The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare | 
panAs if clunky transitions, poor balance, and the book within the book ultimately being underwhelming weren‘t enough, then the total white washing of 1940s South Carolina was appalling. Every book doesn‘t have to tackle social justice, but one set deep in Jim Crow and taking pains to examine white prejudice against other whites (the Italian POWs “look just like us” WOW) should, rather than calling enslaved people “workers.” Gross.
Thank you so much @Deblovestoread That is my absolute favorite tea, and the candle smells amazing. The socks are really cute and so are the bookmarks. I can't wait to read the books. The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare is especially gorgeous. And I love the Twix 😺
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pickThis book was a bit of an emotional roller coaster from curiousity, hope, sadness, frustration, confusion sometimes, and back to hope. It cracked my already grieving heart, missing my own mother. I was all over the map of this book, originally chosen for a challenge because of the gorgeous cover and the added bonus of being set in Savannah and Tybee (NC too) where I went on vacation, which amplifies the experience for me.
pickThanks for the recommendation #OverBookedClub. I enjoyed this, but it was a slow burn and therefore not everyone‘s cup of tea.
pickA beautiful, reflective story about the legacies we receive from our mothers, and pass down down to our daughters. Although the book does speculate about the fate of Eleanor Dare and the lost colony of Roanoke, the true focus is on the common threads connecting generations of women within families. Hopes, dreams, struggles, grief, secrets kept and revealed, advice and wisdom weave their way through the generations.
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so-soTough to rate this one. I appreciated the story but wanted more about Eleanor Dare, the Lost Colony, and perhaps even the other descendants. I‘m very curious to hear other readers thoughts during tomorrow‘s #overbookedclub discussion.
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Since childhood, I have always been fascinated by the Lost Colony of Roanoke. So glad you all chose this for our August read. Was very excited to pick up my library loan yesterday and get started. All are welcome to read along and discuss with #OverBookedClub.
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pickI enjoyed this coming-of-age / second chances story about a mother and daughter who find themselves as they learn more about their past. #audiobook #Libby
so-soI was excited to read this but struggled to finish it. Most of the story is about Alice & her daughter Penn who are descendants of Eleanor Dare. I might have enjoyed their story more if I hadn't expected this to be more about filling in the details of Eleanor & her descendants up to Alice. Eleanor's story doesn't even begin until more than halfway through and, other than a list of names, there were no stories between Eleanor's daughters & Alice.
Loving this book, but I swear I‘ve heard this narrator before! I looked through her other work and didn‘t recognize anything but still 😂
