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Between a Wolf and a Dog
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
Outside, the rain continues unceasing; silver sheets sluicing down, the trees and shrubs soaking and bedraggled, the earth sodden, puddles overflowing, torrents coursing onwards, as the darkness slowly softens with the dawn. Ester is a family therapist with an appointment book that catalogues the anxieties of the middle class: loneliness, relationships, death. She spends her days helping others find happiness, but her own family relationships are tense and frayed. Estranged from both her sister, April, and her ex-husband, Lawrence, Ester wants to fall in love again. Meanwhile, April is struggling through her own directionless life; Lawrences reckless past decisions are catching up with him; and Ester and April's mother, Hilary, is about to make a choice that will profoundly affect them all. Taking place largely over one rainy day in Sydney, and rendered with the evocative and powerful prose Blain is known for, Between a Wolf and a Dog is a celebration of the best in all of us our capacity to live in the face of ordinary sorrows, and to draw strength from the transformative power of art. Ultimately, it is a joyous tribute to the beauty of being alive.
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anushareflects
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Mehso-so

A fairly predictable story with characters only somewhat fleshed out. I only enjoyed Hillary‘s storyline. The author uses several repetitive phrases that begin to grate after a point. The narration on Audible was nice, although without variation. It‘s a one-time read, but slow and not particularly memorable.

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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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I've never read any of Georgia Blain's work.
I actually have this on my shelf, but as I listen I couldn't imagine enjoying reading it although it is written beautifully. I'm listening whilst I pack for a weekend away.
It delves into the few main characters individually. Their lives past, current, their relationships, regrets & reflections. Although not engrossing, sister April totally makes me think of my girl!
Set in Australia. Rose Bay, Sydney.

MrsMalaprop Oh, I adored this one. 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @MrsMalaprop @CarolynM I'm glad you both enjoyed this book. I am finding it boring tbh. I've got it on audiobook so perhaps I'm doing too many things whilst it's on but I'm not really invested in the characters enough to care. I'm almost halfway. I hope it gets better soon 🙂 3y
MrsMalaprop I‘m not sure whether audio could be part of the issue 🤷‍♀️. This book sucked me in and spat me out, and was the reason I‘ve since sought out the rest of her work. How interesting is it that we all have such varied responses to books? I do hope it gets better for you, but maybe it won‘t 🤔? 3y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @MrsMalaprop thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yes, perhaps that could be it that it's on audiobook. I have the book at home so I might give it a go instead of listening. Might be the narrator also? Yes I find it interesting how different our thoughts are. I find I like a book according to what my needs are. Perhaps it's not meeting my immediate needs?? 3y
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Cinfhen
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First, I love this cover but I‘m not sure how it‘s relates to the book I just read. Esther is a family therapist who‘s got plenty of her own family drama. I found Esther‘s patients lives more compelling/ interesting than her own personal story. It‘s a quick read but very melancholy, it left me underwhelmed. Writing is very good but I just couldn‘t care for the main characters. Thanks so much @CarolynM for sharing this book with me 🥰

Cinfhen Still a pick because I was engaged and I thought the writing was lovely. 4y
LeeRHarry I loved this, shame that you found it underwhelming. 4y
Cinfhen I wanted to love it @LeeRHarry 😞and I was disappointed with the ending. I read that the author passed away. How old was she? I got the feeling she was still young? 4y
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CarolynM Melancholy is a good word for it, and, yes, beautifully written. I'm not sure how much I liked the characters, but I thought the family dynamics and disfunction were very well observed. 4y
Cinfhen That‘s a good point @CarolynM it was a well observed novel/ felt authentic and somewhat ordinary (although, nothing was really mundane) 4y
LeeRHarry @Cinfhen yes still young 51 😢 4y
Cinfhen That‘s so sad.....very young @LeeRHarry 😢😢 4y
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MrsMalaprop
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#7books7days Day 4
Books that have left a deep impression on me.

💔❤️👏

@Lizpixie have you already had a go at this challenge? If not and you‘d like to, consider yourself nominated.

