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When God Was a Rabbit
When God Was a Rabbit: A Novel | Sarah Winman
This is a book about a brother and a sister. It's a book about secrets and starting over, friendship and family, triumph and tragedy, and everything in between. More than anything, it's a book about love in all its forms.In a remarkably honest and confident voice, Sarah Winman has written the story of a memorable young heroine, Elly, and her loss of innocence-a magical portrait of growing up and the pull and power of family ties. From Essex and Cornwall to the streets of New York, from 1968 to the events of 9/11, When God Was a Rabbit follows the evolving bond of love and secrets between Elly and her brother Joe, and her increasing concern for an unusual best friend, Jenny Penny, who has secrets of her own. With its wit and humor, engaging characters whose eccentricities are adroitly and sometimes darkly drawn, and its themes of memory and identity, When God Was a Rabbit is a love letter to true friendship and fraternal love.Funny, utterly compelling, fully of sparkle, and poignant, too, When God Was a Rabbit heralds the start of a remarkable new literary career.
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Gleefulreader
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Another thoroughly delightful read. It‘s the kind of story I really enjoy - a story about family and community and imperfect people trying to do their best. Gentle and heartwarming in the best of ways. A definite pick.

TrishB Her books are awesome ❤️ 9mo
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rachaich
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Superb, as expected. I think I've read all of hers now, which equally thrills and saddens me!!
I liked how she used the sibling relationship to demonstrate their lives and external relationships.

IuliaC Great novel! 14mo
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rachaich
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Hurrah, one of hers I haven't read!

Karons1 Love ❤️ the moomin mug 😆 14mo
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Brimful
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What an enjoyable read! And so glad to read this debut novel after reading Tin Man and Still Life. Her passion for food and landscape, her concern with family in the broadest sense and the intergenerational interplay are all there. And a talking animal! I particularly enjoyed the childhood part of the book that at times made me laugh out loud.

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Brimful
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Had to have something to read for my commute as Franzen‘s Freedom is too big to carry around. I had bought this as a gift for my brother in law but he had already read it. So far it‘s doing very well!

Suet624 I enjoyed this one. 2y
TrishB I enjoyed it too 😁 2y
Brimful Btw I have replaced the book with the Lincoln Highway. I think brother in law will love that! 2y
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MrsMalaprop
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What a little gem 💎❤️😭. So much packed into this debut novel by Sarah Winman. Reminiscent of Kate Atkinson.
(Might‘ve neglected my family a little this evening in my quest to finish it 🙊).

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sometimes you‘ve just *got* to know how it ends! 2y
Suet624 A lovely story indeed. 2y
Jeg I‘ve read it twice and “ remember !!!! “ that I loved it both times. 😏 2y
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MrsMalaprop
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CarolynM 🤣 2y
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MrsMalaprop
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#currentlyreading This one‘s been on my #tbr shelves for sometime. I have high hopes. 🤞
Reading spot: Fremantle, Western Australia.

Anna40 Awww! I loved Fremantle. I used to ride my bike all the way from Scarborough to Fremantle 😊I remember a fantastic didgeridoo concert in a small music store and how artsy it was oh! and the brewery right by the water, forgot its name 2y
MrsMalaprop @Anna40 That‘s right. I remember you lived here. Little Creatiures 🍺. I used to work in Scarborough & ride between Sorrento & Scarbs. Have done the ride all the way from Sorrento, to Scarbs to Freo & back. So much sun & sea! ☀️🌊 2y
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IuliaC
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Deep family bonds and strong friendships are depicted with humor, sarcasm and melancholy, with a focus on the special relationship between a brother and a sister and the sister and her best friend, who all share the secret of dark childhood trauma. As adults, a new trauma helps them mend their broken souls and sets them free. The second part of the novel seemed to add gravity to sadness and switched the narrative tone from child to adult.

