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Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders
Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders: A Novel | Julianna Baggott
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New York Times NOTABLE BOOK OF 2015"A mesmerizing tale of star-crossed love and of the dark secrets in a fracturing family . . . This novel is so full of wonders that it leaves you haunted, amazed, and, like every great read, irrevocably changed."--Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You The reclusive Harriet Wolf, revered author and family matriarch, has a final confession-a love story. Years after her death, as her family comes together one last time, the mystery of Harriet's life hangs in the balance. Does the truth lie in the rumored final book of the series that made Harriet a world-famous writer, or will her final confession be lost forever? Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders tells the moving story of the unforgettable Wolf women in four distinct voices: the mysterious Harriet, who, until now, has never revealed the secrets of her past; her fiery, overprotective daughter, Eleanor; and her two grown granddaughters--Tilton, the fragile yet exuberant younger sister, who's become a housebound hermit, and Ruth, the older sister, who ran away at sixteen and never looked back. When Eleanor is hospitalized, Ruth decides it's time to do right by a pact she made with Tilton long ago: to return home and save her sister. Meanwhile, Harriet whispers her true life story to the reader. It's a story that spans the entire twentieth century and is filled with mobsters, outcasts, a lonesome lion, and a home for wayward women. It's also a tribute to her lifelong love of the boy she met at the Maryland School for Feeble-minded Children. Harriet Wolf's Seventh Book of Wonders, Julianna Baggott's most sweeping and mesmerizing novel yet, offers a profound meditation on motherhood and sisterhood, as well as on the central importance of stories. It is a novel that affords its characters that rare chance we all long for--the chance to reimagine the stories of our lives while there's still time.
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Currently reading - so far it's looking to be a really great story!

It's pretty chilly out there so I'm sitting inside reading for right now.

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TheLudicReader
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Tagged by @Sace for @TheSpineView

1. Honestly, I am not sure. Quarantine has been like a weird preamble to summer, not the crazy-busy time it normally is. Heat, maybe. Maybe some in-province travel.
2. Yes. I love to be on my deck whenever the weather allows it.

Tagging @TheAromaofBooks @FantasyChick & @Eggs

Eggs Thanks for the tag 🤗 4y
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I loved this dysfunctional family. We have a famous author whose last book may or may not have have been written before her death along with her daughter and granddaughters. Heavier mental health and abandonment themes then I expected, but I still loved it. 4⭐️ #2020book14 #booksaboutbooks

Tracyantoon I had never heard of this one before you started it. Love books about books! 5y
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cariashley
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I guffawed. Best response to a man asking a woman to smile that I‘ve ever seen. 🔥🔥

Crazeedi This was a very different and good book 5y
cariashley @Crazeedi I‘m liking it so far! 5y
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violabrain Such a great book!! 5y
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JennyM
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I‘m not sure how to review this other than say it‘s a fantastic, quirky, funny and sad gem of a book. There‘s a lost manuscript, a crazy literary family, and an extraordinary life. Loved it!

Cinfhen Sounds promising! 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen it‘s been sat on my TBR for about 3 years - I thought it was brilliant. Safe travels lovely. Have a great trip xx (edited) 5y
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Redwritinghood Yes! Glad you liked it. It does deserve more attention than it got when it was published. 5y
Crazeedi I thought it was really different too, at first I wasn't sure, but as I read more I enjoyed it!! 5y
JennyM @Kalalalatja hope you like it - only wish I‘d read it earlier 😘 (edited) 5y
JennyM @Redwritinghood @Crazeedi it was great! I hope we eventually see more love for it. 😘 5y
kspenmoll Sounds good! Stacked! 5y
JennyM @kspenmoll I hope you enjoy! 😊 5y
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JennyM
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This book has been lingering on my TBR for 3 years!! I wish I‘d picked it up earlier - it is fantastic so far ❤️

TrishB I‘ve read her fantasy series which was great, didn‘t realise she‘d written anything else. 5y
JennyM @TrishB I‘ve never read anything by her but this is brilliant. She‘s got the balance between humour and heartbreak just right! I‘ll definitely read more by her (edited) 5y
TrishB Have stacked 👍🏻 this sounds completely different to her dystopian, fantasy stuff. 5y
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Crazeedi I read this one a couple years ago, it was fascinating, unusual writing. I enjoyed! 5y
Redwritinghood I loved this one! It‘s so good and definitely under the radar. 5y
JennyM @Crazeedi @Redwritinghood I‘m just loving it! Quirky and endearing - I think it should definitely be getting more love. 5y
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violabrain
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I loved this book! One of the best I‘ve read in awhile! A heartbreaking love story, told by four different narrators, each with their own very unique personality. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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violabrain
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I have no idea how I heard about this book, but I‘m sure it was through Litsy! I‘m loving it so far!