LeeRHarry Good choice 😊 5y
CarolynM Beautiful book❤️ 5y
Lizpixie No, I haven‘t been tagged before so Thanks for the tag!🥰 (edited) 5y
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CarolynM
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Book Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
Author Julian Barnes
Movie Bull Durham
Band The Beautiful South, Bright Eyes
Song Bow River - Cold Chisel

#ManicMonday #LetterB

LeeRHarry Oh Between a Wolf and a Dog 💕 5y
JoScho Thanks for playing 😊💜 5y
Centique I remember loving that movie but I can‘t remember how it ends. Well good! I get to watch it again. Benefits of getting older 😂😂😂 5y
CarolynM @Centique It's one of my all time favourites, it is definitely worth rewatching and it's endlessly quotable😂 5y
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suvata
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Ester is a family therapist but she has a lot of work to do with her own family relationships. She is estranged from her ex-husband and her only sister. With a whole group of complex characters, this is a pretty good family drama.

CarolynM I loved this one❤️ 5y
suvata @CarolynM Yep, it was a good one. I would definitely recommend it to people. 5y
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AntoinetteBuchanan
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Utterly human and completely lacking in maudlin sentimentality. A masterly slow reveal of characters and concepts. An exploration of loss. Five stars. Book one in a challenge to read all of the Stella longlisted books.

CarolynM That's quite a challenge! Also, I'm still angry this didn't win. The Museum of Modern Love was good, but nowhere near as good as this. 6y
AntoinetteBuchanan Agree! I enjoyed Museum of Modern Love but this was of a different order altogether. 6y
AntoinetteBuchanan @CarolynM it is a bit of a challenge but we are doing one a month and I‘ve read a few already 6y
Rissreads I adored this book too! 💚 6y
AntoinetteBuchanan @Rissreads seems it was universally loved 6y
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AntoinetteBuchanan
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Wonderful prose, masterly pacing - I don‘t want this to end.

LeeRHarry Loved this one! 💕 6y
MrsMalaprop This was just....wonderful 😢❤️. 6y
AntoinetteBuchanan Preparing my hankies now! @LeeRHarry and @MrsMalaprop (edited) 6y
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CarolynM Another fan here. A brilliant book. (edited) 6y
CarolynM Yep, left me lost for words too 6y
MrsMalaprop I know right? Such a beautiful book. And at the risk of causing further upset, do you know about the parallels with Blain‘s life? I recently bought another of hers 6y
AntoinetteBuchanan @MrsMalaprop I do. I read her posthumously published memoir. I read enjoyed her earlier work, but this is a masterpiece and yes the parallels. Heartbreaking 6y
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JennyM
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And now I just feel sad 😔

Cathythoughts Loved this ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
JennyM @Cathythoughts me too, Cathy. It was beautiful but so raw, and I‘m feeling a bit sad after finishing it 😘 6y
LeeRHarry Glad you liked it - it made me feel sad too, loss of an author who writes so beautifully 😔 6y
MrsMalaprop Oh this is a favourite of mine. All the feels 😥. 6y
JennyM @MrsMalaprop it really affected me - very moving 6y
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Rissreads
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This book is stunning. I adored the writing and characters. Such a sad story but so real and raw and honest. I just wish it had been raining outside while I read it!
Thanks again @MrsMalaprop for the recommendation. 💚
#ozfiction

MrsMalaprop 👏So glad you loved it. Devastatingly beautiful huh? 😢 6y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop Yes! I loved that at the end I felt such sorrow for the characters but also hope that they might mend their fractured relationships. 6y
CarolynM Such a wonderful book - and it didn't even make the long list for the Miles Franklin! 6y
Rissreads @CarolynM Robbed! 6y
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JennyM
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#OctoberXFiles #AWolfAtTheDoor

I‘ve heard only great thing about this book. Still on my TBR!

Cinfhen Me too!!!!! Thanks for the reminder ☺️ 6y
Robothugs Don‘t mind me, just stacking books... 🎶 6y
JennyM @Robothugs lol 😂 6y
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Cathythoughts Oh I loved this one ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
CarolynM Wonderful book❤️ 6y
LeeRHarry Sooo good! 😊 6y
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Djspens
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this heartfelt book about family and betrayal. I love the author's writing style, I felt for the characters and felt this could probably be someone's real life. #georgiablain #ARC

CarolynM Loved this one❤️ 6y
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Victoria_Clyne
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Pickpick

This is my latest bookclub read. I agree with @TheDoubleLetterThief the book seems to about everything but is told on an ordinary day (well ordinary for most of the characters). I loved the descriptions, I could real picture the scenery and feel the surrounds.

