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I knew nothing about the quintuplets born in Ontario, Canada back in 1934, I picked this book up on a whim. It's good but it's so sad and there's definitely not a happy ending. The book is a work of fiction based on historical accounts of what really happened; the author did a boatload of research. Definitely recommend but maybe have an uplifting read lined up afterwards.

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Dove right into this for a “bit” of late night reading (3 hrs ago🤭)but now I gotta call it quits for😴(at 21%) or it‘ll be a sleepless night.

This one all took place relatively close to “my neck of the woods”, long ago. Saw the movie as a teen & it‘s always fascinated/horrified by it since.

💔💔My heart always broke for the family & how they were treated/taken advantage of & exploited.

A fascinating story made up for a irritating main character. A fictional account of the true story of identical quintuplets born in rural Canada in the 1930‘s.

So nice to sit on the porch and read during lunch today.

4⭐️ A very interesting look at the Dionne quintuplets told through a series of fictional diary entries and actual newspaper articles. #2021 #bookstagram #bookreview #historicalfiction #canadian #fiction #basedonatruestory #litsyatoz2021 #q

The story is told in diary form from Emma‘s point of view up until the girls are 5-years old. It is interspersed with real newspaper articles. It‘s a sad story, as the parents rarely had access to see their daughters. Since this is fiction, I don‘t really know what the parents were like... cont in comments..

I remember seeing pics of the Dionne Quintuplets over the years and was familiar with the story of their birth. It‘s heartbreaking that they were put on display, but all indications seem that a life with the birth parents wouldn‘t have been ideal. The fictionalized story is okay, but a slow read for me. Not a page-turner! I was especially irritated with the story at one point😠(see spoiler below). Overall a so-so. 2/5👶🏻s

@FantasyChick only doorstep when I arrived home just now. Some little critter definitely tried to poke his head in the bag because look at this amazing candy haul!!! Woo Halloween in Disney and now Halloween at my door! So spoiled!!! Thanks ☺️☺️

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I had hoped to get this our earlier in the week but today was the only day I had the chance to get out. It should be either waiting for you when you get back or shortly after @Andrea4 😊

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I can't seem to concentrate on a book for more than an hour
Let's see how this one takes 🤔

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I'm as storm ready as I can be!

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Got a little mid-day mail today!

Looking forward to the next #LMPBC #TeamCanada read. This has been on my radar for a while.

Thabks so much for the snacks @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I'm hiding them around the house so I can sneak while I read 😂

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📖 just finished
🥳 family, read, sleep, home projects
🍦 salted caramel
🎶 non, rien
🥰 voila!

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Hmm. Well researched historical fiction in which a fictional narrator shares her life looking after the famous Dionne quintuplets. Whilst sad I really enjoyed the first 90 pc of this novel but found the end frustrating and a little confusing

Much of my reading of this book was while sitting on the banks of the Ghost River.

Appropriate, as this story (based on the true Canadian quintuplets) is full of metaphorical ghosts.

The story is told through real news clippings and the diary of a fictional young nurse who attended their birth and cared for them the hospital the Ontario Government built for them.

Two of the Dionne quints are still alive. I must find their autobiography

A historical fiction account of the first set of quintuplets to survive childbirth, written from the perspective of one of their caregivers.

I really wanted to like it. I love the premise. Overall it was fascinating, sad, and a bit redundant. Also, the ending just confused me. It didn't fit & I don't know what we're meant to take away from it.

Curious what the rest of my #lmpbc group thinks. @bookishtrish @FantasyChick @Andrea4 @StayCurious

Well-written with interesting themes and relevance to today‘s social media obsessed world. Still I found it tough going - Emma is too short-sighted for me to sit comfortably with her through the story and the treatment of those girls made it a book I could only read in short bursts. So really a pick, but one I didn‘t enjoy?!?

Sometimes this story is too much for me #teamCanada #GroupX

Back up and at it #24in48

Reading and googling #lmpbc #groupx #teamcanada

Happy Canada Day! #GroupX I‘m going in!

