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Loved every single word of this book. 5 ⭐️

This is a great look at Ardern's life to this point. Such a compassionate and thoughtful woman. It was interesting to hear how she overcame feelings of inadequacy and how she worked through so many life altering crises. I love QE2's advice to her when she asked about raising kids in the public eye and doing public work "You just get on with it."
I thought this was well written and paced, easy to read and relatable - she is quite funny

Calamity says "Men, ?"

Ardern says: Fl"For years, my love life, if you could call it that, had been beset by both minor humiliation and consistent failure [......] Or the lovely journalist who decided to move to Africa - or at least I think he moved to Africa."

Ardern is just as cheeky and relatable in this memoir as I had hoped

Listening to this audiobook was a bit like poking at a wound that hasn‘t fully healed yet but it was still an interesting look behind the scenes from Kamala‘s perspective. I am still mourning for what could have been but I am glad I was persuaded to give this a try.

This beautiful book has completely devastated me. It is astonishing how powerful a story is told through one woman‘s letters. I‘m off to drink a gallon of water to replace what I lost reading the last 30 pages. 💔

What a gem! This epistolary novel tells the story of Sybil Van Antwerp. From a decades-long correspondence with her childhood friend to notes to neighbors to emails with a customer service rep, the letters tell the story of her life. It's like 84 Charing Cross Road but with added depth & breadth. I absolutely loved her. She's a complicated woman; sharply intelligent, acerbic, & incredibly caring. I cherished this picture of an intentional life.

4.5⭐️

I found this book to be very interesting. I learned quite a bit. I never knew Nixon installed the recording device in the oval office that ended up causing him to resign. The break in was planned by him to use against his enemies. There is so much info in this book. I recommend it to any that likes history.

#bookspinbingo #37by37Readathon

This was really lovely. I wasn't sure about listening to the audio but the narrator for Sybil was excellent. There was such a good balance of long-standing relationships that had their ups and downs with one-off letters - the letters to the authors had me in stitches sometimes! It was just so well done and I will be watching for more from Evans.

Beautiful book written through letters (like 84, Charing Cross Road) warm, wise, and hard to put down once it gets rolling.

It follows the life of Sybil a 70 something who‘s full of life even while looking back at books, regrets, and important people past/present.

#weeklyforecast
Chipping away at Far From The Tree with mixed feelings, should finish this week.

Reading the tagged for a break from that. Hoping to get to Cheese War this week also. The stack behind is hopefuls for next weekend. I grabbed Frozen River on audio so might dive into that while on my walks (if I get walks it is insanely windy here!!)