And there it was
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51819)
St. Catharines, Ontario
April 24, 2023 9:38am CST
A friend gave me a stack of books, and I've been working my way through them. Yesterday, I started on The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys, and it began to sound familiar. I said to myself, "I know I've read this before."
I looked through all my bookcases and couldn't find it. But I know I've read it and it doesn't seem to be a book I would discard any time soon. I kept looking and looking and finally it popped up on top of my History of Art row of books. I have no idea how it got there.
So now I have two copies of this book, both first editions; one in paperback and one in hardcover. Do I keep them both?
Sometimes, we amaze ourselves by finding something we're looking for in the weirdest places.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 23
They're both in great condition and about the same size.
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@DaddyEvil (174478)
• United States
24 Apr 23
All of our books got moved out to plastic totes in our garage when we moved into this house and I switched to ebooks. We just don't have room for them in the house.
I'm glad you found your other copy of that book... I'd keep both copies.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 23
@DaddyEvil But why would I give them to you to keep in a leaky garage?
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@DaddyEvil (174478)
• United States
25 Apr 23
@BarBaraPrz Yes. The garage leaks and I don't want my books damaged.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 23
I like to let some time go between re-readings of any book.