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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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Ok, post #3 on the Epic book haul I took home from my lovely local opshop last week, almost as soon as it reopened!
So many of them were looking brand new and unread.
I'm so excited about all of them
I hunted for Pillars of the Earth but only found 2 others by Ken Follett.
Bridge of Clay
Nelson Mandela
Belly Dancing for Beginners (Aust)
The Girl with all the Gifts
The Time We Have Taken (Melbourne, Aust 1970)
Possession
The Peppermint Pig (Jnr)

Suet624 Fantastic! 3y
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Centique
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This book made me both laugh out loud and cry. Sarah Winman has become a must read author for me. She writes beautifully atmospheric settings but also characters you fall in love with. This was her first novel, & while it has a few flaws imo (almost too many ups & downs for its size), I could easily read it again because I‘ve fallen in love with the brother and sister, whose bond founds the story. Amazing side characters too and LGBTQ represent 🙌

Centique I can‘t believe how good her eye for comedy is in the first chapters about the children‘s schooling - I hope to see some more of that in her future novels. 4y
KarenUK I love Sarah Winman too.... so many characters to fall in love with...💕 4y
LeahBergen Lovely review! 😘 4y
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Reggie Does it destroy as bad as Tin Man? 4y
Centique @KarenUK agreed! 😍 4y
Centique @LeahBergen thank you Leah 😘 4y
Centique @Reggie for me it did 😢 but it‘s a bit messier than Tin Man. I still think you‘d enjoy it though. 4y
Cathythoughts I loved this one ! We read it for IRL Bookclub last year, I think it‘s my favorite of hers ❤️👍🏻 4y
Centique @Cathythoughts oh yay! I liked it so much. I think I need to buy my own copy for a reread. 😍 4y
RohitSawant Great review! I read this some years ago and am a bit foggy on the details but remember loving it. I think I'd appreciate it even better now. Stacking it for a future reread. 4y
TrishB I loved this with all the flaws❤️ I love her writing. 4y
Centique @TrishB yes! I‘m so glad you do too. I think this is one of those books where I love the flaws. They kind of make it a little messy and human. The more I think about it the more I love this one 😍 4y
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Jas16
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I have finally finished all of #booked2020 spring choices.
1. Makes you Lol- When God Was a Rabbit
2. Parent & child memoir- All Over But the Shoutin‘
3. Tartan Noir- Raven Black
4. About Genocide- Paris Never Leaves You
5. Pan Asian Author- Life
6. Animal on Cover- How to Be a Good Creature

erzascarletbookgasm 👏 Yay! 4y
Cinfhen Yay!!! Congrats on completing #Spring #Booked2020 📚🌻💖🙌🏻This is your #OfficialEntrySecondQuarter ❣️🌟🥳 4y
Suet624 Nice work!!!! 4y
kspenmoll 🙌🏻🙌🏻🎉🎉 4y
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Jas16
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Told in two parts, one childhood and one as adults, there is so much in here from events to every emotion. What it really boils down to is family and friendship, the bonds, the losses, the loyalty. I didn‘t alway think the book should work as well as it does and it certainly falters in parts but overall I loved it. Did not intend to use this for the #makesyoulol #booked2020 prompt but the nativity play scene made me startle myself with laughter.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Aww. This sounds lovely. 4y
mcctrish I love the title of this book and I loved the book 4y
Cinfhen My buddy has been talking about this book FOREVER!!! I still need to finally pick it up...right @KarenUK ??? And im so happy it made you LOL @Jas16 💜💜💜 4y
KarenUK @Cinfhen This one has a special place in my heart...it‘s not perfect but I just love it! 😊💕 4y
Suet624 Such a great read. ❤️ 4y
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VanessaCW
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This is a lovely, heartwarming family drama set in London, Cornwall and New York. Although it is a little dark in places, there is plenty of humour. It‘s a tale about love in all its forms. I loved it.
5⭐️

Cathythoughts Nice review! I loved it too 4y
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VanessaCW
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Just started this one.

