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A book I wish I read in the autumn with all the hearty food descriptions. A slow, descriptive story about a family of four - mom, dad and their twins. They navigate a year in their lives in this book. I enjoyed but needed to be in the mood for this type of story. The twist wasn't surprising to me and I'm not sure the ending fits the book. The book is character driven and the writing is pretty. I liked certain characters and couldn't stand others.

After a day spent in the water with the kiddos we have one tired girl who fell asleep on the couch and the boy is drawing and writing his comic book about Super Pig. Time to start another book and I went with another library book. Another book I just picked off the shelf knowing nothing about it. Sitting on the dock, with my feet in the water - and I can't wait to dive into this read.

This is a powerful story of the impact of a grief the weight of which I can‘t imagine. I struggled to hold the different threads of the story together - maybe the audio didn‘t work well for me - and it felt like perhaps the writer was trying to do too much in one story. I loved the beautiful descriptions of gardening and cooking throughout the book.

There is a twist in this novel that is slowly revealed to the reader, which was an element I enjoyed. Also, lots of food & nature descriptions. ❤️ Not sure about the ending; seemed a bit contrived and convenient.

I‘m surprised this book hasn‘t gotten more press. It‘s stunning. I rarely cry when reading a book & this one got me. A bi-racial couple & twin sons in rural England, attempting to navigate racism & poverty amidst a dissolving marriage. Told by all the characters in the novel, it is a story told through seasons of a year & a study in grief that is so quiet & so deep. Beautifully written and filled with bountiful descriptions of nature. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It‘s a gray day, I‘m waiting another 1/2 hour for the library to open, and I‘m sitting in an uninspired restaurant setting. Wish I‘d gone elsewhere. 😊 This book is wonderfully written but I can tell it‘s heading to a very sad place. A snowstorm is coming and I have an hour ride home in the storm. BUT I‘m retired and I am so thankful that I have the space and time to do whatever I want.

Set in a rural part of southern England, it‘s the story of a broken bi-racial family with ‘rainbow‘ twins. It‘s told via various viewpoints. Not a lot happens in this story and it‘s ultimately quite sad. The descriptions are very vivid and it‘s a very quiet book. A slow burner. It is left on a note of hope but it‘s not a story I particularly engaged with.

A library book. There‘s been quite a reserve list for this at the library so I‘m getting stuck in now. 😀