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Walking on Trampolines
Walking on Trampolines | Frances Whiting
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Praised as “a tender exploration of friendship, families, and first love” (Liane Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Husband’s Secret), this coming-of-age novel from bestselling author Frances Whiting is equal parts heartwarming, accessible, and thought provoking. “Tallulah de Longland,” she said slowly, letting all the Ls in my name loll about lazily in her mouth before passing judgment. “That,” she announced, “is a serious glamorgeous name.” From the day Annabelle Andrews sashays into her classroom, Tallulah ‘Lulu’ de Longland is bewitched: by Annabelle, by her family, and by their sprawling, crumbling house tumbling down to the river. Their unlikely friendship intensifies through a secret language where they share confidences about their unusual mothers, first loves, and growing up in the small coastal town of Juniper Bay. But the euphoria of youth rarely lasts, and the implosion that destroys their friendship leaves lasting scars and a legacy of self-doubt that haunts Lulu into adulthood. Years later, Lulu is presented with a choice: remain the perpetual good girl who misses out, or finally step out from the shadows and do something extraordinary. And possibly unforgivable… It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce.
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Zephsomething
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Y‘all this book surprised me with how much I genuinely loved it. I‘m not usually one for a book without some sort of magic or mayhem or monsters in it and this had none, unless you count the subtle golden toned magic of nostalgia but, alas, I do not. It did however make me cry twice, so all in all a rather good book. One I will likely read again

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Zephsomething
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Y‘all there‘s a character in this book whose name is Stella Maria patricia Mary McNamara and that strikes me as unnecessarily long. (This book is so far very very good but I couldn‘t get the length of that name out of my head)

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Joanne1
Walking on Trampolines | Frances Whiting
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It's hot! 39c hot. In true Aussie style we put the sprinkler under the trampoline and the kids think it's awesome.

ClairesReads Oooo that's warm! 7y
Joanne1 @ClairesReads it sure is. Thankfully a cool change is expected tonight. But really, this is summer in Australia. 7y
ClairesReads @Joanne1 I remember it well! 7y
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