Cathythoughts 👍🏻❤️❤️I loved this 4y
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Jess
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Thanks so much for the great book and many chocolate goodies! Happy jolabokaflod Kerri!
#jolabokaflod

Kshakal Happy Jolabokaflod!! 4y
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Tashreads
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Phew! It has been a crazy few weeks (the silly season indeed) but now I‘m sitting alone in a gorgeous cafe enjoying a cuppa and a good book. ⁣

Life is good when you slow down. ⁣

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KarenUK
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#Weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

- I‘m planning on finishing up ‘When God was a Rabbit‘ on Audio, then starting the John Boyne.... both of these are for #pop19...almost done!
- In print, I‘m hoping to finish up the charming ‘My Family and other animals‘ then start ‘On earth we are briefly gorgeous‘ ... it‘s been calling me from my nightstand for too long! 📚💕

Cinfhen How‘s the Boyne??? 4y
Cinfhen Oh, I see now/ you haven‘t started yet 4y
Cinfhen I‘ll wait for next weeks #bookreport 4y
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KarenUK @cinfhen Not started yet, but I‘m hoping for great things 🤞🤞🤞 4y
Tex2Flo I cannot see the title of the rabbit book and not think of you. (Also, pretty covers!!) (edited) 4y
LauraBeth On Earth We‘re Briefly Gorgeous will be one of my favorite books of 2019! 😀 4y
KarenUK @laurabeth I have a feeling I‘m going to love it too.... 4y
BarbaraBB I think you will too! What do you think of the Sarah Winman? 4y
KarenUK @barbarabb I‘m a total Sarah Winman fan girl! This a reread for a pop sugar challenge to reread a favorite book. First time on Audio and I‘m loving it.... she reads it herself (she was an actress before she was an author)... have you read this one? I know you loved Tinman... 4y
BarbaraBB I liked this one less than Tin Man but I am looking forward to 4y
KarenUK @barbarabb just be prepared for no quotation marks in that one! ... It doesn‘t bother me but I know it drives some people crazy! 😂 4y
BarbaraBB No question marks? That‘s strange. Thanks for letting me know! 4y
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KarenUK
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#SouperSundays
Started my new (re-read) of an audiobook this morning (for #pop19) whilst #audiosouping

Tried a recipe from November‘s Oprah magazine... we may not get fall weather in SoFlo but I still had a craving for fall flavors!🍁
Roasted cauliflower & butternut squash soup with cinnamon and cumin...🥣
It was supposed to have Halloumi croutons, but I couldn‘t find any at the store, so added my own Florida twist of avocado and Sriacha! 🥑🌶

MicheleinPhilly Looks and sounds AMAZING. 4y
Cathythoughts Looks great 👍 4y
saresmoore Yum! 4y
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KarenUK I borrowed your hashtag @debinhawaii Hope you don‘t mind! 😉💕🥣 4y
DebinHawaii @KarenUK Absolutely not! #audiosouping & #soupersundays are for sharing! 😆Your soup looks delicious! I have cauliflower in my soup today too. Love the toppings. 😋 4y
ValerieAndBooks I‘ll have to find that recipe from Oprah, 😋 either online or from the magazine stand ! Yum! 4y
KarenUK @valerieandbooks it‘s not online.... I checked 😕... I‘m going to post it and tag you 😘 4y
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KarenUK
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#NovemberTBR
I‘m hoping that I‘ll finish up all my challenges this month...
Top 4 are my last prompts needed for #pop19 - a favorite reread, based on a classic, ‘sugar‘ in the title and a ghost story.
My current read is Brideshead revisited, my last prompt for #booked2019 for public domain.
And I‘m at 90/100 for my goodreads goal.

Erotic Stories and One Day in December are for upcoming book clubs...

The Ocean Vuong is just calling my name😊💕📚

TrishB Some great ones there 👍🏻 4y
Cathythoughts I loved tagged book !! And Brideshead ❤️ 4y
alisiakae I‘m trying to finish #pop19 this month too! 5 to go... 4y
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Kalalalatja
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Oh, my poor heart 💔 Winman really knows how to write an emotional book, and her debut is no exception. A story about starting over, trauma, memories, love and family. A story with darkness, with beautiful writing, and with a lot to discuss.

