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monalyisha
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A 35-year-old writer moves in with an 85-year-old spitfire, recently widowed, right before the pandemic. He keeps a journal of their experience.

The relationship between Ben & Winnie forms s.l.o.w.l.y. — which makes the end result all the more satisfying. From my lived experience, it reminded me of having a rabbit…that slow build of trust from a creature who is markedly independent & willful in spite of *or because of* her vulnerability.👇🏻

monalyisha 1/2: Winnie also reminded me of my own grandmother, who was a bit of a divisive figure. She kept exactly none of her opinions to herself and was quick to judge. Fortunately, she judged me worthy and we had a close relationship. Winnie, however, is British — and feels like it! — whereas my gram hails from New England with stints in California. I loved puttering about the garden with Winnie (& Ben)…👇🏻 9h
monalyisha 2/2: and reading his good-natured response to her biting yet somehow increasingly warm critiques (of his cooking, his hair, his humor, you name it). The ending isn‘t what I wanted but I suppose that‘s aging. Hey-ho. I do feel greatly in need of an update 3 years hence. 7h
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perfectsinner
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Stopped by the library to stock up on some vacation reads. Do I have stacks and stacks of books I have bought at sales that I need to read? Yes. But I have heard really good stuff about James so I went to grab that and ended up with these others. JCO is usually pretty hit or miss for me, so chance I might not finish that one. I loved Monte Cristo and wanted to try Musketeers. Starting with serial killer book.

Texreader I bought Three Musketeers for the same reason! But still have to read it. And James is really good. Enjoy!! 11h
perfectsinner I was upset to find my version of Monte Cristo was abridged, but I saw they have the unabridged version @ the library. I am not sure I'll get to Musketeers because I have to read the new releases first, since there's a limited checkout time & non-renewable. But I can go back & recheck out Musketeers and maybe Monte Cristo another time 😀 11h
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Bzosche
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“There is one indisputable way to identify a cult, one characteristic they all share...it is the notion that anyone who does not agree with the group's beliefs or choices, who expresses concerns, who simply dares to ask questions, is deemed "unsafe.””

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melissajayne
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4.5⭐️ I really liked this book and it was an excellent read. #2025 #socialjustice #nonfiction #memoir

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Leniverse
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I thought Neneh Cherry's memoir sounded like a niche choice for the #WomensPrizeNF shortlist, but you don't need to be a fan to get a lot out of this book. It's a time capsule. It's the emerging music scene and countercultures of NYC in the 70s and London in the 80s. It's Jazz history. It's about being bi-racial and with family ties to three continents. It's about food, friendship, addiction, the AIDS epidemic, art, and an unconventional life.

dabbe “We always hang in a buffalo stance
We do the dive every time we dance ...“ 💚💜💚
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Leniverse
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Yes!

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booklover3258
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Interesting memoir. Learned a lot and loved the narration by the author.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/yh1iE63RHDs?feature=share

Enjoy!

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OrangeMooseReads
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Excellent book.
Mental health and feminism. Rebuilding yourself and understanding yourself.
Tendler told her story is a way that was easy to follow. I don‘t know if it was slightly sugar coated or more detail just wasn‘t necessary. I did get frustrated that she mentioned her divorce multiple times and yet we never get any story on that. We get the story on other men but not that one, it‘s odd to me.
Well written. Interesting.

merelybookish Great review! Her famous husband was conspicuously absent. I wonder if she signed an NDA as part of their divorce. Still, I think we are meant to infer that he is similar to all the men before him. 3d
OrangeMooseReads @merelybookish I guess I need to do some googling. I wasn‘t aware he was famous. It‘s very likely that is the case though with the NDA. 3d
OrangeMooseReads @merelybookish So that‘s the ex! Yeah, I‘m going to say the drugs and alcohol may have contributed to the divorce. I also feel like I haven‘t heard great things about him and women. 3d
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jack777
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage | Molly Roden Winter
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Really interesting and juicy and fun look at an open marriage.

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StaceGhost
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Pictures of myself are hard. This book was hard. I wish things could be different for her, for me, for my mother & sister & grandmother & aunts. Until then I‘m going to do what Moss does: send a good, bright wolf back in time to provide exactly what is needed ❤️ I‘m going to start by choosing to love the body that houses me

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Chrissyreadit Hello my beautiful friend!!!! 5d
dabbe LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! You look fabulous! ♥️🖤♥️ 5d
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AmyG You are beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️ *who is on your t-shirt? 4d
StaceGhost @AmyG you are so kind! And that‘s T Swift looking moody with a cat and a guitar— it was the most gothic merch I could find lol we were presenting at our graduate symposium on Swift scholarship and they took about 10k pictures of all of us 💀 ⚰️ 🪦 4d
AmyG I love it! 4d
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