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TheWellAccompaniedBook
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Finished this off this morning, ready for book club tomorrow. How can a story be about not much and everything at the same time? I found the style of writing very calming, almost meditative and I really liked the gentle progression of each of the stories. I think some of the imagery in this one will stay with me for a while.

CarolynM Great review. Your observation that it is about very little but everything is very apt. I loved the way she showed the relationship between the sisters over the years. 6y
TheBookStacker I loved this book so much. So moving. 6y
Victoria_Clyne I loved this too and totally agree. Finished yesterday but still need to write my review. 6y
Djspens I love your review! I‘m not quite done with the book but am enjoying it, even though there‘s not much going on... very well written. 6y
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Victoria_Clyne
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Been spending time lately doing some ebook feeding.

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CarolynM
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Cinfhen I‘ve already stacked this book, possibly from you?!! BUT , now it‘s on my radar! And I love that fabric behind the book..... 7y
CarolynM @cinfhen I read it towards the end of last year and was amazed at how good I thought it was. @cathythoughts and @mrsmalaprop also liked it. The fabric is from the bench seat in my living room. I love it too.🙂 7y
Sue 💜💙💜 😢 7y
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Cathythoughts @CarolynM @Cinfhen yes I really loved it 👍🏻 7y
LeeRHarry I thought it was fantastic too! 😊 7y
Cinfhen I‘d love to see the bench, Carolyn!!! 7y
Sue If you really want to rip your heart out @Cinfhen follow it with this one which was published posthumously, where the author documents her own brain tumour diagnosis and downhill slide. 😢 7y
Dragon Stacking! 😀🐉 7y
Cinfhen Oh god, that sounds intense @Sue !!!!! 7y
Sue @Cinfhen It is, but it‘s beautifully written and very worth it. 7y
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Djspens
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My new obsession is signing up for book giveaways! This makes #4. I'm finding books I might not have otherwise read. #tbr #georgiablain #ilovefreebooks

ReviewsbytheMrs Love it 💜 You‘ve got a lucky streak going! 7y
Djspens @ReviewsbytheMrs lol I never win anything so I‘m kinda excited 😆 7y
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GatheringBooks
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Mehso-so

First ebook I have ever completed in my life - mainly out of necessity. This was one of my online book club picks and the library only had an e-format. I really wanted to like the novel, I appreciate how it is written in different voices, allowing the reader to get into multiple characters‘ heads. But I just felt that there was WAY too much going on, not a moment to spare, almost; one tragedy or heartache after another - never letting up. ⬇️

GatheringBooks I think my being a clinician also coloured the way I viewed Ester‘s clients. I loved how she handled everything and I could foresee recommending this to my clinical supervisees. But it was a barrage of one dysfunctional story after another, that in the end I found myself emotionally detaching myself from everything, including the main characters. 7y
Tamra I have the same reaction when there is no reprieve from chaos or dysfunction in books. There has to be space to breathe & reflect in order to appreciate the characters and issues. 7y
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GatheringBooks
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#EmojiMadness Day 26: First book that came to mind (farthest right) with today‘s 😭 prompt - mainly because of the book cover. This is my FIFTH online/virtual book club (including the swaps) #HorrorPostalBookClub #ScreamsByMail #SEAReaders - these are the two books we need to read for the next two months for my Facebook Book Club. Craycray. 😭 indeed.

Cathythoughts Loved ❤️the tagged book 7y
CarolynM I loved Between a Wolf and a Dog too. It's unbelievably good. 7y
Sue Between a Wolf and a Dog was wonderful. Have you read this one? 7y
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GatheringBooks @Cathythoughts so relieved to hear that! i‘ve read the first few pages and so far it has not hooked my interest yet 7y
GatheringBooks @Sue that makes me feel very relieved @CarolynM - so far the narrative is still building up in the first 90 pages and am still a little befuddled by the different perspectives and characters. am glad to note that it will be worth it. and no, haven‘t read this one yet, too! stacking! 7y
MrsMalaprop Oh I adored this book too @Cathythoughts . We have discussed our mutual love of this already @CarolynM 😭❤️. I have added The Museum of Words to my stack thanks @Sue 📚. 7y
Sue @GatheringBooks @MrsMalaprop I hope you enjoy it - have the tissues ready! 7y
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Joanne1
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Like my recent mood, this is a melancholy book, a deep, sweeping sadness that embraces each of the four MCs but written with such beauty and offering just a tiny slither of hope.

