Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The book that changed Helen's life

Book Aid International is sponsoring an Online Charity Auction to raise money for their work in sub-Saharan Africa, taking place on eBay between 13 and 27 October.
Book Aid International

Various celebrities from the literary and political world have donated the book they feel changed their lives, and signed and inscribed it.

Helen Mirren has signed a copy of "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky.

Other contributors include Iain Banks, Sir Richard Branson, Cherie Booth, David Cameron, Robbie Coltrane, David Dimbleby, Sebastian Faulks, Julian Fellowes, Frederick Forsyth, Michael Howard, Sir David Jason, Boris Johnson, Gary Lineker, Dick King-Smith, Meera Syal, and Twiggy. Visit and click on the "News" tab for more info

The auction takes place at  

If you want to learn more about the book that Helen says changed her life, and for those unlucky enough not to win the auction, you can read and/or purchase Suite Francaise from Amazon.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

To Helen's friend Geraldine:

'When we know better we do better.'

This book changed Helen's life.

For me it was 'Playing for Time' with Fania Fenelon, Marcelle Routier.