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#bookspin for October - LOVED this! So sad, yet uplifting, really makes me want to walk the south west coast path one day!

#hauntedshelf #skeletoncrew

Starting a bit of non fiction... Not expecting any new revelations I wasn't aware of but sure having it synthesised into one place is going to get me #raging

Part of my #10beforetheend list so I may be a little early but wanting some non fiction on #kindle today, as it is so dark and dreary here today.

@ChaoticMissAdventures

Nearly matches my bag.
But not quite.
#BookshopDay #UK

I felt clever when I realized that O Caledonia is like a twisted & tragic “I Capture the Castle,” as seen through a funhouse mirror, with Wednesday Addams as the protagonist. Then, I read Maggie O‘Farrell‘s introduction, which I saved for last to avoid spoilers, and saw that she made the same literary comparison. Despite its short length, I didn‘t find this a fast read. It is, however, witty & darkly atmospheric with a keen attention to language.

“The wonderful words were almost enough to make Janet believe in God. At Christmas, too, the starry sky and the beauty of language and music caused a great surge of mystic yearning in her; then Mr. McConochie would harangue them, remind them of their unworthiness and guilt, the innocent babe born to die on their behalf. “Sighing, crying, / Bleeding, dying”…they sang, and the glory faded to heartbreak and desolation, the bleak light of afternoon.”

#HauntedShelf
@PuddleJumper @Jadams89 #FrightClub
#BookRecommendations #cozy #cosy
+31 points

How can you resist the West Highland terrier on the front cover? Christmas. Bookstore. Couple trying to save said bookstore. All the feels. Drink hot chocolate while reading. Snuggle with #catsoflitsy or #dogsoflitsy. 🖤🐾🖤

Every now and then, it's time for an easy, entertaining and straightforward read. As others have said, it definitely takes from the Bridget Jones genre and follows Nell as she navigates her post 40 life, post break up and tries to find her way through loss, friendship and family. I found this a comforting and funny read, and well paced. Just the right side of lighthearted with well written moments of pain and realism.

This is a hard book to read. Unlikeable characters, dealing with life and each other. Anita Brookner is such a good writer of characters, I felt like a fly on the wall, observing their lives closely, feeling their solitude and aging. Thanks for the recommendation Sarah 🤍

The preface starts out by describing Hadrian‘s wall like “Ramparts are attractive..nothing bigger, grander, more masterful. And more impressive …power pulses from Hadrian‘s Wall”. Honestly seems like a 🍆metaphor.

#WeeklyForecast 38/24

I am looking forward to the tagged book thanks to @sarahbarnes recommendation but first I am a out to start Water, which @Megabooks loved. Penance will be a palette cleanser I think!