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Wordless Wednesdays #125

By amodini Posted in 2021, books, images, lovely things, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #125
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Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, mystery, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

Title : The Mother-in-law Author : Sally Hepworth Narrators : Barrie Kreinik Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Lucy is married to Ollie. Diana and Tom are Ollie’s parents. While Tom is loving and forgiving towards his children (Ollie also […]

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Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

By amodini Posted in 2020, books, romance, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

Title : The Blue Castle Author : L.M.Montgomery Genre : Romance Publisher : Bantam Pages : 224 Rating : 2.5/5 Valancy Stirling, considered an old maid at 29, lives with her family who put her down and poke fun at her every chance they get. Her only solace is reading books by her favorite author […]

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Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

Title : Payment In Blood Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Davina Porter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Recorded Books Listening Length : 14 hours 35 minutes Rating : 4.2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Even though I’ve now read a handful of Inspector Lynley books, and find her work just as engrossing as Agatha Christie’s […]

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Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, great narrators, literature, lovely things, penguin_books, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

Title : A Single Thread Author : Tracy Chevalier Narrators : Fenella Woolgar Genre : Historical Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 51 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I’ve read two of Tracy Chevalier’s books before – Remarkable Creatures about young fossil hunter Mary Anning, and Girl With a […]

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Book Review : Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

By amodini Posted in 2020, 3.5_star_rating, books, memoir, non-fiction, recommended, social issues, Uplifting books | Comments Off on Book Review : Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

Title : Born A Crime Author : Trevor Noah Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : One World Pages : 304 Rating : 3.5/5 I borrowed Born A Crime by Trevor Noah from the library because I do watch Trevor Noah’s show on Comedy Central, I have seen his stand-up comedy and heard about his background. […]

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Audiobook Review : Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

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Title : Go Set A Watchman Author : Harper Lee Narrators : Reese Witherspoon Genre : Romance Publisher : Caedmon Listening Length : 6 hours 57 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I’d wanted to read “Go Set a Watchman” because it’s written by the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and I […]

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Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, macmillan, war, women | Comments Off on Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Title : The NightingaleAuthor : Kristin HannahGenre : HistoricalPublisher : Macmillan AudioNarrator : Polly StoneListening Length : 17 hours 19 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Narrator: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristin Hannah’s Nightingale is about 2 French sisters in World War II. When Hitler invades France, Vianne Mauriac the elder sister is living happily with husband Antoine and daughter Sophy in […]

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Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, crime, little_brown, must read, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Title : Force of NatureAuthor : Jane HarperGenre : MysteryPublisher : Little BrownPages : 347Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Five women, Jill Bailey, Alice Russell, Lauren Shaw, twins Breanna and Bethany, go out on an office-sponsored survivalist-style corporate retreat, a moderately challenging exercise where they will have to make their way from one point to another […]

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Book Review : Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, favorites, feel-good, humor, knopf, must read, recommended | Comments Off on Book Review : Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

Title : Redhead by the Side of the RoadAuthor : Anne TylerGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : KnopfPages : 192Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I recently read Ladder of Years and liked it very much. So I picked up “Redhead by the side of the Road” and like it even better! This is a story of people – […]

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