Heartbreaking for MC and quints, not as good as it could be, but an author to watch! Narration of #audiobook great!

If Wood had made Emma just a bit more world-wise, the issues around the quints could‘ve been better highlighted.

The sharks around the girls were out for blood, and I‘d very much like to read some nonfiction about them now. It definitely makes me double down on my decision not to watch the TLC shows about multiples!

Miss Emma Trimpany is the densest character I‘ve ever read. I mean she is as thick as an dictionary. Just quit being such a little ninny and stand up for yourself!!

I hardly ever get this angry with characters, but I‘m legit furious with her.

Tavia Gilbert‘s narration is brilliant, but idk how I‘m going to finish the last hour!

My mom is headed to the doctor for a cortisone injection in her joint. Will update those threads after. 😊😘💜

A fictional take on the Dionne quintuplets told through the eyes of the nurse who was there from their birth, this is a fascinating story. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/03/review-quintland-sisters-by-shelley-woo...

Weekend #libraryhaul. 🤓📚

Set on a farm. Great story, Btw

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Historical fiction based on the first living quints from Canada in the 1930‘s. Really a great fictionalized story with definite facts that were well researched. Fascinating case.

A beautiful beach day and a new book.

It seems almost no one‘s life ends up taking the shape first imagined for it.

I‘d been craving some historical fiction, and this was a good choice. It covers the hard, but celebrated, lives of the Dionne quintuplets through the eyes of a young woman who helps care for them.

I just got this one sent to me yesterday! I look forward to reading it

This is the story about the Dionne quintuplets as told from the point of view of a fictional nurse who is with them the day they are born, and for the next 5 years as the girls live in Quintland on display every day for millions of tourists to see. I‘ve always been fascinated by the quints and this book just made me even more curious about their lives. It‘s a tragedy in its own right. They were deprived normal childhoods and were then abused by ⬇️

Next to read. Sweet, tiny bootie was worn by my daughter at her christening twenty years ago. Thankfully I only had one baby at a time. I don‘t think I could have handled more all at once!

I rarely preorder books from Amazon because I already have too many (if there is such a thing!), but this is one I couldn‘t resist last week. I finally dove into it last night, and even better, it‘s told in diary form! (My favorite!) I‘ve been fascinated by the Dionne quints since I saw the TV movie Million Dollar Babies when I was a kid. Anyone else seen it?

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First at the library! Yaaasss! Maybe this will get me out of my fiction funk 🤔 I was bolstered by @Reviewsbylola ‘s positive review. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Loved reading of the heartwarming and funny antics of the girls. Hated how they were treated as commercial products. Full review bit.ly/ReadingisMyPassion

I haven‘t read very many books in an epistolary format. Once I started reading, I immediately understood that it needed to be written like this. Ms. Wood weaves a fictional account that makes it hard to believe it‘s fiction based on fact. The writing style, the way the story flowed, and Emma(one of the nurses) documenting the lives of these girls and the people around them drew me in and kept me reading and wanting to know more.

Before the fame of Jon & Kate Plus 8, there were the Dionne quints. Born in a ramshackle home in Canada, they became famous just by the miracle of their birth. I knew of them, but before this book I didn‘t realize quite what a media sensation they were, not the price they paid for it.

Told via diary entries and letters by a fictional nurse, this was a fascinating and well written read. The book is also sprinkled with actual news articles.

Confession time—I hate this cover. Legit. But I find the Dionne quintuplets fascinating, so I‘m hoping the poor cover choice is not reflected in the quality of the writing. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Only 30 pages in but so far, so good.

I received some ARCs. 🥳🥳

The tagged book piqued my interest immediately. I‘ve always had a fascination with the Dionne quintuplets.

I haven‘t read Sally Thorne before but I‘ve had my eye on The Hating Game so I‘m excited for her new book.

And I‘ve been on a hiatus from mysteries for awhile but the synopsis of No Exit sounded good!

Book mail! That‘s my cold, snowy, still slightly plague-ish New Year‘s Eve sorted! Thanks to William Morrow/HarperCollins for the ARC; review to follow.