tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post4933425343326836041..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Window cleaner steals literary greats' letters from Booker judge Rick GekoskiBeattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-67819604677026634692011-09-28T08:22:21.844+13:002011-09-28T08:22:21.844+13:00I recall Rick Gekoski telling his audience at a li...I recall Rick Gekoski telling his audience at a literary lunch in Wellington,how he lost over half of his treasured book collection in a marriage settlement and when he recovered from the sorrow he realised he'd been freed up and didn't miss the books as much as he expected - perhaps there's a theme going on here (some hidden moral in the story of a book collector) :)maggie@at-the-bay.comhttp://www.maggieraineysmith.comnoreply@blogger.com