Grown Up


Gone Girl
The Help
Bossypants
The Girl on the Train
Water for Elephants
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Night Circus
The Kite Runner
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Yes Please
Pride and Prejudice
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
Alex Shearer
Was there? Was it true? Or was it just grown-ups making you scared with their own fears?
Alex Shearer, The Hunted

Kathleen Jamie
A friend said to me – we were talking about our stage in life, when we suddenly discover that we are the grown-ups, with children and parents, and even grandparents to tend to, not to mention our pupils, patients or clients or employers – that we spend so much time dealing with it all, there is scarcely time to feel. I walked up the silent road, wondering if I couldn’t reconcile myself again to the idea of the Sabbath, to the day of dreary silence and mutton broth I’d known as a child, if we cou ...more
Kathleen Jamie, Findings

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