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[meganbmoore]

 Some "possibly to check out later" results of a brief random fit of restlessness and access to amazon.com, pretty much to remind myself to check them out at some point, though any opinions are always welcome(why do you think I always post book lists?)  Mostly upcoming YA fantasy.

Fate - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Golden - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set - Garth Nix
The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Raine Benares, Book 1) - Lisa Shearin
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater
Book of Shadows: Book One (Sweep) - Cate Tiernan
In the Serpent's Coils (Hallowmere) - Tiffany Trent

*also notes that the MMPBs of the second and third of Michelle Sagara's Elentra books just came out*

Also, has anyone seen Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day?  it's one of those I meant to catch in theaters but never did, and I don't remember anyone ever commenting on it.

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[anime-babble.livejournal.com]

I watched Miss Pettigrew and I own the novel. Both are good, but I prefer the book overall.

Which reminds me, I have to get the DVD!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I didn't know there was a novel. I think the question is...book first, or movie?

(One thing I noticed is that the book description says she gets sent to Amy Adams's place by accident, but in the movie, she clearly sneakily snatches the listing after being told she was screwed.)

[(Anonymous)]

Yup! Published by Persephone books, a company I LOVE, because they are dedicated to reprinting largely forgotten and out-of-print novels by women in the 20th centurary. Their back-list of titles makes me DROOL. Miss Pettigrew was one of their big commercial successes and I think it's safe to say that without them reprinting it, the movie would never have been made.

The book and the movie have very different focuses though. The movie emphasis is on the romantic choices and relationships, while the book is much more about the family and close friendships that women development with each other. I tend to like the latter, so I preferred the book. But the movie was very good too.

[anime-babble.livejournal.com]

UGH. Forgot to sign in. That was me.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

yeah, the book sounds really good, and the movie like fun fluff.

So, what does their backlist look like?

[anime-babble.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head, there's a book on it by the mother of Eva Ibbotson (which I always mean to get, but am putting off, because it does sound a little depressing) and some novels by Monica Dickinson which are fun. You can google them and get the full list. The only problem with the publishing company is that it's based in Britain, and you can't always get all their titles in America.