Foreign editions are odd animals...

They come home late, and dishevelled, and looking vaguely shifty, and refuse to tell you where they've been all this time.

One of mine arrived today. TODAY. October 16, two thousand and EIGHT. This edition was published back in 2007 - and it turns up on my doorstep now, like a prodigal child.

Ah well. It's the Brazillian edition. I guess it stayed for the Carnival and got a little hung over and thought it would sleep it off and it all took a little longer than anticipated...

(Still. Always exciting. Welcome home, Rio Rita.)