Booklover Mailbox – Rosy Thornton and Jay Baker

Ninepins by Rosy Thornton

Two arrivals for me this week, one the old-fashioned way and one via email, both for review:

NINEPINS by Rosy Thornton

(Amazon)

Deep in the Cambridgeshire fens, Laura is living alone with her 12-year old daughter Beth, in the old tollhouse known as Ninepins. She’s in the habit of renting out the pumphouse, once a fen drainage station, to students, but this year she’s been persuaded to take in 17-year-old Willow, a care-leaver with a dubious past, on the recommendation of her social worker, Vince. Is Willow dangerous or just vulnerable? It’s possible she was once guilty of arson; her mother’s hippy life is gradually revealed as something more sinister; and Beth is in trouble at school and out of it. Laura’s carefully ordered world seems to be getting out of control.

With the tension of a thriller, Ninepins explores the idea of family, and the volatile and changing relationships between mothers and daughters, in a landscape that is beautiful but – as they all discover – perilous.

Mr Something by Jay BakerMR SOMETHING by Jay Baker

(Amazon)

Isaac Ward knows that a man should obey the law, protect his country, do what’s right. But when an improbable corpse leads to an impossible device, these duties collide head on – and only one can win. Dreaming of changing the world for the better, Isaac takes the device for himself. This is his chance to do something. Be someone. But he has his work cut out for him. The world is big, stubborn, and not so easily changed – and before he can even try, he has another, far more pressing problem. How to stay alive. Mr. Something is a fast-moving and provocative adventure story, ranging from the towers of San Francisco to the villages of Malawi. It examines duty, significance, and one of the world’s greatest issues: the one billion human beings living – and dying – in extreme poverty.

 

I really enjoyed Rosy Thornton’s last novel The Tapestry of Love and my mum has her eye on this copy of Ninepins sitting in my To-Be-Reviewed Pile already.

The very original premise of Mr Something has certainly caught my attention and it is rating very well on Amazon so far.

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

 

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Posted by Joanne P on Apr 29th, 2012 and is filed under Acquisitions.

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  • Mystica April 29, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Am eagerly awaiting my copy of Ninepins

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  • kimba88 April 29, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I am looking forward to your review of Ninepins since the author is new to me. I will also ck out The Tapestry of Love..since you liked it so much. You can read my news on The Sunday Post

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  • Yvonne@FictionBooks April 29, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Hi Jo,

    I billion people living and dying in poverty …. ‘Mr. Something’ sounds like a storyline a bit too close to home right now, although not something that I shall be rushing out to buy.

    On the other hand, the ‘Rosy Thornton’ sounds great and has already been added to my wish list. I too have read ‘The Tapestry Of Love’ and thought it was brilliant.

    Thanks for a great find for me this week.

    Yvonne

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  • Kathryn April 29, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Hmm, Ninepins sounds intriguing. Hope you enjoy it and also Mr Something.

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  • bermudaonion (Kathy) April 29, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    I know a lot of people who’ve The Tapestry of Love so I suspect you’ll enjoy Ninepins. Mr. Something should be good too. Enjoy your new books!

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  • Kathy Martin April 30, 2012 at 12:05 am

    These book sound very intriguing. I hope you enjoy them. I do two new books posts each week. I showcase my new YA and Middle Grade books at Ms. Martin Teaches Media. I spotlight new adult books at Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!

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  • Booketta April 30, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Nice covers on those books which I have not come across at all.

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  • Cindy's Love of Books April 30, 2012 at 9:42 am

    Those are new to me titles. Thanks so much for linking your blog to the IMM post. I had so much fun coming and reading your blog. Happy reading :)

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  • Diana Leigh April 30, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Ninepins…I’m very intrigued by the blurb. I have another Rosy Thornton novel in my TBR pile – The Tapestry of Love.

    Enjoy your books!
    My mailbox post.

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  • Diane@BibliophilebytheSea April 30, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Not familiar with these titles, but hope they are great reads.

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  • Mary (Bookfan) April 30, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    I’ve read two of Rosy Thornton’s novels and loved them.

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  • Mrsqbookaddict01 April 30, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    These are both new to me, I hope you enjoy all of them! Happy reading.

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  • mary Ann Langan May 1, 2012 at 1:21 am

    Ninepins sounds interesting.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/04/mailbox-monday_30.html

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