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Anna is in the thick of motherhood, the demands of it, while needing & wanting to work. She brilliantly writes of that push & pull between being a mother and having an identity outside of that. It‘s set on an island which adds to that sort of confined feeling - the island itself has its own history and there is a mystery of buried bones in the back garden of where the family is staying, which adds another element to the story. Brilliant 🩵

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#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo December 🎄
Tagged: Christmas By the Book by Anne Marie Ryan
It wouldn't be December without me reading my favorite Christmas book. A cozy bookshop, Christmas season, the English Isles, what could be better? A must for any bookworm. 📚

Especially if you're interested in Stuart Britain!

I doubted I'd finish this this year, but I've just sneaked it in!

I snuck this Miss Marple short story into my December reading for the Snowflake prompt (set during winter/in snow) in the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge. I do love Miss Marple and her keen observations of human nature, but as is usual for me with Christie‘s short stories, I found this all too short.

So much more than a spy novel, Gabriel‘s Moon is a book about humans being - or not being - who you think they are. Gabriel Pax is a likable enough protagonist, but thematically, espionage is the real character here. We‘re on a need to know basis, and Boyd makes sure the reader discovers things at the same time Pax does. Side note: my lungs and liver hurt just thinking about the excessive nicotine and booze contaminating Pax‘s body.

July was a bit of a low month reading-wise, but I did enjoy the first in Boyd‘s series featuring reluctant spy Gabriel Dax

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#12Booksof2025 June

I enjoy satire and I enjoy literary pastiche and when the 2 are combined by a writer as talented as Jonathan Coe it is sure to be a hit with me. My favourite read in June.

I love these days and nights at the end of the year. I'm settling in tonight with a cozy throw (a gift, so appreciated) and a title that's been on my TBR for far too long. I'm so grateful for the chance to let time slow down, let obligations go, and just READ. #CurrentlyReading

Wending my way through lots of Christmas reads this month. Really enjoying this one. Sir Murray says hope your day has been a great one too! He got a GIANT bone!