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Bittersweet
Bittersweet: A Novel | Colleen McCullough
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Colleen McCullough’s new, romantic Australian novel about four unforgettable sisters taking their places in life during the tumultuous years after World War I is “just as epic as her ultra-romantic classic, The Thorn Birds” (Marie Claire). Because they are two sets of twins, the four Latimer sisters are as close as can be. Yet each of these vivacious young women has her own dream for herself: Edda wants to be a doctor, Grace wants to marry, Tufts wants never to marry, and Kitty wishes to be known for something other than her beauty. They are famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, wit, and ambition, but as they step into womanhood at the beginning of the twentieth century, life holds limited prospects for them. Together they decide to enroll in a training program for nurses—a new option for women of their time. As the Latimer sisters become immersed in hospital life and the demands of their training, each must make weighty decisions about love, career, and what she values most. The results are sometimes happy, sometimes heartbreaking, but always…bittersweet. Set against the background of a young and largely untamed nation, “filled with humor, insight, and captivating historical detail, McCullough’s latest is a wise and warm tribute to family, female empowerment, and her native land” (People).
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rebbyj
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Fun. Epic

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Butterfinger
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I enjoyed the different lives of the four sisters. It has been a long time since I read the Thorn Birds. Maybe I should read it in 2020.

With this book, I have completed #PopSugar2019 (title with bitter and sweet). I completed Booked2019, ReadHarder2019, and AtoZLitsy2019. I still have 16 to read for AroundtheWorld2019. I won't worry; it has been great fun and I'll read them in 2020.

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mrsmarch
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Candy corn yes — all flavors under the sun
Black licorice no — I‘ve never acquired the taste, tho I‘m starting to like Italian anisettes
Gummi yes but not worms, or spiders, or creepy things. Bears and other animals welcome.

I love dark chocolate—DARK, and white chocolate sometimes, and nuts, especially hazelnuts, and coconut, and fruit flavors. And I like authentic Turkish delight.

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Haweller
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I don‘t have any sisters but this story made me wish I had had the support, closeness, understanding and love of a sister. While these 4 sisters start out all on the same path, through the years each finds their own way yet manage to maintain that something special I imagine sisters to have. Another solid story set in Australia from Colleen McCullough.

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TirzahPrice
Bittersweet: A Novel | Colleen McCullough
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Wrapping presents for my family!!

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