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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE on eBay before the ink was dry – but publishers have not been adverse to maximising internet potential themselves: whenever there was a lull in proceedings, Charley Boorman happily signed extra copies that were earmarked to be sold over the internet and by mail order as collectibles. At a signing by Rita Marley (promoting her book about her life and marriage to Bob Marley), two rather-large security men prowled the line of expectant fans, informing us that Rita would not (and that was a very definite not) be signing anything other than copies of her book. This rather upset the plans of about 90% of the queue, judging by the number of album sleeves, tour posters and flags in abundance and frankly seemed a tad churlish, bearing in mind that she was surely only able to get the book published due to having lived and sung with one of the twentieth-century’s most important musicians. I wonder what would have happened if the entire queue had said "fair do" and gone down the pub instead. But of course the large men won; I and most others, duly paid £16-99 for the book, got it signed and kept our Wailers’ CD booklets in our pockets. So I guess we'll buy the books we want, for whatever reasons we want and, if the mood takes us, put the cream on the cake with an autograph. The price of a signature is whatever we choose to pay and it is generally a genuine pleasure to meet someone whose work you admire, be they author or television personality. I was ever-so-pleased when my wife bought tickets to see Michael Palin reading extracts from the latest instalment of his autobiography at the Oxford Playhouse. I was even more-so-pleased to find out that our "special" ticket included an hour in The Green Room, where we would get to meet Michael; "we" turning out to be about fifty souls who'd paid "upwards" of the normal price for this privilege. Forty-nine normal people and one carrying a Tesco's bag bulging with "Around The World..", "Pole To Pole" et al and a Python book. My wife was not impressed. "Will you put that bag down," she hissed repeatedly as we loitered self-consciously near the bar, pretending not to watch as Michael professionally "worked" the room. When he finally made his way to our neck of the woods, he was apologetic about how long he'd taken: "Sorry to keep you waiting" he said, smiling and perhaps noticing the large bag propped up on the bar. "Don't worry," I replied, "I once waited forty-five minutes for Francesca Simon...." Which is, I believe, where we came in. 36 Nicholas John Nicholas John will be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festval as part of the Gloucester Writers' Network event on Tuesday 11 <strong>October</strong> 7.30pm. (Event no. L182 Montpellier Gardens) COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE 20 High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh 01608 652666 email: cotsbookstore@tiscali.co.u NEWS A big thank you to all those who attended our recent signings for Panama Oxridge, Rebecca Tope and Phil Rickman. We’d love to hear from you when you’ve read Thyme Running Out. REVIEWS Netherwood by Jane Sanderson Paperback at £6.99 This is a tale of two very different Yorkshire families a century ago, one headed by a miner, the other by Lord Hoyland, the mine owner. When young, beautiful, Eve Williams is widowed and faces ruin she finds that her skills as a baker are her salvation and that of her family and many of her friends. Though Eve holds centre-stage with her friends and family, Lord Hoyland and his are also star and both strands of the plot are told equally well. There seems little to challenge Eve’s rise ever upward to success and new love so this is a happy read which should not have been my cup of tea . However, it was, and good, Yorkshire tea at that. Perfect for Downton Abbey fans. The Very Picture of you by Isabel Wolff Paperback at £7.99 Though this is normally the sort of book I’d not pick up, when I received it as a proof, I decided to give it a go. I’ll confess that I quite enjoyed it. Young, very single, Ella is a portrait artist who has painted many famous figures and can command a large fee. However, it is a portrait requested by her sister that causes her the biggest problem. The two main themes are this painting (the portrait of her sister’s future husband) and the unexpected and unwanted contact with her father who left the family when Ella was still a child. Though the central love story was given away by the blurb (don’t do that people!) and the truth about Ella’s missing father was rather telegraphed it was the atmosphere of the portrait sessions that made this book worth reading. The painting sessions and the conversations between sitters and artist seemed very real and I suspect that the author paints or spent many hours observing an artist at work. A light, enjoyable, if predictable romance. This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel Hardback at £12.99 It is eighteenth century Geneva and young Victor Frankenstein feels himself unfavourably compared to his twin, Konrad. However, when Konrad falls seriously ill, Victor embarks on a dangerous journey through the dark arts to save him. With him on his adventures come friend Henry and beautiful cousin Elizabeth. Soon his passion to save his brother conflicts with his growing love for Elizabeth for she and Konrad are betrothed. Though I initially worried that it was following the ‘vampire trail’ (seeing like a wolf and hot breaths come into it) the author kept to what he does best, that is, writing a great adventure yarn for youngsters with the stirrings of young love included. A duology, this and I look forward to part two.
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