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Returned
Returned | Jason Mott
"The Returned transforms a brilliant premise into an extraordinary and beautifully realized novel. My spine is still shivering from the memory of this haunting story. Wow." -Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Monster of FlorenceThe sensational New York Times bestselling novel about an impossible miracle and a family given a second chance at life Harold and Lucille Hargrave s eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they ve settled comfortably into life without him . Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep flesh and blood, still eight years old.All over the world people s loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether it s a miracle or a sign of the end. But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality.With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction."
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PirateJenny
The Returned | Jason Mott

I am back! I took a longer than expected hiatus. My reading really dropped during the pandemic. But I'm making a comeback.

And in a silver lining, I have moved. My company is allowing fully remote work so I am now in North Carolina, where my husband has family (I have family here too, about 3 hours away). I have almost enough bookcases to shelve my library. Two or three more should do it

So hi all!

CoffeeNBooks Welcome back! 📚 2y
GondorGirl Welcome back! Hopefully things settle down a bit for you. 2y
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TheAromaofBooks
Returned | Jason Mott
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Hey friends!! Ended up being unexpectedly offline for several days, but I'm back!! Lots of notifications to catch up on, so sorry if anyone was feeling ignored!! I also have loads of book reviews to post, but we'll see when that happens. 😂 In the meantime, here's a picture of the side garden... it's actually gotten even crazier than this the last few days as it's been dumping rain for three days!

BarbaraTheBibliophage At my house we call rain “weed juice.” Have fun out there! 🌿🌿 2y
Leftcoastzen So beautiful 2y
SamAnne Record rains in June has made our Inland NW property a jungle like never before! 2y
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MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 2y
Ruthiella I love the lush green of it. Here in So Cal much goes brown and dormant in the summer. 2y
TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage - “weed juice“ is right!! I was just down in the main veggy garden and it's turned into an absolute jungle! 😂 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @TheAromaofBooks Welcome to my garden situation! Since I was incapacitated for the spring, everything went wild. Now I‘m trying to get it in shape again … so much weed pulling! Still, it‘s fun to see the progress. 2y
ferskner That is PERFECTION. 2y
TheAromaofBooks @ferskner - Thank you!!! We've decided to lean into the “nature's garden“ style 😂 2y
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Nikki_E
Returned | Jason Mott

So somehow I not only deleted this app, but I forgot I used FB to log in. But I am finally back. It doesn‘t seem like too much changed here.

Librarybelle Welcome back! 3y
Nikki_E Thanks 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#Haunted

22. #TheUndead

I hated this book, too boring and worthless, but it suite perfectly the prompt

Eggs 🙌🏻📚👻 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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This one is just so boring 😫
I'm having trouble finishing it, but I really hope I can dive into something new within the beginning of the next week! 💪🏻

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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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@Eggs #WondrousWednesday

1. I did it when I was a kid
2. Not at all 😫 With the movement and my job I had no time to read 😭
3. Finally having some rest!

@Mavey @The_Penniless_Author @persephone1408 wanna play?

Eggs Ah the ups and downs of moving 😳 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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I guess I'll never finish moving books from my old room to my new flat 😅😅
@Mavey I'm making progress 🤟🏻🤟🏻❤❤

mavey Making decisions about books seems a lil tougher than moving to a new house itself!😅🤣🤣 3y
Ast_Arslan @Mavey it is 😂😂 I still have more and more in my old room 😱 3y
mavey @Ast_Arslan One of the times when the extension charm from Harry Potter is desperately needed!!🤣 3y
Ast_Arslan @Mavey ahahahah you're right 😂😂 maybe I will move those soon 😂😂 3y
mavey @Ast_Arslan 🤩😘May Potter and the gang bring more magic to you and your new home!😘💕 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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As @Mavey , this one is my first #Screamathon!
I do not have a lot of time to spend reading this day, but I will try my best for the spooky season 🤟🏻🦇🧛‍♀️👻

This beautiful idea came from the @4thhouseontheleft 🤟🏻🤟🏻

I will try to finish The Returned within Tuesday so I can finally start a new book (It, I guess 😂)

mavey Yay!! Welcome to the Screamathon!💕 3y
Ast_Arslan @Mavey thank you, darling 💚💙 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#FallTreasures

Day 30 - #OctoberTBR

I'm already reading some of this and I truly hope to be able to finish them

Eggs Well done 👏🏻📚🧡 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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This one is an old arc copy... its time has come 😂

JudeCC 😍 😍 😍 3y
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Ast_Arslan
The Returned | Jason Mott
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 110th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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Tineke
De Teruggekeerden | Jason Mott
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Mehso-so

This was my #doublespin for September @TheAromaofBooks
This was the Dutch translation of The returned. It even was made into a show for television, the basic story is the same, but major things were changed. It read a bit staccato, I don't know if that's because of the translation. It fell a bit flat, someone mentioned it should have been fleshed out more. I agree.
TBR since ?, 384 pages.

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 4y
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tif
The Returned | Jason Mott

I have returned to Litsy after a long break. I was struggling with my mental and physical health and needed to cut down on where I was putting my energy.

I'm now feeling much more human again and decided it was time to throw myself back into the best online community I know.

I'm looking forward to catching up with what everyone is reading and adding eleventy hundred new books to my #tbr

TrishB Hi 🙋‍♀️ good to see you back. 6y
MrsMalaprop Hi there fellow Sandgroper. How‘s this winter we‘ve been having? Great to see you back. And may your #TBR grow & flourish. 👏😂 6y
tessavi Welcom back and glad to hear you're geeling better! 6y
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tif @TrishB thanks 😁 6y
tif @MrsMalaprop SO COLD!!! I've had enough now thanks! Although it's beautiful and sunny today! 6y
tif @tessavi thank you! 😊 6y
CarolynM I'm so glad to see you back, I've been wondering how you were going. 😃🌷❤️ 6y
tif @CarolynM thank you! That's so sweet! 😘 6y
Smrloomis Welcome back! Hope you‘re feeling much better. 6y
tif @Smrloomis thank you! Much 😁 6y
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Nute Welcome back to Litsy! I hope that you are feeling rested and recovered.💜 6y
tif @Nute thank you! I'm starting to feel human again so that's a good start :) 6y
Jeg Sorry to hear you haven‘t been well. Welcome back. 6y
tif @Jeg thanks 😊 6y
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believerjen
The Returned | Jason Mott
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It was a weird story that used the returned characters to reveal the true nature of the living.

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