Litsy

'Excited, afraid, homeless, fat, dying, but at least if we made that first step we had somewhere to go, we had a purpose. And we really didn't have anything better to do at half past three on a Thursday afternoon than to start a 630-mile walk.'

TrishB This book was like a horror story for me. Wild camping and wet socks…. 14h

Suet624 @TrishB oh, you‘re right! 13h

Leniverse @TrishB @Suet624 Yes, the walking part appeals to me, the camping part not so much! And I'm so upset about how they lost their farm! 13h

Suet624 I was too. 😩 12h

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TheEllieMo

Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells | A Wainwright

Strictly speaking, this is about fellwalking rather than #Hiking, but they‘re two sides of the same coin!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 3d

Eggs 🧡🥾💛 2d

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TheKidUpstairs

Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors

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Rarely do I pick up a book amidst this much hype and love it this much, but this one is just that special.

A year after the death of their sister Nicky, the remaining Blue sisters try and find their way back to each other, and to themselves, amid the fog of grief, anger, and addiction. Their journeys, alone and together, are difficult and heart wrenching. But even in the darkest moments, it never feels exploitative.

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TheKidUpstairs cont'd... In the hands of a lesser writer, some of the material covered could veer into “trauma porn“ but Mellors handles the darkness and the light with a deft touch. Each sister is beautifully, wholly rendered with genuine humanity. As a reader you want to, in turns, yell at them and hug them tight. This one will break your heart many times over (I cried more than once), but Mellors leaves us with a hopeful realism at the end.
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TheKidUpstairs I'll definitely be going back to read Cleopatra and Frankenstein now! 2w

AmyG The end left me in tears. A truly lovely book. 2w

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Deblovestoread Fantastic review for a Fantastic book 💙 2w

BarbaraBB So much love for this book. I will read it soon! 2w

Bookbuyingaddict One of my favourite books 📚 of the year x x x 2w

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MysticFaerie

Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors

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5🌟/5🌟

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Vicki4

Confessions of a Forty-Something: The Funniest WHAT AM I DOING? Novel of the Year | Alexandra Potter

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Audiobook ☑️. A very funny listen 😊 📖 🎧

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TheKidUpstairs

Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors

Who else loves it when their car needs an oil change, because it means you have no choice but to sit and read for a while? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ I'm being productive AND reading! Yay!

P.S: so far, this book truly lives up to the hype.

marleed I feel that way about waiting at the doctors‘ office 🤣 2w

squirrelbrain Such a good book! 2w

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Chelsea.Poole

Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors

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The hype is real for this one! The Blue sisters have lost one of theirs — Nicky. The three who are left are each destroyed by the loss of their beloved sister. This book is about sibling relationships and responsibilities, sister love, and absent parents. It‘s about addiction and substance abuse. It‘s about coping with all life has to throw at you and facing it with the right people in your corner. I loved it and now have to read Mellors‘ debut.

IndianBookworm About to finish this one! 3w

BarbaraBB Glad it lives up to the hype! Still need to read it 3w

TheKidUpstairs Reading this now! So good. 3w

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Robotswithpersonality

Notes from a Small Island | Bill Bryson

She was NOT. Dude, really?! 🫢 Must be a very old family name.Wouldn't see anyone choosing that today...

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Ambl1966

Talking It Over | Julian Barnes

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So Stuart lives with Gillian and he has a best friend Oliver (née Nigel). Stuart is a banker and makes money, Oliver is clever and doesn‘t. Oliver is really not as clever as he thinks he is. Anyway it‘s a story of jealously and betrayal told from their points of view, with a few others thrown in for good measure. I thought when I ‘reread‘ that I knew the story but I was pleasantly surprised by how surprised I was by it.

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