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Time of the Flies
Time of the Flies | Claudia Pieiro
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Life after crime from the International Booker-shortlisted author of Elena Knows Fifteen years after killing her husband's lover, Ins is fresh out of prison and trying to put together a new life. Her old friend Manca is out now too, and they've started a business - FFF, or Females, Fumigation, and Flies - dedicated to pest control and private investigation, by women, for women. But Seora Bonar, one of their clients, wants Ins to do more than kill bugs--she wants her expertise, and her criminal past, to help get her kill her husband's lover, too. Crimes against women versus crimes by women; culpability, fallibility, and our responsibilities to each other--this is Pieiro at her wry, earthy best, alive to all the ways we shape ourselves to be understandable, to be understood, by family and love and other hostile forces.
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sarahbarnes
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Very excited about this library haul. 😁📚💪🏼

Suet624 Looks great! 3d
squirrelbrain It looks very ToB-ish to me! 🥰 2d
sarahbarnes @Suet624 I have high hopes. ♥️ 2d
sarahbarnes @squirrelbrain oooh, that‘s a fun take I didn‘t think of, but I think you might be right! 😃 2d
BarbaraBB What a great haul! I want to read all of them! 2d
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BarbaraBB
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I received (and opened ??) your b-day gift already @TrishB …. So sorry but it was an Amazon parcel, I had no idea. However I am super happy with the book that I‘ve meant to read ever since @Tamra ‘s review. And of course, because Piñeiro has become a favorite author! Thank you so much!!

TrishB No worries - happy birthday when it gets here! 7d
sarahbarnes Ahhh! So excited for this one! Can‘t wait to hear what you think of it. And happy early birthday! 7d
Suet624 Your birthday??? When is this special day? And yay to Pineiro! 6d
BarbaraBB @Suet624 November 13, far far away 😂 6d
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TrishB
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#gladstones24
Another thought provoking read from this author. If you‘ve liked her others you‘ll like this. Lots of feminist theory. Oh, and flies.

BarbaraBB Can‘t wait 😃 4w
Tamra Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 4w
Suet624 I‘ll have to look for this one. Reading one of hers now. 4w
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TrishB @Suet624 there is one before this one I didn‘t read as I didn‘t realise! 4w
Suet624 Yes, that‘s the other one I read. 4w
sarahbarnes I can‘t wait for this one - it‘s on order at the library and I‘m on the list. 3w
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Tamra
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Took me a long time to get through this novel because of life.

I enjoyed it but did not absolutely love it. Packed with a lot of feminist themes to think about 👍🏾, it just didn‘t have the drive of Elena Knows. That one is hard to top and it‘s difficult not to make comparisons. Elena is still my favorite of the three I‘ve read so far.

If you like tidy endings, take a pass. 😅 Pineiro might be planning a trilogy or leaving the door open?

BarbaraBB Which three did you read? 1mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB the tagged book, Elena Knows, and Little Luck. I probably should read All Yours, which apparently is the first book with the protagonist in Time of the Flies. (edited) 1mo
BarbaraBB I just read All Yours and loved it. My favorite though is A Little Luck. You‘ve made me curious about Time of the Flies. 1mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB I will have to get my hands on All Yours! 1mo
BarbaraBB I think you‘ll love that one too 1mo
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Tamra
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My idea of Happy Hour. ☺️

I made a trip to the nursery today. The cashier mentioned mums when I expressed dismay at the nearly empty greenhouse. I hate the word and sight of mums in August - which I humorously explained to her. 😠😢 She got it. It‘s too much of a reminder that summer in the upper Midwest is woefully short.

Amor4Libros This book is so good! Did you read the prequel? 3mo
Tamra @Amor4Libros is there a prequel? What am I missing??? 3mo
Amor4Libros @Tamra Yes! It‘s called “Tuya” (Yours). The time of the flies takes place 15 years after. It gives you the backstory of what happened that landed Inés in prison. Some people say it‘s not necessary to read it, but I feel it gives you a lot of context for this one. And it‘s also a great read! 3mo
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Tamra @Amor4Libros oh my - must get. Thank you! 3mo
Amor4Libros @Tamra Anytime! 🤗 3mo
merelybookish Short summers here too! The mornings and evenings are noticeable cool. 3mo
Tamra @merelybookish 😢 I‘m never ready. 3mo
BarbaraBB How is the book? I am so excited about reading it - soon! 3mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB it‘s great! I‘m taking my time to enjoy. 😁 3mo
BarbaraBB Oooh that is so good to know, thanks 🥰 3mo
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Tamra
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What does this mean? ‘…‘ Pineiro uses it frequently in this book.

Ruthiella Long pauses of no talking maybe? 🤔 3mo
TEArificbooks Long pause in speech. Probably speaking with their facial expressions. 3mo
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Tamra @Ruthiella @TEArificbooks yes! I thought that or perhaps omission of irrelevant speech/gestures/vocalizations. 3mo
Tamra @Pogue have you seen ellipses used this way before? It‘s new to me. (edited) 3mo
swynn @Tamra It's not common, but not exactly new either. The early 20th century novelist Ronald Firbank used to do this sort of thing, with characters speaking in ellipses and punctuation marks. I'm not sure whether he was the first. 3mo
Tamra @swynn thank you for the insight! 3mo
Pogue @Tamra yes, it is not very common but I have seen this before. 3mo
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Tamra
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Book mail! 🪰🪰

I‘ll read anything Claudia writes. I ordered this the minute I heard about it.

jlhammar Looking forward to this one! 3mo
Tamra @jlhammar it‘s next in the queue! 🤞🏾🤞🏾 3mo
BarbaraBB A new one? Thanks for sharing, I want to read everything by her too! 3mo
sarahbarnes Yes!! I already have a hold on this one as soon as I heard about it! Looking forward to your thoughts! 3mo
Cathythoughts Must stack 👍🏻❤️ 3mo
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