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Week in Review

Home Stretch by Graham Norton

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower

Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan

Enjoyed this one very much, as much as Norton‘s A Keeper. He is a wonderful storyteller!

The votes were in majority for Home Stretch when I posed the question of what to read next on Instagram.

After finishing the Ozeki, I‘m now looking for something from my shelves that is perhaps shorter and lighter. Help me decide which of these 3 I should read next? 1. Death at Greenway. 2. Woman on Fire. 3. Home Stretch. 🤔

Really good. I‘ve enjoyed all three of Norton‘s novels (I think A Keeper is my favorite) and look forward to a fourth. In this one we follow the reverberations of a car crash in the lives of those involved, their families and their small Irish community.

I've got this book (a gift from lovely @Cathythoughts ) out many times over the last year, but got distracted by something else every time. I finally managed to read it & enjoyed it very much. I was surprised, though, by its serious tone. I was expecting Graham Norton to be cracking jokes! Still, a great family story and an interesting illustration of the cultural changes of the last 30 years. Thank you again Cathy😘

Reading with this old girl. 😻

If you haven‘t listened to a Graham Norton novel yet, you are missing out, indeed!
Norton sets his books in his native Ireland, and narrates them all for the audiobooks. No matter the subject matter, it is a delight to hear him tell a story. You can pick any of them and have the same great experience. Treat yourself this year to this ♥️

Over the last while I have been binging Rupaul‘s Drag Race. Basically, if it doesn‘t involve drag queens my brain can‘t handle it. So when this was an audible deal I thought “Graham Norton, the drag race judge?” (I know he does lots of other things but…) Low and behold, it‘s that Graham Norton. I had no idea he writes fiction! I was very impressed and I will read more. This is the first book in a very long time that I couldn‘t put down.

I really enjoyed this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Both book and hat are finished ✅
#audibleknitters #knittingandreading #knittersoflitsy

Enjoyed

My current TBR cart...this is the most excited I‘ve been for my TBR in awhile 🥰

Why is it so difficult to pick what to read next?!?!?

This was a wonderful rich story that is told over multiple decades. I found myself completely engrossed in this book, that I did not want this to end. This is a complicated families novel at it‘s core, which is a big plus for me. There are so many hidden secrets, that Norton provides that it will have you

#kindledailydeal
Definitely seemed worth 99p 😁

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And another parcel arrived today😀 Look at this lovely hardback book! Thank you so much @Cathythoughts I'm looking forward to reading about Cork and imagining I can glimpse you amongst the passers by😘

First book I‘ve read by Graham Norton. I really like him & his TV show. I enjoyed his book , set mostly in Cork , also Liverpool, London , New York. The life of the MC Connor & his family is developed throughout & how he comes to terms with an early tragedy & personal secrets. I was moved to tears many times. Well done Graham Norton.
It‘s for #Booked2021 #HearandHere I was on audio ( Norton narrates 👍🏻) so , Hear ✅ and set in Cork , so Here ✅

Just started for ‘ IRL ‘ ( 🙄) Bookclub
#Here/hear audio book or set where you live ... this is both for me , set in Cork & I‘m on audio
QUESTION: this is for #Spring #Booked2021. Can I read it now & use it for #Spring ? I want to play by the rules .... or do I need to finish one season first ?