...so says Pingu...- a self-confessed book addict and book collector. She is quite the martinet when it comes to lending books. See what she has to say on the subject:
....Even when I very graciously, on very rare occasions, agree to lend someone a book; I, like a veritable pain in the neck, keep repeating my set of instructions on ‘How to Hold a Book While Reading.’
Yes, there are certain rules to be followed:
* The book must be covered in a temporary newspaper or brown paper cover.
* While reading the odd-numbered pages, one can/must hold...
