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This was a library book club pick but unfortunately I didn't finish in time to go. I can see why it was chosen, there is a lot for discussion. The main characters each have their own dark back stories that brought them on this collision course. The two women really grow and learn from each other and support each other. There were times their story was quite humorous. However, every time something happy or funny would happen it seems like it would be closely followed by an unnecessary dark and di
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Read for P.E.O. Iowa Chapter LQ book Club 2024, following Book Girls Guide to read around the world. This book fit the category of a book set on an island - New Caledonia - a French territory in the South Pacific, off the east coast of Australia between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Miss Margery Benson had a sad and unsatisfactory life and at about age 47 decides to set out on a quest based on a conversation with her father. Just before he died, he had been telling Margery about beetles from
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This is a gem of a book. Characters were interesting and it was fun to read as personalities changed and developed. A friend had recommended this book to me. Not sure it would have made it onto my radar but so totally enjoyable. Wish I’d have read it earlier as it would have been a fun book to read to my mother. She’d have loved it.
I really liked how this book mixed action with quieter moments. The only reason I'm not giving it five stars is there was one character i felt could have been totally left out, and the book would actually have been better, and without the weird exploration of mental illness/PTSD that was... stereotypical? But aside from that, this is a book about women trying to live life in an even more restrictive time, dealing with the aftermath of men's decisions. I listened to the audiobook, which was very
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An interesting tale involving two quirky women and some odd other characters.
Nov 09, 2020
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Ellie Schaben
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Kaci Kennedy
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Lynn Moyle
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Sara Heijerman
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Karen
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