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Myhusbandhatesreading
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I really enjoyed this book. I loved that it is set in the East Coast, from where I‘m from, and the towns were all familiar. The relationships between mothers and daughters that are explored in this were heartwarming and heartbreaking. This really was a great book.

Redwritinghood This was one of my favorites from 2016. 💕💕 7y
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Myhusbandhatesreading
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So the author of the book I started reading replied to my tweet!! 😱 😱😀😀

Scurvygirl Awesome!! 7y
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MicheleinPhilly
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I typically don‘t even look in the bargain books bin at the grocery store but this was on top and Miss @Liberty recommended it to me many moons ago.

AlaMich Neat cover! 7y
Redwritinghood I really liked this one. 7y
LeahBergen I like this cover waaaay better than the one with the woman on the cover. 😮 7y
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MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen Want me to go get you a copy? 7y
LeahBergen @MicheleinPhilly Oooo! Sure! That would be awesome. 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
ValerieAndBooks What grocery store chain is this? I mostly shop at my local Giant and they don‘t have a bargain book bin 😢 7y
ValerieAndBooks Thanks! We have one near us, so maybe soon I‘ll see if they have a book bin there too 😉 7y
MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen I promise to send this to you this week! NY and its germs and the holiday set me back a bit! 😘 7y
LeahBergen No rush! I‘m not suffering from a lack of reading material as you‘ve no doubt noticed. 😆 Thank you! 😘 7y
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kamoorephoto
Seventh Book of Wonders | Julianna Baggott
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Now that all the #booktoteswap matches are up I thought I‘d put some info up too in case my #booktotestalker 😹 doesn‘t want to tell me who they are and I will just put a reminder here about where to find my important lists!
😸 I‘m on Goodreads as kamoorephoto and usually keep up to date with what I own and have on my TBR 😸 You can also stalk me on Twitter and IG where I am romans_mama (I‘m a cat photographer) 💓💓💓

kamoorephoto I‘ll also make sure that my to-read books on here are ones that I do not own; on Goodreads though, I have an ongoing wishlist and you can see what I do own 👍🏼☺️ 7y
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annahenke
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Love this.

Redwritinghood This is a great book. One of my favorites from last year. 7y
DimeryRene Gosh! That's great. 7y
AlaMich Great quote!! But I often think about whether we have any/much control over which of those three we become. 7y
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Read66
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It took a while for me to embrace the characters in this novel but it was worth it. The women in the story are coming to terms with their past and working through the damaged relationships between the generations.

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Bought this book after reading @Rebeccak review. #recommendedby #readjanuary

monkeygirlsmama Cover 💜 8y
Smangela Beautiful cover! I almost didn't realize it was a book and not decoration 8y
Redwritinghood One of my favorites from last year. (edited) 8y
Rebeccak Hope you enjoy!! 8y
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eastbaykate
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I just LOVED this book! I would sneak upstairs to read it under the Christmas Tree every afternoon in utter bliss! It's so bittersweet that I finished it! I loved it so much that I'm thinking about rereading it AGAIN right now - to shorten my mourning! #recommendsday #litsy #litsyfeatures

LeahBergen I want! 8y
slhbooks Completely missed this one! Sounds good📚📚📚 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Another book purchase due to the influencing powers of Litsy! #bookmail

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meltedsquirrel
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I loved the language of this book and the fantastical stories of both the characters in Wolf's fictional books and the stories of the Wolf character and those of her family members.

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SusanCoulby
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Just started this, written by a fellow Delawarean!

SusanCoulby This would've been better as two books, one about Harriet and one about Eleanor. 9y
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jenniferdoyle
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This novel blew me away. Literary and readable and engrossing. I can't say enough good things about this!

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This book is nothing like I was expecting. I think that's probably a good thing.