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Th_ B_ach
So, guess what? I’m currently doing a writing course! It’s long overdue; I wish I’d done it a long time ago. But I’m doing it now, and I love it, and it’s great, and I love it, and I wish it would...
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The Lost Man – Jane Harper (book review)
Hello! And welcome to a new book review. One I was planning to publish last week, allowing you plenty of time to adjust your Christmas shopping and wish lists accordingly. Oops. Life is a tricky little...
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The Librarian of Auschwitz – Antonio Iturbe (translated by Lilit Zekulin...
I read The Librarian of Auschwitz in January. Review spoiler alert: it’s incredible. It floored me. I immediately wrote this review, then immediately thought that it didn’t do justice to the book. So...
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I Love My Mum Because – book review and GIVEAWAY!
Every Father’s Day, my kids get their dad a book about how awesome he is. Sometimes it’s an interactive book, one to which they’ve added photos or drawings. Sometimes it’s a song. Sometimes it’s just a...
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25 years
Today marks 25 years since my dad died. 25 years. As recently as four years ago, I wouldn’t have expected this day to hit me this hard. I knew it would hurt, and that I’d miss him. But, growing up,...
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Lucky number 13
The number 13. For some, it’s an unlucky number. For others, an ironic take-that-superstition lucky number. For me, it’s neither. But it’s an important one nonetheless. Through no fate or design, the...
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25 years without you
In February, my family reached a milestone. The kind you don’t want to reach. 25 years since my father died. I wrote some words back then, and you can read them all here. Those words included mention...
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Book Review: I Give My Marriage a Year – Holly Wainwright
I jumped up and down when this book arrived. My husband took one look at the cover, arched an eyebrow, and asked, “Should I be worried?” No, he shouldn’t be. I’m planning to give my marriage a...
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Book review: The Two Lost Mountains – Matthew Reilly
I seem to have developed a book review theme: books that make me jump up and down in excitement upon arrival. The latest was I Give My Marriage a Year. This time, it’s The Two Lost Mountains. (And,...
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Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams
I saw this book months ago (between lockdowns), and bought it instantly. I hadn’t heard about it. I didn’t know anything about it. It had me at dictionary. And lost words. And when I got home and...
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