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rachaich
Monkey Grip | Helen Garner
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Mehso-so

Gotta say, I've wanted to read this for months and I almost bailed... The grown up part of me was shocked by the transient and neglectful lives, the use of drugs and apathy to do much. But remembering the era and the youth made me re consider. I particularly liked the last 50 pages or so as it felt she was accepting herself and her friends.

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LapReader
Mr. Scobie's Riddle | Elizabeth Jolley
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Last night‘s scores from the Book Swap on my way home from pole dancing. I love a good magazine.

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LapReader
Little Mother Meg | Ethel Turner
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Before op shopping today I had a peak in the Little Free Library and scored these. 36 degrees in Dubbo today and I loved every bit of it. I‘m staying with my nan at the moment. This is one of her spare rooms. She took her car to be serviced so this is how I filled in time. We spent the morning running errands as she is hard of hearing and less mobile so needs more help nowadays. We had a delicious pub lunch. She was buggered at the end of the day.

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LapReader
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Was 🏡 for the hols but leaving 2morrow. Went 2 Salvos with mum 2day. She found me the linen tea towel (a steal at $2) of my fav country & godson & I scored some $1 📚! Lots of dvds to watch over the school holidays plus some crafty projects. The 👖 are Uniqlo for $6 & perfect 4 work. They‘ve functional pockets! There r some travel sized toiletries 4 my waterskiing trip in a wk or so & 1 can never have enough tea strainers. Total🟰 $34.40.

CarolynM That‘s a Penelope Lively I haven‘t got! Hope it‘s a good one🙂 1mo
LapReader I‘ll pass it on to you when done @CarolynM 1mo
CarolynM That would be great. Thank you 🙏 1mo
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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/VwnhWrAFc_I?si=gojDnUMbmOQr1lib

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Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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Gillyreads
Smoke Encrypted Whispers | Samuel Wagan Watson
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Pickpick

Physical books read this month

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Teresereading
Home Before Night | J. P. Pomare
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 6mo
Eggs Lovely photo! 6mo
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Teresereading
Lilian's Story | Kate Grenville
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Eggs Perfect🫶🏻 6mo
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MrsMalaprop
Salonika Burning | Gail Jones
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How pretty is this cover? 😍 It belies the content within. I love Gail Jones. Her writing is beautiful, and I was reminded this week that she is Western Australian. Quality #ozfiction

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Abailliekaras
The Swan Book | Alexis Wright
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Pickpick

I loved this singular novel about an Indigenous Australian woman who is forced into marriage with a future prime minister. Wright is virtuosic with language, mixing Aboriginal words with English, local vernacular with literary & mythological references. It‘s a hard-hitting commentary of racism & colonialism in Australia but satirical & very funny re bureaucracy. Infused with Indigenous thought, it makes you see differently.

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