Comments on: The Book Launch at Christ Church https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 04 May 2012 20:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Seb https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-46759 Fri, 04 May 2012 20:44:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-46759 I wish I lived in London. So much going on. Congratulations on the book, I will get a copy.

Good Books

]]> By: Alison Odell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-41281 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:46:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-41281 Thank you for signing Mavis Bullwinkle’s book without her having to queue, she had been poorly and did not want to stand out in the cold! I see she’s here again on the book launch photos!

Great website – Mavis has her own copy of the book but I’m going to get one too!

Your work has created much interest in Alderton Northamptonshire (where we live) as all the villagers here know Mavis well. We are holding her 80th birthday party here in May.

Alison Odell

Niece to Mavis Bullwinkle

]]> By: jon medley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40368 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:22:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40368 Thank you so much for the invitation, and apologies to have missed such a wonderful occasion; congratulations on the success of the book.

]]> By: Anne Forster https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40288 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:09:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40288 It looks to have been a wonderful evening. I so wished i could have been there but distance and work made this impossible. Perhaps you could consider a small tour around the UK !

My copy of the book arrived today and I know I’ll have a great time reading again all the stories from the past two years. I have been a follower since nearly the beginning and it will be lovely to revisit the people and places you have written about .

More power to your writing/typing hand. Well done GA

]]> By: Max https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40254 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:04:43 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40254 Hi there…just a reminder if you want to bring a few copies of yr excellent book down to Freedom Bookshop sometime…

]]> By: CHC https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40210 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:50:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40210 I am finally catching up on my Spitalfields reading — business trips cut into the more important things in life. I wasn’t able to be in London for the party — but like all the commenters here, I send you thanks (again) for all the wonderful stories and people you have given us in the last two years. Long may you write, long may you share, so that no matter where in the world we are, we can share your beautiful city and your most particular, real world, the neighborhood of the East End. And I just ordered my copy of the book and I can hardly wait for it to be here!!! All the best, always, CHC

]]> By: Hardy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40204 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:12:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40204 Heartfelt thanks for making my move to this area and community so rewarding. And what a great party in the church. Your generosity of spirit is changing our lives … the cakes and ale went down well too.

]]> By: Wendy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40172 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:57:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40172 So much love & friendship! Truly a testament to the work you have done. I’m so sorry I could not have been in London for the party. I am also jealous of those who got to catch a glimpse of you. Maybe one day! Wonderful that in this internet age, people have responded to your request for secrecy – hard to believe in a way.

]]> By: Herry Lawford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40142 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:18:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40142 This was a magical evening; unique in book publishing terms and probably the largest gathering of notable locals and far-flung well-wishers ever assembled in Spitalfields for any purpose. We were bound for an unforgettable evening by the power of the Gentle Author’s vision through which he has illuminated the stories of a place and its people in the most sensitive and yet enlivening way, and one which, through the power of the internet, has instantly reached diverse people across the world. The book itself is a triumph of design and deserves to be the godfather of many other collections of blog pieces that one hopes could sometimes be opened on one’s knee.

A few more photos of the evening can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/herry/sets/72157629133358626/

]]> By: Evie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/05/the-book-launch-at-christ-church/#comment-40117 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:58:35 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=57388#comment-40117 I know I sent you a message before you posted this piece – I just had to thank you right away for a wonderful evening. It was lovely to read hear of your experience of the event. Like you, we found ourselves approaching the church just as the bells started ringing. It was such a nice touch. Although I bought your book on the night, I’m looking out for it in bookshops and if they haven’t got it I’m suggesting they should!

Thank you again for a memorable evening and best wishes for the next 25 years of Spitalfields Life.

Evie & Nigel

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