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Christmas presents from work

I know, it is a bit late to talk about Christmas presents, but I just wanted to share (and bloat about) the best Christmas presents you can get from your employer.
I work as a production editor at a small typesetting company, guiding author and publisher through the process from (usually finished) manuscript to a pdf-file that is sent to the printer. Working at a big firm might have it advantages, but so does working at a small company where you share the office with your boss.
Last year I received a card for unlimited cinema access for two full months. I do like going to the movies, but I ended up using the card only two times! This year me and my boyfriend moved away from the big city, increasing the distance between our house and the cinema even further. So my boss asked my if I would like something else for Chistmas this year. I replied that I really liked books, so maybe he could think of something involving those.
And he did!


I received a very heavy package including five books :D
  • The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion. A popular book about a scientist looking for true love, using a very detailed questionnaire.
  • Shirley, by Charlotte Brontë. She wrote this book after she wrote the very famous novel Jane Eyre (which I love). I hope I will enjoy this one as much!
  • Manhattan Beach, by Jennifer Egan. Already started this one. It is very different from what I usually read, so really helpful to get out of my reading comfort zone. A story set in America during the Second World War, about a girl looking for her missing father.
  • The only Story, by Julian Barnes. Heard a lot about the author, as a good friend of mine is some sort of fan, especially of his book England, England. Looking forward to read it! (I think it will be my next read)
  • Lampje, by Annet Schaap. This is a Dutch children's book, which is received very well, about the daughter of a lighthouse keeper.
Enough to read for the start of the year. You can expect a review of Manhattan Beach not to long from now.

P.S. If you're wondering about the blue stickers: that's a system my friend and me have to mark the books we haven't read yet.
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