Mickeyfreebs I loved this book! 5y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5y
TrishB Awesome read ♥️❤️ 5y
BarbaraBB I was a bit disappointed by this one after the great Tin Man but I‘m happy you liked it that much! 5y
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Kalalalatja
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I go back to work on Monday, so I‘m really savouring the last of my vacation mornings 📖☕️

#currentlyreading

julesG Good Morning! Have a nice day. 5y
Cathythoughts I loved this book 👍🏻♥️ 5y
TrishB Enjoy your weekend and your read ❤️ 5y
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Kalalalatja @julesG @TrishB thanks lovelies, you too! 💕 @Cathythoughts I‘m falling in love with it already ❤️ 5y
JennyM Welcome home. You‘re settling back in with a great read. I loved it! 5y
JulietReads 😶 5y
Suet624 This book was unexpectedly good. 5y
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Cathythoughts
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#ayupaugust #Babies I loved this Rabbit book , and there is that mad nativity scene in the first part of the book !!!! Also I‘m posting a pic of a very famous baby

squirrelbrain I loved this book too! 💕 5y
TrishB Me three ❤️ and great graphic 👍🏻 5y
gradcat It looks good, I love the cover! ♥️ 5y
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Freespirit Loved it too...also Tin Man by same author is great! 5y
KarenUK Loved it too! Loved all 3 of Sara Winman‘s books.... 5y
Cinfhen Still on my TBR!!! It‘s such a beloved book, I‘m scared it‘s not going to live up to my expectations 5y
Cathythoughts @gradcat oh I loved it 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @Freespirit yes! Also just read Marvellous Ways - really good too 5y
Cathythoughts @KarenUK 👍🏻♥️♥️♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen 👍🏻♥️ 5y
gradcat @Cathythoughts Maybe I should try it? Can‘t decide if it‘s for me...🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y
Cathythoughts @gradcat I know the feeling! Do you have a kindle ? You could try a sample. 5y
gradcat @Cathythoughts Yes, I do...you know I never think of that—glad you reminded me! ♥️ 5y
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Cathythoughts
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IRL Bookclub book last night. A book of two halves was the verdict & we were split about which half. Scored between 6 & 9 ( out of 10)
I loved it ,( especially the 2d half ) some felt it was a bit too much ( kitchen sink & all ) ..
the night ended with a sing song , the song of the night @TrishB was The Leaving of Liverpool ... I‘m calling us the singing Bookclub now 😂

kspenmoll Singing book club! Delightful! 🎼 5y
rockpools I want to join your bookclub! Think I‘ve got this on audio, somewhere... 5y
Cathythoughts @kspenmoll it was a fun night ✨✨✨ 5y
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Cathythoughts @RachelO come on over !! & meanwhile for our #lpmbc I‘ll be sending on (edited) 5y
rockpools @Cathythoughts 😊👍 Can‘t wait! 5y
TrishB Oh, that so reminds me of my mum ❤️ what a great bookclub yours is. 5y
JaclynW Sounds like a fun book club! 5y
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Cathythoughts
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All the stars ...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved this book. All of life is here . The way she could move between delightful & funny .. to suddenly dark & tragic.
I listened to Sarah Winman speak on YouTube , she says “ the more fantastical the stories, the more pain that‘s underneath “ this hit a cord with me. I preferred this one to Tin Man ( maybe I need to read that again) and I‘m looking forward to A Year of Marvellous Ways ✨love her writing ! Exceptional

TrishB Great review👍🏻 I have loved all of hers, Tinman probably the best but just. I think you‘ll love Marvellous too. 5y
LeahBergen Wonderful review! 5y
JennyM I‘m a fan too. Great review!! 5y
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BarbaraBB Great review although I didn‘t like it as much as you did. Looking forward to Marvellous too! 5y
Tamra I will check it out! 5y
Cathythoughts @JennyM thanks Jenny. Will read Marvellous soon for #lpmbc 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @TrishB thanks ! Im looking forward to Marvellous X 5y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen thanks Leah 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB thank ! Yes Marvellous should be good 5y
Cathythoughts @Tamra yes, I‘d be interested to see what you think 5y
BooknerdsLife Wonderful review! Putting it on my TBR 🙌🏼📚💖 5y
Cathythoughts @BooknerdsLife I hope you like it 👍🏻😊 5y
BooknerdsLife @Cathythoughts Thank you 💖I‘m looking forward to read it! 5y
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Cathythoughts
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Starting now for IRL Bookclub....

TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 5y
Cathythoughts @TrishB I‘m loving it Trish 👍🏻 5y
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Cathythoughts
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#WoundrousWednesdsy @Eggs

1. I‘m called Catch by near ones. It was the first name I called myself & it stuck ,my first boyfriend brought me a Catch bar & ( & a flower ) for my debs
2. I could find a few 😄. But I‘ll go with our IRL Bookclub pick for this month
3. Not really , if I like/ don‘t like a book no hype can stop me
4. I appreciate a good cover very much , & I think it sells books. That‘s it though
5. Any Littens who want to join

Cathythoughts Happy Wednesday Sherri 😘 5y
batsy Catch! That's too cute 😁 5y
Cathythoughts @batsy thanks 🙈. A catch bar is chocolate bar here ... j don‘t know if ye have them 5y
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Reggie Thanks for that☝🏽because I didn‘t understand anything in the first sentence. Lol. How cute! 5y
Cathythoughts @Reggie thanks! Catch chocolate bars have been here for a long time 😘👍🏻 5y
Eggs Thanks for joining in 🤗👏🏻💗 5y
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auntie_jenn
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when i finished Sarah Winman‘s TIN MAN last year i knew i had to check out her backlist. so glad i did!

Suet624 I liked both of hers! 5y
auntie_jenn @Suet624 ready for another! 5y
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Cathythoughts
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I‘m hoping 🤞🏻to make a dent in these for June. The tagged book is for IRL Bookclub- so that will definitely happen ...

BarbaraJean 84 Charing Cross Road is delightful!! And a quick read. 😊 (edited) 5y
batsy What a delightful stack! I too loved Charing Cross Road... Hope you enjoy 💕 5y
Emilymdxn Moon tiger is amazing! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm 🤞Looks like a great stack! 84 Charing Cross Road is lovely 💗. Happy reading! 5y
Tamra A resounding yes for Charing Cross! I‘d like to see the movie - I might have to just cough up the bucks to order it. 5y
AlaMich Another vote for Charing Cross!! 😊 5y
Cathythoughts @BarbaraJean @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @tamra @AlaMich It looks like I‘m in for a real treat ♥️👍🏻Thankyou ! 5y
Cathythoughts @Emilymdxn I‘m reading it with a view to suggesting it as my IRL Bookclub choice ... a lot of love like yours for this one 👍🏻♥️ 5y
LeahBergen I cannot WAIT for you to read Charing Cross. 5y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen So , it‘s really that good 😳♥️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
LeahBergen Well, I don‘t want to oversell it. It‘s a small and simple little story. 🙂 5y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen the best sometimes 😘 5y
Cathythoughts @Tamra that‘s very good to know it‘s a movie. I can use this for #booked2019 book to 🎥 movie 👍🏻♥️( just looked it up , looks good ) 5y
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BarbaraBB
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I loved Tin Man so much that I have been postponing reading another book by Winman, afraid to be disappointed.
And I am, a bit, now. This was clearly a debut: it is a story about a family, their friends and all that happens to them in a lifetime. Love, magic, homosexuality, abuse, 9/11, coming of age... it‘s all there. Winman writes wonderful but she was still searching, I think.

#ATY2019 book related to Zodiac Chinese Animal
#ReadingUSA2019 NY

TrishB I liked this - but she definitely has grown as an author. 5y
LeahBergen Wonderful photo! 👏🏻 5y
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Kalalalatja You just confirmed my fear. I‘ll still read it, but maybe I‘ll wait a bit 5y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja I thought of you, I knew you have a copy too. Did you read that other book by her? 5y
BarbaraBB @WanderingBookaneer Sounds good! What will be your book about books? 5y
Kalalalatja I did, and it was good, but no wow factor, for me. 🤷‍♀️ 5y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja Same with this one. Just wait a bit 😀😘 5y
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lizzie890
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Boring and mundane. Loved the characters but the story had no real umph to be fair was it really a story. For me I was just expecting a bit more.

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Kalalalatja
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I had the last of my birthday celebrations yesterday, and now I‘m beat! I‘m planning on spending my Sunday on the couch before going into a busy week tomorrow.

