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Gleefulreader
Home of the Floating Lily | Silmy Abdullah
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Mehso-so

A quick read as I nearly forgot I had book club tomorrow. Some stories were better than others, but I couldn‘t help but feel like many of these wouldn‘t stay with me long. The last story, in particular, irritated me in the same way that The Giving Tree did when I read it years ago.

Lindy I haven‘t read Abdullah‘s stories but I sure know what you mean about The Giving Tree. 😐 2y
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Lindy
Home of the Floating Lily | Silmy Abdullah
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Pickpick

Set either within a Bangladeshi neighbourhood near Toronto or in Dhaka, these short stories illuminate the varied lives of immigrants to Canada. I felt the emotions: the tensions between husband & wife, parents & children; the hopes of opportunities for a better education, dreams of a better life; the rewards of friendship; the perseverance through hardship; the disillusionment of unmet expectations. The complexity of a sense of belonging. #CanLit

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Lindy
Home of the Floating Lily | Silmy Abdullah
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“What‘s for breakfast?” I ask Amina.
“Porota, omelette, potato fry, tea,” she says with a smile, exposing her rust-coloured, betel-stained teeth.
Instantly my mouth moistens. Over the past year in Toronto, I‘ve only come to know cereal & Tim Hortons muffins for breakfast. The few times I tried the store-bought porota from No Frills supermarket, it felt as though I was eating rubber.”
[Three stories in this collection have Tim Hortons references]

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Tera66
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#WindsofMarch @eggs #Longing😢

This made me think of my niece and nephew that live all the way in Sweden. I try and be the best Aunt I can when I get to see them. But its not enough.

Eggs I hope you‘ll be able to visit them 🥰🥰 3y
Tera66 @Eggs They are supposed to visit this summer, hopefully travel restrictions won't change🤞 Auntie is my name, spoiling is my game😀 3y
Eggs I always loved being an Auntie-my first nephew was born when I was 6 years old 3y
Tera66 @Eggs How fun, I was in my 30's before I got to be an aunt. 3y
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Kshakal
Longing | Mary Balogh
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Eggs ❤️🥰❤️ 3y
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GatheringBooks
I Wish | Toon Tellegen
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#WindsOfMarch Day 28: #Longing - I Wish - excited to read and review this gorgeous international picturebook.

BarbaraBB They are Dutch I think. I used to read books by them to my kids and loving them more than they did! 3y
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TheSpineView
Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Eggs
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The Great Longing by Kahlil Gibran

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#poetrymatters
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For complete poem visit poetryfoundation.org

Alora Love this! 4y
Eggs @Alora 💗 4y
TheSpineView That is a beautiful poem! 💕 4y
Eggs @TheSpineView 💗💗 4y
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EadieB
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