CarolynM You've described it beautifully 7y
Joanne1 @CarolynM thanks for putting it on my radar. I'm so glad I read it. Have you read any of her other books? 7y
CarolynM No, I haven't but I will 7y
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Joanne1
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I'm feeling melancholy today, a mood matched by this book it seems. I'm hoping an afternoon reading outside might lift the spirits a little. Blue skies, warm gentle breeze and birds chirping... surely that should do it.

Bibliogeekery Hope you feel better! 7y
Redwritinghood I‘ve been feeling that way today too. Unfortunately it‘s grey skies and cold where I live. Winter sucks. 7y
Joanne1 @Bibliogeekery I'm sure I will, thanks though! @Redwritinghood winter definitely sucks especially when you're feeling down. Hope you can find something joyful soon. 7y
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Joanne1
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This year I decided I would let me reading go wherever felt right at the time. So despite the fact that I have multiple other library books picked up earlier than this one, I feel like reading this first. It's very freeing!
Thanks for the rec @CarolynM @Abailliekaras @MrsMalaprop

CarolynM You're welcome. Hope you like it 7y
LeeRHarry I'll be interested to hear what you think as it is a book club pick for me later in the year 😊 7y
Joanne1 @LeeRHarry I'll let you know. 7y
Abailliekaras Hope you like it! 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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What a reading year 2017 has been for me. I discovered Litsy this time last year. 46 books in a year is a lot for me, and there were so many great reads amongst them.
I compiled this list of faves (with much difficulty) and then noticed that coincidentally they all fit the prompt for #newtoyouauthor #2018bookbinge 😊👍📚

And that 46 is my actual age! That too is coincidental. Thanks @Jeg 😉

Cortg Congrats on your reading! 🙌🏼 7y
Cinfhen ❤️📚🙌🏻 7y
TheWellAccompaniedBook Three of those (the power, Lincoln in the bardo and between a wolf and a dog) are on our book club list for this year. Very much looking forward to them all. Happy New Reading Year to you :) 7y
MrsMalaprop @TheDoubleLetterThief Ooh, great book club list. I‘m sure you‘ll have some great discussions 👍. 7y
howjessicareads Awesome selection! 7y
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CarolynM
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1. Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
2. Georgia Blain
3. Fahrenheit 451
4. Catherine Fox's Lindchester trilogy
5. Nothing stands out, I don't pay much attention to covers
6. A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill
7 Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

#7GoodThings

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Cathythoughts
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#QuotsyDec17 #discovery @TK-421 from Between a Wolf & A Dog : this quote is one of the many discoveries and insights that I made through this book. I could quote almost every line. So full of riches ✨✨✨

TrishB Good pick 👍🏻 7y
Cathythoughts @Trishb 👍❤️ 7y
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Cathythoughts
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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#DecDays #hallelujah @Cinfhen from Between a Wolf & a Dog : this quote feels like hallelujah to me ✨✨✨

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Cathythoughts
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What a beautiful book. I read Georgia Blain has passed on, at only 52. I will read more of her books. This is one of my top 2 books of 2017. Thankyou fellow litten @CarolynM , for recommending this jewel of a book. I loved it 🙏

LeeRHarry We are reading this for my book club later in the year 😊 7y
MrsMalaprop Oh I adored this book. 😍 Also intend to find & read her other work. 7y
CarolynM I'm so glad you liked it 😊 7y
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Cathythoughts @LeeRHarry if you love it like I did , you are really in for a special read ❤️ 7y
Cathythoughts @MrsMalaprop me too. And I only discovered her by chance through another litten. 🙏 7y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM oh thankyou 🙏I really did 7y
LeeRHarry @Cathythoughts looking forward to it 😊 7y
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Cathythoughts
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#QuotsyDec17 #Peace @TK-421 from Georgia Blains : Between A Wolf And A Dog : April describes this peace she has found as fragile.....

