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Not Forgetting The Whale
Not Forgetting The Whale | John Ironmonger
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When a young man washes up, naked, on the sands of St Piran in Cornwall, he is quickly rescued by the villagers. From the retired village doctor and the schoolteacher, to the beachcomber and the owner of the local bar, the priest's wife and the romantic novelist, they take this lost soul into their midst. But what the villagers don't know is that Joe Haak has fled the City of London fearing a worldwide collapse of civilisation, a collapse forecast by Cassie, a computer program he designed. But is the end of the world really nigh? Can Joe convince the village to seal itself off from the outside world? And what of the whale that lurks in the bay? Intimate, funny and deeply moving, Not Forgetting the Whale is the story of a man on a journey to find a place he can call home.
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Kathrin
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thewallflower0707
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This book hit a bit too close to home. #NotForgettingTheWhale ended up being right about a lot of stuff, it just didn‘t account for the unbelievable selfishness & naivety & stupidity I encounter daily (people not wearing masks, meeting in large groups, etc.). Let‘s hope that humanity, like in the book, will go back to taking care of one another.

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thewallflower0707
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Resting on the lake with my parents was a wonderful (and hot ☀️) opportunity to start Not Forgetting The Whale 🐳 by John Ironmonger. It takes me to Cornwall, a place I maybe would have visited in September on my personal UK tour (canceled obviously). I‘m liking it so far!

#NotForgettingTheWhale #JohnIronmonger #saturday #happyweekend

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Kimzey
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This was the first book I read early in the new year and it was strangely predictive of current events. In spite of themes of pandemic, tightening oil supplies and the threat of economic collapse, the book was an enjoyable and uplifting read.

CoffeeAndABook Such a good book, I read it a few years back and still remember it clearly! And yes, it comes to mind quite a bit recently. 🐳 5y
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