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Lunakay
The Forgotten Waltz | Anne Enright
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Mehso-so

This was a depressing - though well written - slice of life story. It's about a married woman who starts an affair and how things develop from there. Set in Ireland with the 2007/8 financial crisis as a background.

#foodandlit
#Ireland

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

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andrew61
Cal | Bernard MacLaverty
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Pickpick

A beautifully told story abt a young Catholic man living with his father in a loyalist community at the height of the troubles. Haunted by his part in the killing of a local police man he tries to get out of more ira activity. When he meets the widow of the victim, a love affair seems inevitable but doomed. A brilliant book that I couldn't put down + was immersed in brilliant writing. I saw the film in the 80s so will be interested to watch again

Texreader Looks like a good book for #Ireland #foodandlit this month @Catsandbooks 1w
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AmyG
Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
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Sue, thank you so very much for sending this lovely book. I look forward to reading it. If you enjoyed it chances are I will, too. And this card is beautiful-I put it up on my shelf. 😘 my friend.

@Suet624

TheKidUpstairs I loved this one! 3w
AmyG @TheKidUpstairs ooooo 🙌🏻 3w
TheBookHippie You‘ll love this! 3w
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Suet624 I'm so glad you received it. And I absolutely adore the drawings by the artist - he does a lot of animal drawings, but I'm most fond of his nature scenes. 3w
AmyG @Suet624 Reminds me of VT. ❤️ 3w
Suet624 That it is. 3w
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rmaclean4
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Pickpick

This is a slow, contemplative novel about a young artist battling with her mental health. I was surprised by all the love in this sad novel. I am glad I read it. 3 🌟

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Suet624
Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
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Pickpick

Not that it will happen, but every soon-to-be father should be required to read sections of this book. A woman explains what her life has become once she has become a mother. Her husband is busy at work and he abdicates all responsibility for the child. The exhaustion, anger, disappointment, loneliness, desperate love and raging anger toward a young child, all of it was perfectly described.

#offtheshelf

Tamra I was lucky, my husband was really great co-parenting both of our children as infants & tots. (Not that he isn‘t now, but that‘s the focus of the novel.) I have serious admiration and at times sympathy for single parents & guardians without a source of support. 1mo
Suet624 @Tamra my situation is so varied. Three marriages, children every 7 years with the last two being twins. I was a single mom occasionally. My last husband was very helpful. The others, not so much. Living in a commune with my first child was VERY helpful. 1mo
TheBookHippie I agree. A must read. 1mo
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Tamra @Suet624 I can see any arrangement with multiple responsible adults in a household with small children would be a great fortune! 1mo
Suet624 @Tamra it really was the best. 1mo
BarbaraBB I loved this book too. That husband though. I can‘t imagine living with and tolerate such a man 1mo
Anna40 I think most men,even if they read it, would still not understand. But great review! 1mo
Suet624 @Tamra I was thinking about your comment again and it made me wonder why some men are great at understanding the needs of a new mother and others aren‘t. Probably a million reasons but I‘m glad yours was on top of things. 😊 1mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I know! And I fear it or some variation of it happens more than we like to think. 1mo
Suet624 @Anna40 oh my. You might be right. 1mo
Tamra @Suet624 we were way older than average and ready so that was part of it and my husband isn‘t thoughtless. 😂 1mo
Suet624 @Tamra that‘s a great point about age. That‘s definitely a huge factor. (edited) 1mo
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Tamra
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Pickpick

“Trying would be their life‘s work.”

So very good! 💔How can we recover from our mistakes, even those most ordinary of human failings? We all think we‘re special in or miseries and joys. But are we?

sarahbarnes Oh yes, so good. 1mo
Cathythoughts Oh great. I keep meaning to try her. I‘m stacking. ❤️ 1mo
BarbaraBB I loved this one. 1mo
HardcoverHearts I really enjoyed this one! 1mo
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Lkempf
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January 2025 Reads: 11 books. Most favorite was Incidents Around The House. Loved the audio with the kid narrator voice. Not so into Ordinary Human Failings.

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CarolynM
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Pickpick

My copy of this book includes an interview with the author in which she says “The part of inequality, economic and otherwise, that I find most tragic is that second chances are not doled out the same to everyone who makes a mistake.” That, and the title, really says it all. Heartbreaking. A great book I wouldn‘t have read without the excellent matchmaking of @monalyisha and the excellent taste of @TheKidUpstairs
#AuldLangSpine

sarahbarnes I loved this one, too. That quote from the author is spot on. 💔 1mo
BarbaraBB Yes! A great book 1mo
squirrelbrain Fabulous quote! 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Great review. This one really got under my skin, such a heartbreaking and affecting book. 1mo
Deblovestoread That quote! Great review of a great book! 1mo
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pdxannie
Antarctica | Claire Keegan
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Pickpick

I thoroughly enjoyed this short story collection. I wouldn‘t want to read it in warmer weather though. I read her book Small Things Like These on the beach and it did not fit the mood at all but the story has stayed with me and I appreciate it more now than when I read it. Moody winter was the perfect location for this collection. I‘d read each story again.

Cathythoughts I loved this book too ❤️ 2mo
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