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I loved this book based on the incredible story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, who was convicted of killing her employer, along with another man, and sentenced to death in 1828.
It was the last Icelandic execution. The execution block and axe have been preserved by the National Museum of Iceland. A memorial stone has been erected at the execution site.

#SeptemberDanes #factfiction

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

ferskner Great pick! 6y

Kalalalatja It was such a great book! 6y

Kaye Neat pictures. Really good book. 6y

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SilversReviews This book was SOOOO good. 6y

KarenUK Great pick... this book is amazing 💕💕 6y

emilyhaldi Loved this book!! 6y

Cinfhen Great pick!!!!! 6y

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CarolynM

Schindler's Ark | Thomas Keneally

#FactFiction #SeptemberDanes #ozfiction

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja Good choice! 6y

GlassAsDiamonds I always forget that a) he‘s Australian and b) he wrote that...🤦🏻‍♀️ 6y

CarolynM @GlassAsDiamonds I probably only remember because I am old enough to have heard of him before all the fuss about it being the first Australian Booker winner. 6y

Cinfhen 😭😭😭 6y

GlassAsDiamonds @CarolynM you‘re doing good work reminding everyone!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 6y

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emilyhaldi

A Brief History of Seven Killings | Marlon James

This book is a bit like #factfiction with James reimagining the events behind the attack on Bob Marley in 1976. Marley was preparing for a free concert in Jamaica arranged by the PM to ease political tension. I'm fascinated by the political war that is raging among the gangs in Jamaica as it's something I knew little about beforehand. Slow to start! But picking up now...
#septemberdanes

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja Hope you end up liking it 🤞 6y

ephemeralwaltz Great pick! I have a copy of this on my shelf. I'm excited to read it but it intimidates me! 6y

BarbaraBB I learned so much from this book. Hope you‘ll like it! 6y

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Cinfhen I LOVED this book....but it took a lot out of me!!! It was a hard read but worth the investment , it was the second book I posted on Litsy, the first was

Belle Cora: A Novel

Reviewsbylola This sounds so interesting!!! 6y

Reviewsbylola Ima need to borrow. 6y

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ephemeralwaltz

Alias Grace: A Novel | Margaret Atwood

A great example of #FactFiction! But...what is fact and what is fiction? 👀
This was my first Atwood and I'm so eager to further explore her work.

#SeptemberDanes @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego That was a great book. 6y

Kalalalatja I need to get my hands on this at some point! 6y

Reviewsbylola This has been on me TBR for far too long! 6y

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ephemeralwaltz @Kalalalatja I think you'll love it! And psychology is the main theme 👏 6y

ephemeralwaltz @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @Reviewsbylola I'm looking forward to watching the Netflix adaptation now. 6y

Kalalalatja You are selling it really well 😄😄 6y

ju.ca.no I will read it soon! And I‘m also looking foward to watching the Netflix adaption :) 6y

Cathythoughts I liked this one 👍🏻🖤 6y

Cinfhen I‘m looking forward to reading this book!! @JenP are we gonna do a buddy read ???? 6y

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Reviewsbylola

Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy, A Lost Generation Love Story | Amanda Vaill

I love reading about the Fitzgeralds, Murphys, Hemingways, and their entourage. Villa America wasn‘t as engrossing as I wanted it to be, but I intend to read Everybody Was So Young because I‘d love to learn more about the Murphys! #factfiction #septemberdanes

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

emilyhaldi I was literally going to use that same book for my post today 😱 6y

Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂 I just went down my read list until I found a book that worked. 😂😂 @emilyhaldi 6y

Mdargusch I‘m still intrigued by this book. 6y

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Kalalalatja I have no idea who the Murpheys were, but I can feel a trip down the google rabbit hole coming on 😄 6y

Cinfhen Great graphics!!! 6y

DivineDiana I am wild about the Murphys and their friends! Did you read

Living Well is the Best Revenge

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julesG

Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide | George Beahm

#FactFiction

This has a lot of Facts about Fiction of the Harry Potter universe, but also about JKR, about the books and about the films.

#septemberdanes @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja Oooooh, interesting! 👀 6y

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Leftcoastzen

My Struggle: Book One | Karl Knausgaard

U.S. paperback covers of the first five volumes.I‘m currently reading book 6 recently released in Hardcover.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #FactFiction
#SeptemberDanes

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

vivastory Good choice! 6y

Leftcoastzen @vivastory Thanks! I loved all of the volumes. 6y

Kalalalatja Great covers and great pick! 6y

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Mdargusch

See What I Have Done | Sarah Schmidt

This was a #blameitonlitsy and #coverlove book for me. It ended up the worst #factfiction book I have ever read. So many gratuitous #bodilyfluids 🤢

#septemberdanes

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja Ugh, that doesn‘t sound pleasant 🤢 6y

emilyhaldi Lol 6y

IamIamIam LOL, I really liked it except for the pears. I've never known people to eat so many pears and I personally hate them so it was grating to think about. The chock sound or bits of bone? Not so much as the pears... 😂😂 6y

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TheLibrarian 😂 I was not a fan of this book either but the gross parts didn‘t bother me. 6y

jillrhudy Eewwwww 6y

Reviewsbylola I didn‘t like the direction the author went with this one either. The vomit actually didn‘t bother me but it also seemed redundant. Then again, it IS a factual part of the Lizzie Borden story. Maybe that‘s why I wasn‘t annoyed with it. 6y

Megabooks I loved this one. Even with the 🤢🤢 6y

Cathythoughts I loved this one 😬👍🏻❤️ 6y

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KarenUK

Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises | Lesley M. M. Blume

#septemberdanes #FactFiction I love reading about Hem‘s time spent in Paris in the 1920s, his circle of friends, and the trip they made at that time to Pamplona, Spain.... He wrote about this period of his life in fiction and Non fiction works.... ⬆️
The tagged book is great, and I really enjoyed The Paris Wife, but the cover always irritates me! The fashion on the cover seems totally wrong for the era! 🤷‍♀️

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

Kalalalatja Great picks 👏👏 6y

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Librarybelle

A Piece of the World | Christina Baker Kline

I love historical fiction, especially books that capture the facts so well. I‘m highlighting this one today, as tonight I‘m honored to be part of my library‘s biggest fundraiser of the year, where the author is the guest speaker. And, unless something changes, I‘m sitting at the author table at dinner! #FactFiction

This book is also my library‘s One Book selection, so I‘ll be immersed in this world all October! #SeptemberDanes

Cinfhen, Kalalalatja

Cathythoughts Enjoy your night 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y

Kalalalatja Sounds lovely, enjoy! 💕 6y

Lcsmcat Have fun! (And report back!) 6y

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Cinfhen How awesome!!! Have a wonderful evening 6y

Cinfhen And I hear this book is fantastic ~ I think @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks would like it 6y

DivineDiana How exciting! I saw her on a panel at the main Library in Philadelphia and she seemed to be very kind. On the #TBR! (edited) 6y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh wow! How exciting!! 👏👏 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen thank you for the tag!!! I‘ll add it 🤗🤗🤗 6y

kspenmoll I have it; maybe your reading it will help me decide to read it in Oct too! Enjoy your night; what a great idea for a fund raiser. (edited) 6y

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