Well, this is it. The start and finish of my multiple hauls of the Borders closing down sale, carried out across many weeks. I just can’t bring myself to go down town now during my lunch hour; Borders was a great place to chill out, read and buy some great books. Here are my 17 titles, starting from the above picture:
Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto Always looking to read more Japanese fiction and haven’t read any of hers yet.
Tender is the Night by F.Scott Fitzgerald Gorgeous cover (silver and black) and a lovely edition.
Small Wars by Sadie Jones Still haven’t read The Outcast yet, but I love the cover of this.
Scandalous by Tilly Bagshawe Her books are light and a lot of fun (the sticker is for a free fake tan, UK only damn).
We Had it So Good by Linda Grant This got some very good reviews and was on my wishlist.
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Probably a good one to read soon with the Jane Eyre movie coming out, hope it’s enjoyable!
In the Kitchen by Monica Ali
Brick Lane was interesting, if not my favourite, but willing to have another go. This looks quite different to Brick Lane.
Fashion Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones & Anonymous These are light, funny and good to read when on call.
The Voyagers by Mardi McConnochie An Australian author, set in the war and looks good. Yes, that is ‘a love story’ underneath.
The Point of Rescue by Sophie Hannah Others have raved about her books, so I thought this would be a good time to try.
Hearts and Minds by Amanda Craig One on my wishlist from ages ago.
Ghost Writer by Robert Harris It has Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan on the front. ‘Nuff said.
The Marrowbone Marble Company by Glenn Taylor Another wishlist found.
Disco Boy by Dominic Knight I follow Dom (of Chaser infamy) on Twitter and he’s always funny.
Mr Rosenblum’s List by Natasha Solomons Would you believe I still haven’t read this?
Come Back to Me by Sara Foster Loved Beneath the Shadows, this book looks great too. And Perth gets a look in!
The Rainy Season by Myfanwy Jones Another wishlist from long ago!
Have you read any of these? What were your Borders finds?
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Sam Still Reading 
There’s no Borders near us here in Podunk, unfortunately. Looks like they had quite the closing sale. I’ve never read any of the books you got but I did recently read and review The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto. Have a great week, enjoy your new books and happy reading!
Oh, well I hope that you have some good bookstores that are staying open. I have The Lake but am still to read it.
Enjoy!
Thank you, I will!
Look at all those great books! Who can resist a sale on books? Enjoy
I can never resist a book sale. I’m so naughty!
You got so many good looking titles! Enjoy your new books!
It was many trips in the wind and rain, but completely worth it!
I didn’t visit any of the Borders sales. The stores that were most convenient for me closed earlier this year–oh well!
I read Wide Sargasso Sea in college and sadly, don’t remember much about it. Happy reading!
Hopefully I’ll remember a bit more of it then (although I’m hard pressed to remember the ending of the last book I read!). Have a good reading week!
Interesting haul, very eclectic. I read Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto years ago and really enjoyed it. Always meant to read more. Enjoy.
Thank you, I do have really diverse tastes in books!
What a mailbox! Happy reading!
Here is my Monday: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings post!
Thank you! It was a big one this week…I haven’t been as naughty since (and my bookshelves are full).
I LOVE the Fitzgerald cover!
It’s even better in real life, all silvery and sparkly.
I love the covers for your haul in your Mailbox. Amrita and Tender is the Night are dynamic for their simplistic graphics – very zen. Enjoy the reads and you are on my list of “Books I want to covet” 🙂
LOL, thank you! I’d love to get some more of the Fitzgerald ‘set’ but not really sure where to look now.
I have not yet gone to our Borders since they announced they are closing. I’m thinking they are pretty picked over by now. You found some great titles at yours. I may have to make a little trip to Borders this week.
Hope you made a trip – my local seemed to be getting more stock in from elsewhere and treasures just kept appearing. It looks so sad now, all closed up.
I absolutely loved Small Wars. Happy reading!
Oh good. Looking forward to it!
I stopped at my Borders on lunch but the checkout lines were so long I would have never made it back to work. Looks like you were able to choose from a nice selection.
The queues at my local were huge on the first day, but not too bad after that. I guess it helps that I take a later lunch break!
You picked up some great reads. So sad to say Goodbye to Borders!!
It is, isn’t it? I guess gone are the days of large bookstores 😦
Looking forward to hearing what you think of Wide Sargasso Sea, I’ve been meaning to read it for so long. Went to see the new Jane Eyre movie the other night and loved it, now I really must get around to picking up WSS!
I really must get to that – did you know Wide Sargasso Sea is a movie/TV series? (Browsing the ABC shop online)