A fifth #Aardvark clue and I feel like this one fits the emojis pretty well. Thoughts?
About a young woman in Northern Ireland who teaches by day and works at the family pub by night. Not sure about the shirt emoji though 🤷🏽♀️
Hello #SheSaid
The schedule is ready for December, I‘m looking forward to some fiction myself…fingers crossed it‘s a good one. 😉
pickA quiet but a compelling read set in Northern Ireland during the political turmoil of the 1970s. It captures a sense of place and history so well. Cushla, a Catholic Primary teacher crosses boundaries to protect one of her students. She also works at the pub where she meets a Protestant barrister and there is instant chemistry. This always was doomed and the events that played out made this a very gripping read!
pickI really like Lesley Kagen — she‘s one of my favorite lesser-known authors. I‘m still making my way through her books. And this one was decent, though probably my least favorite of the ones I‘ve read so far.
pickSet in Ireland during the troubles about a Catholic woman who has an affair with a much older man, but also about making hard choices in the face of others‘ judgment and persecution. The characters in this book are so well crafted and easy to care for. I liked it a lot.
pickThis book takes place in the 1970s in Alabama. It is loosely based on real life facts. Civil is a nurse who makes house visits to young black girls to get them the depo shot to prevent pregnancy. Until she finds out that she just gave it to a young child who hasn‘t even started her monthly. She takes it upon her hands to take care of this family and do all it takes to make sure they are ok. I really enjoyed this book.
so-soThis is a cute coming of age story that feels like someone recounting her experience growing up in the 80s. I thought it was a little episodic, like it was trying to be a Sunday comic strip in graphic novel form. It also felt like something the target age group might not be very interested in. #Comics #DungeonsAndDragons
pickCount me among the Litsy fans of this novel! I rarely cry at the end of books anymore but teared up at this. 😢
Cushla, a Catholic schoolteacher in Northern Ireland, falls for Michael, a married Protestant barrister. As the Troubles heats up around them, the father of one of Cushla‘s pupils is attacked and left for dead. Then Cushla‘s two worlds collide.
Thank you to @RiverheadBooks for this ARC. It‘s out now!
pick#DualTimeLine 1973 Alabama/ 2016 Tennessee- Civil Townsend reflects back to the early days of her career as a young black nurse working at a woman‘s health clinic in rural Alabama with aspirations of serving the community. Instead she finds herself embroiled in a horrific situation. Now she‘s a retired physician who still can‘t let go of the past. This was an eye-opening read, shedding light on a topic I knew little about. #HF #BOTMbacklog
