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Gillian McAllister
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My second novel, Anything You Do Say, has just been sent to my editor. My third, No Further Questions, is in its infancy; I'm still researching.
Strawberry milkshakes
The first thing I noticed about him was that he liked ludicrous drinks. Caramel lattes. Strawberry milkshakes. Later, I realised it was a symptom of something else: that he knew how to enjoy life. Something I needed a lesson in, maybe.
We met outside the law school building. He had a hoarse voice from the previous weekend – too much shouting at the football, he said. I had just started wearing g...
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"I couldn’t put this book down. A heartbreaking story of life, love and loss, a tragedy. The story flowed back and forth between the time of the tragedy and present day events. Two sisters torn apart, their lives forever altered.."
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"Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. I loved this book. Multiple narrators and timelines. Two sisters, one taking on the nanny role for the other. A difficult infant that will not st..."
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" The Good Sister: a novel by Gillian McAllister
Fiction June 11, 2019 G.P. Putman’s Son ISBN: 9780525539391 Rating: 9/10 I received a digital copy of this book from Edelweiss+ and publisher in exchange for an unbiased review. Martha and Scott Blackwater..." Read more of this review » |
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Thank you Paromjit for such a wonderful review, and for reading all four of my novels!
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Yes, I think really Becky is quite stoic and feels quite pathetic and overlooked in the 'narrative' of her family - she would rather suffer than confi
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Oh I'm so honoured! Did you read No Further Questions? Think you'd like it!
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“My entire life I’d been so bloody frightened of what everybody thought of me and my failed existence and yet, when I failed spectacularly – sank so much lower, so much worse than failing a degree – I realized the truth of it: nobody cares what you think as much as you do. Not even close.”
― Anything You Do Say
― Anything You Do Say
“It's so easy for false thoughts to pass through the net of your mind, not being caught, and to become truths.”
― Anything You Do Say
― Anything You Do Say
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“My entire life I’d been so bloody frightened of what everybody thought of me and my failed existence and yet, when I failed spectacularly – sank so much lower, so much worse than failing a degree – I realized the truth of it: nobody cares what you think as much as you do. Not even close.”
― Anything You Do Say
― Anything You Do Say
“He made me somehow see that life didn't have to be experienced in a big way, and that happiness was small, really.”
― No Further Questions
― No Further Questions
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Mike wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, Gillian. Congratulations on your book. I've been enjoying the reviews that I've seen for it. Happy reading & writing!!"Thanks so much! :)
Thanks for the friend invite, Gillian. Congratulations on your book. I've been enjoying the reviews that I've seen for it. Happy reading & writing!!
Deanna wrote: "Thank you for the friend request and the lovely comments!! <3"<3 <3 <3
Thank you for the friend request and the lovely comments!! <3