And would you look at this stack of #birthdaybooks 😍 I‘m not running out of reading material any time soon!

JennyM Sounds perfect! And that is such a wonderful stack of books! Hope you‘ve had a great birthday weekend 😘📚 5y
Quirkybookworm Happy birthday 🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎍🎁🎂🎁 5y
Sarah83 And my parcel hasn't arrived at your place yet...😥😥😥 5y
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Balibee146 Fab stack.... Happy birthday x x 5y
Beckys_Books I see a couple of my faves in there- great stack! 5y
TrishB Love that 👍🏻 5y
Kalalalatja @JennyM I did, it has been a lovely weekend 👌 @Quirkybookworm @Balibee146 thank you! ☺️ @Sarah83 I haven‘t been home much, so it might have been taken to the post office 🤷‍♀️ @Beckys_Books @TrishB I‘m really excited for them! 😄 5y
Rissreads Wow!!! 5y
Melissa_J Happy Birthday!! Sounds like you had a great one. 5y
Lcsmcat Happy birthday! You‘ve got some great reading ahead of you! 5y
LauraBeth Look at that book stack! 😍 Hope that you had a wonderful birthday 🎉🎉 5y
DivineDiana Books are the best gifts! So happy for you! 👏🏻🎉🎂 5y
MayJasper Happy birthday to you 😘 5y
Zelma Happy birthday and what a great stack! 👍 5y
Bklover Happy Happy Birthday!🎈🎂🎉 5y
jenreads7 Happy birthday! 🎂🎈🎉🎁📚 5y
LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! 📚📚📚 5y
ephemeralwaltz How lovely!!💜 Hope you had the best of birthdays 🎉🎉 5y
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LiteraryinLawrence
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... Odd, but I think I liked it. I just read this in one long sitting while home sick today. The book was split into 2 sections, one about the childhood of Elly and her brother Joe, and the other about their adulthood. Parts were surreal and parts were about the mundane moments that define a person‘s character and life. An interesting circularity to the story, if that makes sense. Winman makes use of both clarity and ambiguity in her storytelling.

cobwebmoth Hope you feel better soon! 6y
tjwill Great review! 6y
auntie_jenn feel better...thanks for the tag! moving slower through my vaca pile than i expected. will get to it! 6y
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auntie_jenn
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#bookmail. i couldn‘t wait on the tagged title, @LiteraryinLititz !

Penny_LiteraryHoarders I have it ready to go on my e-reader!!! 6y
LiteraryinLawrence That‘s awesome! I said I was going to start it 3 days ago... and then I got distracted by another book. 🙄 But I‘m definitely going to read it next! 6y
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Suet624
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This brought back wonderful memories and made me laugh out loud. I can‘t tell you the number of times I did this when the teenagers piled into the car after a soccer game.

AmyG Ha....right? 6y
ComradeMao I love this book! 6y
Suet624 @ComradeMao I was so surprised by it. Just a delightful and captivating read. 6y
Suet624 @AmyG The good old days :) 6y
ComradeMao @Suet624 I love its irreverent humour! hahaha 6y
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Suet624
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Finished this book while relaxing on the porch. Winton‘s name kept popping up so I grabbed her debut novel at the library. It was a welcome relief to read her work. A captivating story, great characters, and a style of writing that I thoroughly enjoyed. I‘ll definitely find more of her books to read. My only complaint is the title. Has so little to do with the story.

Cathythoughts I‘ve never read her ... must do ! 6y
Cinfhen @KarenUK has been singing the praises of this book for ages!! It‘s high up on my list 6y
Suet624 @cinfhen @cathythoughts there‘s something really special about her writing. It‘s very quiet, nothing flashy, but it wrapped itself around me during the quiet morning hours. And the story itself was very satisfying. Had it all. 6y
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RohitSawant I read this one awhile ago and loved it! 6y
Suet624 @rohit-sawant I love it when I‘m pleasantly surprised by a book that I knew nothing about. 😁 6y
Cathythoughts You have a lovely way with words .... 💫stacking 6y
Suet624 @Cathythoughts Thanks so much! That a lovely thing to hear so early in the morning. 💕 6y
Reviewsbylola Nothing better than spring mornings on a porch. 6y
Suet624 @Reviewsbylola Oh so true. And it‘s been an awfully long winter. 6y
kspenmoll Sounds like a lovely read to match your lovely photo. Enjoy the quiet of ypur porch! 💕💕 6y
Suet624 @kspenmoll I think you‘d like this book. Hope you are well. 💕 6y
kspenmoll Just sent short email! Emerging from PPT land at work... 6y
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Harriet.elvin