TrishB Great pic 👍🏻 7y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 🙏✨✨ 7y
Tesso379 Our package to you came back! Must have had wrong address! And now we‘re in LA so we‘ll have to fedex in Jan! So sorry! 7y
Cathythoughts @Tesso379 no worries, thanks for letting me know. Did you receive my box ??? 7y
Cathythoughts @Tesso379 will you let me know if my box arrived to you ? I‘ve been worried about it 🙏. Thankyou 💕 7y
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Cathythoughts
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#QuotsyDec17 #together @TK-421 from Between A Wolf & A Dog : “ BUT now here alone on the other side of their life together , She looks back on those flashes of anger as simply that : no more than jagged cuts of lightening in the sky , so brief against all that stretched before & After “ ✨✨✨really good book

TrishB Lovely ❤️ 7y
Cathythoughts @TrishB it‘s a good book 👍✨✨ (edited) 7y
CarolynM I loved the way she evoked whole swathes of experience and feeling with just a sentence or two such as the quote you've shared. Such a great writer, such a great loss. 7y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM I‘m so grateful to you , I‘d never heard of her or this book. I‘m hoping to finish over the week. I love novels about family relationships, and this is a really excellent one. 🙏🙏🙏 7y
CarolynM @Cathythoughts so glad you're enjoying it.🌼 7y
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Cathythoughts
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1. I‘m more of a cake person. But shortbread would be the one 💕2
2. I‘ve allwsys hosted , love cooking Xmas dinner. Maybe that will change in the future, but I‘m hosting ✨
3. I think 38, I‘m rounding it off to 40. 😉will def keep a record in 2018.
4. Elf
5. I‘ve put out the hints for new earings 🤞🤞🤞

Cathythoughts Ok, hang on a minute : As for no 4. I thought you meant was I home alone or was my elf with me 🙄 ( I took this literally) . My elf ( hubby) ( or whoever you imagine your elf to be) is here. As for the movies I haven‘t seen Elf , but I loved the 1st Home Alone. (edited) 7y
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Cathythoughts
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Not the book cover. But , wow, I love this pic. About to embark on Between A Wolf And A Dog. Going to get cosey & read for tonight. Got lots of bits & pieces done today. ✨✨✨

Ms_T A productive day and a relaxing evening. Perfect! Enjoy 😊 7y
Cathythoughts @Ms_T thankyou , I think I will 😉 7y
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TheBookStacker
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I‘ve been so down lately but these mornings where it‘s just me and Alastor, a cup of coffee and my book are helping. I hope to get out of this funk soon. Side note: I am loving this book!

Lcsmcat Kitties always help. 😽I hope you feel better. 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 Kitties do help, feel better! ❤️ 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Sounds like the perfect thing. Kitties always work. Hope you‘re better soon ❤️ 7y
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Abailliekaras
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A beautiful novel. Clean writing, a natural style - at one level it simply lets you into this family‘s life and tells you their battles & joys, as easily & comfortably as sharing a cup of tea. But it has the clarity & honesty in the face of death as When Breath Becomes Air, the warmth & Sydney characters of a Liane Moriarty & the acute, finely drawn observations of Ian McEwan. So that it leaves you fairly shattered by the end. 😭 #Australia

cajunsyd Wow, great review! I️ loved When Breath Becomes Air. I️ will add this one to my stack. 7y
TheBookStacker Color me intrigued. I just ordered it! 7y
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CarolynM
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Wow. I've just finished this and I'm speechless. Breathtakingly good.
I don't know why I was so reluctant to read it. It's not the first time I've owed a debt to my book group for making me read something I never would have chosen for myself

MrsMalaprop 👏❤️😭 So glad you liked it. Am assuming you know about the author and the parallels with her life? If not I‘m sure it‘ll come up in your discussion. 7y
CarolynM @MrsMalaprop do you know whether the novel was written before she was diagnosed? It's not clear to me from what I've read. 7y
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM I‘m not sure. Maybe at least partly written? 7y
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Abailliekaras
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Bedtime reading. I‘m enjoying this so far. It‘s a similar genre to Little Fires Everywhere (suburban family problems) but it feels more organic. It‘s easy to slip into the characters‘ stories. #Auslit #Australia

MrsMalaprop Oh, I loved this ❤️😭😍. 7y
Abailliekaras @MrsMalaprop it‘s good! A natural style which I like. 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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#emojinov #📚📷 #☔️ This stunning novel was set almost entirely on one very rainy day in Sydney. #ozfiction 💜

