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The Lightning Tree
The Lightning Tree | Emily Woof
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United Kingdom circa the 1980s—Ursula and Jerry find themselves surrounded by hip hairdos and dominating parents. The future looks bleak if they do not change their lives dramatically. Both are itching to escape their current lives and engage with the wider world. Ursula’s work as a teacher takes her far away to India to instruct disabled children, while Jerry accepts a scholarship to Magdalen College—but only to “highlight the absurdity of privilege.” Their written exchanges are deep, political, and full of irony. All the while, Jerry stays committed to Ursula in mind but not in body, questioning their relationship and the nature of their love.
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Emmalibby
The Lightning Tree | Emily Woof
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Mehso-so

I feel a little bad about putting this book as so-so because it was probably a little better than that. I'd probably give it a 3/3.5 I liked the 80s setting and she wrote the love story well but it felt like I could just put the book down and not finish it. Crossed off my #booksetinthedecadeyouwereborn for #popsugarchallenge and #bookwithacolourfulcover for #litsyreadingchallenge.

#whatireadin2018 #readingchallenge #fiction #pop18 #lrc

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mrldg
Lightning Tree | Emily Woof
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An English love/lost-love story, in a family with secrets and trauma.

Twocougs Just bought that. Looking forward to it! 8y
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