“It is the source of art, of beauty, of love, and proffers the ultimate goodness to mankind.... that to me is life” - Arthur when asked by Elly if he believes in God.

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Bambolina_81 Love all of Sarah Winman's books! 6y
KarenUK @Bambolina_81 me too! 👍💕 6y
Cinfhen I can‘t believe I STILL haven‘t picked this up yet.... you‘ve been singing it‘s praises since we first met 😉😂😂 6y
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hilded Stacked:) 6y
BarbaraBB I must read this - as I loved 6y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB I love all 3 of hers.... this one is more whimsical, and I just her writing... 6y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK i‘ve had it stacked for so long, it‘s about time I am going to buy it. As in right now! 6y
BarbaraBB Done 🙌 6y
KarenUK @BarbaraBB I hope you love it 🤞 6y
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Pickpick

We just read Sarah‘s new book The Tin Man for book club . I went to the library looking for her second book but the only one they had was this , her first, which I had read and remembered loving. But as per usual couldn‘t quite recall the story. 😊 . So I just read it again and loved it again . 😍😍 . @MrsMalaprop

TrishB A lovely read 👍🏻 6y
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Today's author's spotlight: Sarah Winman. The 53-year-old was born in Essex, Britain, and currently resides in London. She made her literary debut in 2011 with the tagged book, winning several awards. Prior to writing, she was an actress, performing in theater and films and on television, including "The Discovery of Heaven" and "Midsomer Murders". Her third book, "Tin Man", was released last year. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

emilyesears I got her 2nd book for Christmas after hearing rave reviews about it on Litsy. 6y
KarenUK My favorite writer.... loved all three of her books... 💕 6y
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#10authorrecommendations
Liane Moriarty, Sarah Winman, Emma Straub, Nigel Slater, Kate Atkinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Nicholls, Maggie O‘Farrell, Jeffrey Eugenides, Audrey Niffenegger, Fredrik Backman .... these are all authors where I‘ve read 2 or 3 books written by them and definitely want to read more..... 💕

Abailliekaras Great list! I‘m keen to read Tin Man. 6y
KarenUK @Abailliekaras I loved it..... 💕👍 6y
youneverarrived Great picks! I really want to read the new Jeffrey Eugenides soon. 6y
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Abailliekaras
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A coming-of-age story set in Essex and Cornwall. Elly tells of her childhood with her brother Joe, & their eccentric parents, in a series of scenes and vignettes. I liked this but it was a little too sentimental for me. There is a background story with old neighbour Mr Golan but on this theme (& the sibling relationship) I preferred Anne Enright's The Gathering - a high bar, I admit! But I liked the warmth, humour & characters. Pic: David Bromley

KarenUK One of my favorites 💕 7y
Abailliekaras @KarenUK I'm looking forward to Tin Man next, coming out soon I think (in Australia). 😊 7y
KarenUK My copy just arrived! I also loved her other book... 💕 7y
Abailliekaras @KarenUK sounds like a winner! 7y
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Thanks to @aloslibrary for my awesome #litchristmasinjuly box! I loved everything in it, especially the card designed by your son! #bookhaul I've already used the soap and it smells soooo good!

aloslibrary 😊👍np glad you liked it, happy #litchristmasinjuly ⛄️🏖🎄 7y
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Balibee146
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Really enjoyed reading this during #24in48 #read2017

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I KNEW I had a copy somewhere....can now return borrowed copy mid read. Spot the difference - why the minor change, and same publisher!!? Mine is the one on top.... Maybe I bought it near Christmas....

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Really enjoying my first #24in48 choice

Bambolina_81 Loved this. Looking forward to her new one too 😊 7y
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