Jeg Nice nail polish. (edited) 7y
CarolynM I have to read this by Wednesday for my book group but I'm having trouble summoning up the motivation. You have given me a bit of encouragement so thanks for that 7y
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM Oh how I loved this novel. Are you having trouble getting into it? I found her writing sublime. 7y
CarolynM Haven't started yet, I'm just not drawn to it. Will let you know how I go 7y
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Lillytales
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"There is nothing anyone can say to haul me away. I have to do it myself, crawling back from the lip of the crater towards all that I love in life, while knowing that I have to loosen the grip of everything I hold most dear. I am not afraid of dying. What I am afraid of is saying goodbye." - The Museum of Words by Georgia Blain

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MrsMalaprop
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I read this book a few months ago and absolutely adored it. Almost the entire book is set on one very rainy day in Sydney. #JubilantJuly #Rain

MayJasper Love this writing ❤ 7y
MrsMalaprop @MayJasper It's just sublime ❤️. 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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Now that I've stopped blubbering, I can write a review. This book was stunning. Knowing the real life events surrounding the author (see article excerpt above) may have impacted on my appreciation of this novel, along with the fact that the one year anniversary of the death of a colleague of mine from a similar illness has just passed. Her writing is sublime, and beautiful and real. I loved this book, and now feel the need to read all of her work.

Cinfhen I just got goosebumps- great review! Stacked!!! 7y
tpixie Wow that article!! 7y
LeeRHarry I have heard so many good things about this one. 7y
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quirkyreader It the black coloured a Comerant? 7y
MrsMalaprop @quirkyreader It was definitely a cormorant of some kind. Sunning itself after a heavy downpour. 7y
KVanRead Wow. That sounds amazing. 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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This writing is making me swoon 😍😍😍.

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MrsMalaprop
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I was so good 🏃🏻‍♀️. And now I'm being so bad 😬.

Jeg Love it😍😍 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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Ain't that the truth.

I remember having people come visit when my boys were bubs, and whilst I was pleased to see them, thinking to myself,
"Oh please, can't you mind the baby so I can take a half hour nap?"

But I never said it out loud. I'm so going to try to remember this should I get the pleasure of being a grandma one day.

#Maybookflowers #Booksaboutmothers

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MrsMalaprop
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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Getting started on this one today. Georgia Blain died in December of a brain tumour. This was her final novel. It was shortlisted for the #stellaprize 2017. #currentlyreading

Djcjdbx 😥 7y
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BookishBron
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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I love this little passage about Ester's nieces coming to stay:
"She always slept with both the girls. One on each side. Lavender shampoo and sweet milky skin, warm arms and legs tangled around her own. She would wake to them chattering, sometimes to each other, sometimes to her, and she wanted to drink them up, all of them - their little white death, clear eyes, and their breath, as fresh as water." ?

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Abailliekaras
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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TBR issues... What to read next? 😬📚

susanw Commonweath, Station Eleven, and Goats and Sheep, were all so good. 8y
vivastory Love Pamuk. "Strangeness in My Mind" is high on my TBR 8y
LiteraryinPA I see lots of animals in your stack... 8y
Abailliekaras @susanw they're all so tempting! 😬 @vivastory me too! I was lucky enough to meet him so he's signed this one for me (I really should read it soon 😜). @LiteraryinLititz I hadn't noticed that, how funny! Two Crime Writers & a Microphone did a whole segment this week about books w the word 'goat' in the title. 😂🐐 8y
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Abailliekaras
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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My husband went to Matilda bookshop today (one of our favourites, Stirling south Australia) and came home with presents! 🤗📚 They rated this as a top book of 2016. #ReadJanuary #bookface

TheLondonBookworm Yay book presents ☺ 8y
MrsMalaprop You know Georgia Blain died recently? Her mother Anne Deveson died only days later. So very sad. I've not read any of her books but have heard great things about them. Will add this to my list. 8y
Abailliekaras @SMW Oh no! I didn't. The cover looks sad too. I'll report back! 8y
Abailliekaras @TheLondonBookworm my favourite kind of present! Especially when it's a book I haven't heard of. 😊 8y
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Vikz
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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The characters are well drawn and believable. They live in a thoroughly realistic and credible world. It is easy to emphasise with their small dramas. The writing is lyrical. The descriptions of the terrible weather that the characters are enduring are evocative
Full review at my blog vikzwrites.wordpress.com

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Vikz
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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Look what the nice at scribe publications sent me this week. (in exchange for a blah, blah blah blah) read a few pages tonight looks really good #aww

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mspixieears
Between a Wolf and a Dog | Georgia Blain
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Just started for a bookclub…am dying to return to another book I've nearly finished instead! This should be good though :)

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