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Book Review | The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

Book Review | The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

Buy a copy of The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox today Rating 5 stars – this haunting novel is a real page turner Description In the middle of tending to the everyday business at her vintage-clothing shop and sidestepping her married boyfriend’s attempts at commitment, Iris Lockhart receives a stunning phone call: Her great-aunt Esme, whom she never knew existed, is being released from Cauldstone Hospital—where she has been locked...

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Book Review | March by Geraldine Brooks

Book Review | March by Geraldine Brooks

March: A Love Story in a Time of War – Buy this book Rating 5 stars – a powerful and moving experience Description As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the war, one man leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. Riveting and elegant as it is meticulously researched, March is an...

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Aside | A book abandoned… temporarily!

Aside | A book abandoned… temporarily!

I started reading Then We Came to the End last week and at first I really enjoyed it – it’s about an office and the things that happen on a daily basis – I could relate to some of the tales, and at one point was laughing out loud with tears running down my cheeks in the break out area at work. Then it just wasn’t working for me anymore… This weekend I haven’t read at all – which is weird since...

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Sunday Salon | The 342,745 Ways to Herd Cats Challenge

Sunday Salon | The 342,745 Ways to Herd Cats Challenge

Hello Saloners – do come in – it’s still quite early but I couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d get things ready for your visit today. It’s been a busy week here, I’ve picked up some new books, been gifted some book tokens, finished one book and started another – oh and found another challenge Let’s start with the challenge - I heard about this one from Dewey – and of course it was...

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