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A Lifetime of Impossible Days
A Lifetime of Impossible Days | Tabitha Bird
Australian Women's Weekly GREAT READ for August 'Prepare to immerse yourself in wonder, childish delight and dark, dark trauma in this unique novel from a new and important Australian literary voice' Australian Women's Weekly 'Every so often a book comes along that reaffirms the glory and beauty of life. Tabitha Bird has gifted us this wonder' Cass Moriarty Meet Willa Waters, aged 8 . . . 33 . . . and 93. On one impossible day in 1965, eight-year-old Willa receives a mysterious box containing a jar of water and the instruction: 'One ocean: plant in the backyard.' So she does - and somehow creates an extraordinary time slip that allows her to visit her future selves. On one impossible day in 1990, Willa is 33 and a mother-of-two when her childhood self magically appears in her backyard. But she's also a woman haunted by memories of her dark past - and is on the brink of a decision that will have tragic repercussions . . . On one impossible day in 2050, Willa is a silver-haired, gumboot-loving 93-year-old whose memory is fading fast. Yet she knows there's something she has to remember, a warning she must give her past selves about a terrible event in 1990. If only she could recall what it was. Can the three Willas come together, to heal their past and save their future, before it's too late? 'A magical tale of healing . . . it's sure to cast a spell over readers' Mindfood magazine 'A wonderful debut . . . An uplifting story about the power of forgiveness, the ability to heal and the magical idea of being able to travel back in time to fix a broken future.' Good Reading Magazine 'A courageous and magical debut novel that reminds us that while we can't change events from our past, we do have the power to change the story we tell ourselves about them.' Sally Piper
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A magical ocean garden that allows Willa to travel at age 8, 33 and 93 to visit her other selves. A quirky premise with a lot of darker themes.
#currentlyreading #bindrosbookshelf2021

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Cathy_J
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This book! We meet the troubled but very endearing Willa Waters at age 8, 33 and 93. It wasn't long into reading it when I felt like I just had to know what happened/happens to her. There is a sense of tension and almost dread to find out everything mixed with a fervent hope that Willa is okay. Gosh this was good. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

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Tashreads
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolutely delightful story about Willa Waters - aged 8, 33 and 93 - and what happens when the 3 Willa's find a way to communicate with each other across time. What would you change if you had the chance? ⁣

A stunning debut that made me feel dread, joy, despair and hope.⁣

Texreader Sounds fascinating! Stacked! 5y
BarbaraBB Great cover 😍 5y
LapReader Is that scrapbook paper behind the book? 5y
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Tashreads @LapReader yes! It‘s great for showing off books 📖 📷 5y
LapReader Where is it from? I love it. 5y
LeeRHarry I‘ve eyed this one off a few times because I love the cover - glad the inside is a winner too! 😊 5y
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Joanne1
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Oh this frustrated me. Underneath the heavy-handed symbolism and repetition there is a potentially brilliant story but I very nearly didn‘t get through it. Bird tackles really difficult issues like family violence and trauma with a unique magical-realism approach but sadly without the finesse the story needed.

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Joanne1
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There is an intriguing plot line somewhere in this novel but it‘s getting buried under unnecessary, repetitive symbolism and tricky time jumps. I kinda want to DNF it but I also want to find out what happened to Sebastian.

LoverOfLearning The cover is gorgeous! 5y
CarolynM I get really frustrated when I feel like there's a better book inside the published one that is struggling to get out. I think I'll avoid this one🙂 5y
Joanne1 @LoverOfLearning that‘s what made me pick it up. The cover was the best thing about it sadly. @CarolynM frustrating to the end. So many 4-5 star reviews on goodreads so I‘m in the minority but I thought it had so much unfulfilled potential. Plus the dialogue particularly for the child characters was horrible! 5y
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Tashreads
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Just in! This gorgeous book from local #australianauthor. It sounds remarkable, can‘t wait to dive in. ⁣

Synopsis: On one impossible day in 1965, eight-year-old Willa received a mysterious box containing a jar of water with the instruction: One ocean: plant in the backyard. So she does - and somehow creates an extraordinary time slip that allows her to visit her future selves. ⁣

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BookwormM You had me at time slip 5y
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