Pooh and Graduation bears.
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'Unpolished Gem' hey? I think I want to read that - that's the second Alice Pung reference I've read this week, it must be a sign! Thank you for showing us your weighty shelf, Miss! xx
ReplyDeleteA shelf that isn't a shelf seems always to be the best sort of shelf!
ReplyDeleteBooks are so important aren't they? You can never have enough. I have read Unpolished Gem, it's a great read. xo
ReplyDeleteOh was the Amy Tan one good? I've picked that up a few times at the bookshop.
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