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LapReader
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Very happy with my scores from the book swap on my walk home from pole dance rehearsal for the showcase last night. We also finished the dance so now we have 5 weeks to perfect it and get ready to shake my arse in a small amount of fabric in front of an audience. Nothing I haven‘t done before or won‘t do again. Seriously though it‘s a lot of fun and you should try it too. Ha!

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Lesliereadsalot
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Pickpick

I‘m on a roll, one good book after another! One old black and white photo causes Hannah to return to London from Australia. As we get to know her, we meet past generations of her family, who they were, how they lived. Her boyfriend Max seems so great, but he‘s a ghost from the very beginning, and as we learn about her past, he does as well. It‘s a sad story, but made quite the impression.

BarbaraBB Yes! I loved this one as well! And you‘re definitely on a roll! 6d
Ruthiella I will definitely pick this up at some point. I really liked 6d
Cathythoughts Lucky you on a roll 🥰 I have this on the shelf and I must read it. (edited) 6d
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Teresereading
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Geraldton - childhood home of Randolph Stow. I was surprised there was so little acknowledgement of his work. But we did find the modern day version of the merry-go-round in the sea.
#bookloversday #AustralianWriters
#writershomes #merrygoroundinthesea

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Willowman | Inga Simpson
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I‘ve been at the Sydney Writer‘s Festival since Wednesday when this photo was taken. It‘s been hectic catching up with friends and family. I didn‘t get to my first lecture due to the current East Coast Low causing havoc so I took the time to have a nice lunch at Fratelli Fresh at Darling Harbour before heading to the Maritime Museum to listen to Why We Swim. I didn‘t realise how many book releases they do outside the fest dates. I‘ll be back.

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The Children | Charlotte Wood
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Today‘s Book Nook scores to entertain myself over my quiet Easter weekend. Yin yoga this morning really helped with my dicky hip. I need to get myself sorted as I got myself a showgirl gig. It may just be the greatest achievement of my life! The Angelica Banks and Judy Blume are for my book crazy niece. I could have filled another bag but it may not have been a good look. Libraries are the best invention ever. Medicine is great but books are fab.

Bookwormjillk Good luck with your gig! 2mo
CarolynM Some great titles there! Congrats on the showgirl gig, sounds like fun 💃 2mo
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rmaclean4
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Mehso-so

This novel about generational drama I found uneven. The story in London was more compelling to me than the "Then" part set in Australia. Just did not work for me. 2.5 ?

ChaoticMissAdventures I felt the same. I was much more interested in the boyfriend trying to mess with the cat 😂 2mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

The review backlog continues. The Echoes pulled at my heartstrings but didn‘t destroy me like I was prepared for..after reading reviews (and the blurb!) I was hesitant to pick it up for fear of being too sad, but I found plenty of moments of levity here. 3 timelines, 2 settings: different perspectives and locations. Max is still lingering after his death, watching Hannah in the London apartment they shared. Hannah remembers her past in Australia.

sarahbarnes I‘ve avoided this for the reasons you described. Good to know it wasn‘t too much for you. 2mo
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Jeg
The Blind Eye | Georgia Blain
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Have been trying to track down her books in our library system . Most available as ebooks. Disappointing for me. If I were to try an ebook, what device would you suggest ?
Found this in an op shop. Such great writing.
Always makes me sad that she died so young. Such potential, gone. 😢

Suet624 Can‘t help you with an ereader because I don‘t use one but I downloaded kindle onto my iPad and read ebooks that way. Granted I rarely read an ebook so I probably don‘t know what I‘m missing. 3mo
BkClubCare @Suet624 - just piling on that I prefer to read Kindle books via the app on my iPad over using my Kindle device. The iPad kindle app is just so much easier. 3mo
BkClubCare And Wow - she has a lot of books, none of which are available on my Library‘s Libby access. 3mo
CarolynM I also use the kindle app on my iPad and find it very user friendly😊 I really must read more Georgia Blain. Such a very sad loss😢 (edited) 3mo
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TheKidUpstairs
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Check me out, buying a book, and then reading it right away instead of letting it sit on my shelf for months/years first! The things I will do for Evie Wyld. I absolutely loved this, I think it might be her strongest yet.

Hannah is haunted; by the (literal) ghost of her boyfriend Max, by the life in Australia she moved to London to escape, by the unknown traumas her family carries... cont'd in comments 👇

TheKidUpstairs and by the land she grew up on, itself haunted by the blood and bones of those who were there before. Cont'd 👇 3mo
TheKidUpstairs
Wyld excels in restraint. She gives us just enough of each character's story to understand how trauma can echo through generations, without weighing down the book with too many tangled threads. Just enough glimpses of the interconnected moments to carry through the tale. Just enough answers to begin to understand, but enough questions left to keep you thinking.

I will read anything she writes.
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squirrelbrain Great review! Loved this but I haven‘t read any others by this author - where should I start? 3mo
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TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain The Bass Rock was one of my favourites a couple years ago, so I'd start there! 3mo
TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain All the Birds, Singing was also really good. Stylistically similar to The Echoes. The only one I haven't read is her debut, but I'll definitely be seeking it out! 3mo
BarbaraBB Thanks for the review and the recommendations. I want to read more Wyld too after loving The Echoes! 3mo
squirrelbrain Thanks, Megan - I‘ll look into those. (After all of the WP books! 🤪) 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I really loved the bits with the cat 😂. I am sure that isn't what the author wants to hear but that was my favorite parts! 3mo
Lindy Good on you! I leave purchased books languishing on my bookshelf forever too, reading library books instead. 😆 3mo
TheKidUpstairs @ChaoticMissAdventures oh my, when he pushes the cat into the bath 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
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