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The Amusements
The Amusements | Aingeala Flannery
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In the resort town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods at the seaside amusements. Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings; infatuated with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine, she yearns to escape with her to art college, and from there, the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done. With an alcoholic father and an unsympathetic mother, Helen's family life may shatter her dream, just when it seems to be within reach . . . Following the Grant and Swaine families and their neighbours over three decades, The Amusements is an unforgettable story about roads taken and not taken. It is a brilliantly observed portrait of life in a small town.
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BarbaraBB
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#BookReport 22/24

Great week with four completely different but all very good reads!

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BarbaraBB
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I so enjoyed this collection of interrelated stories, all connected to the Irish seaside town of Tramore.

The Amusements is an original book of the towns residents, both permanent and fleeting, and the ways in which their lives intersect over the course of the years. It is a book about roads taken and not taken – and a wonderful portrait of a small-town community.

Thanks for sending me this one Sarah, I can‘t wait to see what she writes next!

sarahbarnes A beautiful review! I‘m really glad you liked it. 🩵🩵 I agree that I‘m very excited to see what she writes next. 7mo
Suet624 Any book based in Ireland must be stacked! 7mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s definitely a book for you! 7mo
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BarbaraBB
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Thank you so much Sarah for sending me this book! I have no doubt that I‘ll love it, our taste in books is so similar! Can‘t wait to read it! You made my day 💕

LeahBergen This does sound good! 7mo
squirrelbrain A lovely gift! ❤️ 7mo
sarahbarnes So glad it made it! 😃 I‘ll be interested to hear your thoughts when you get to it! 🩵 7mo
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sarahbarnes
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This is a first novel and at times it felt that way, but the writing is fantastic and overall I liked this story of loose connections between characters in a small town and the way pivotal experiences growing up get under your skin for life. I‘m excited to see where Flannery‘s writing goes and will definitely read her next book.

BarbaraBB Sounds good. Should I read it? 10mo
sarahbarnes I think it might be worth a read for you @BarbaraBB. I would be happy to send you my copy! 10mo
BarbaraBB I‘d love that of course but please don‘t feel obliged!! 10mo
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sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB not at all - I would love to! Can you email me your address? 10mo
Reggie Small town you say? Stacked. I grew up in a town of 12000. I‘m a sucker for these stories. 10mo
BarbaraBB Thank you so much🤍, I will! 10mo
sarahbarnes @Reggie same! I‘m always drawn to them. I grew up in a town of 1200 actually - insane. 10mo
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Onioons
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While everyone else is playing #bookspin I seem to be stuck playing blockbusters! Still didn't manage a line, but loving having the target @TheAromaofBooks
Roll on July!

(If you don't know blockbusters, it's this little gem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_QkK0mpnSM&t=921s)

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Great month!!! 2y
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Onioons
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Page 3 and I am IN! This commute just got a whole lot more bearable.

sarahbarnes This sounds good! Hoping it shows up in the US soon! 2y
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