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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Alias Grace: A Novel | Margaret Atwood
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This is complex and layered with the perspectives of a young female convicted murderer and her psychiatrist. Set in the early 19th century, it also explores class and gender conventions of the time. Excellent historical fiction choice!

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Scochrane26 I love this book, think I‘ve read it 3 times over the years. The miniseries is also excellent. 1y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Scochrane26 I've been thinking about trying the series. Glad to know it lives up to the book! 1y
LeahBergen I loved this book! 1y
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megnews
Bluebird: A Novel | Genevieve Graham
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This historical novel starts out in WWI France and quickly transitions to post war Prohibition Canada. I will definitely be reading more by this author.

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BarbaraBB
Sea of Tranquility: A Novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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Much has been said about this book and I too loved it. Once again ESJM has created characters who feel so real and human. Their relationships and fears, whether set in the past or the future, feel extra relatable now that we ourselves have just experienced a pandemic. But how Mandel writes about it makes COVID and current times even more scary. Yet I could have read on and on about those characters - in any time or place.

BarbaraBB Tagging the #pop22 crew (#ParallelReality) and also using the book for #Booked2022 #SetInCanada 2y
squirrelbrain Great review! I will get to this soon….reading The Glass Hotel first in early May. 2y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I now think I should have reread that one before reading this one 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
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Cinfhen Excellent review 💚💚💚 2y
Megabooks Fantastic review! Glad you loved it. 💜 2y
KarenUK So glad you loved it. 💕💕 2y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK @Megabooks I really did. I read it almost in one go! (edited) 2y
Nute Wonderful review, Barbara! Are her last three novels a series or companion reads or not related at all? I have Station Eleven and this book, but not The Glass Hotel. 2y
BarbaraBB @Nute they are a bit related but you can absolutely read them as stand-alone novels. I would however recommend The Glass Hotel anyway! It‘s very good and some characters return in this book. 2y
Nute Good to know. I‘m happy for the success of her writing career. Her novels seem to be very well liked. 2y
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Cinfhen
Astra: A Novel | Cedar Bowers
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Thanks to @Lindy for putting this book on my #ReadersRadar #SetInCanada told through multiple POVs, we learn about Astra a spirited woman born on a commune. Each chapter shares a glimpse of Astra‘s development from an independent 6yr old to eventually an impassioned 60 year old. #PoP22 #ConstellationInTitle

Megabooks I‘ve apparently stacked this already! 2y
Cortg Ooh, communes are always so intriguing! 2y
Lindy Glad to hear you enjoyed it! 2y
Cinfhen Hard to believe this was a debut @Lindy @Cortg @Megabooks 💜It was very well written 2y
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TheCanuckReader
Dead Cold | Louise Penny
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This book finished my 50 book reading challenge! Yay! I first heard about this series on @annebogel 's "What Should I Read Next" podcast and to my delight this series is set in Canada! It's my first real foray into the mystery genre and I'm hooked! This is the second one in the series and though I found this one a little predictable apparently this series matures nicely in the third book. I'll let ya'll know :) #nslittens #setinCanada

LeahBergen I bought the first one 😀 7y
TheCanuckReader Me too! The rest I'll get from the library :) 7y
merelybookish I just started Still Life. I don't usually read mystery but am liking it. 7y
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TheCanuckReader It's nice because you get to know the people in the community! 7y
Laura317 This is good! 7y
BookBoggart Where is it set in Canada?! 7y
TheCanuckReader A fictional village outside of Montreal 7y
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