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A book that had been sitting on my shelf for some years.
The Christmas Dog by Melody CarlsonMy review 3★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An unexpected find in the caravan.
Do Not Open This Book Again by Andy LeeMy review 3★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Tea for Two at the Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Forgot to review The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5244966256
What an intriguing short story is The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges. It is a kind of choose-your-own adventure wartime spy story. What really happened?
5★ My review with a link to the story online.
Who would ever have thought the French might like to reclaim Paris as their own after WWII? An American is disappointed to find "his" wartime Paris so changed in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story,
Babylon Revisited
. 
3.5~4★ My review with a link to the story online.
Read The Noose's Shadow by Graham Brack - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3700375822
My reviews of The Girl You Forgot by Giselle Green
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Rachel’s Pudding Pantry by Caroline Roberts
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A serious, but well written memoir. Triggers for the areas of cults/sexual abuse of children. 
Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek YoungMy review 5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you think the British royal family is in disarray now, just be thankful they aren't burning 'heretics' at the stake. 🔥 You didn't dare be out of favour with King Henry VIII. I love the Matthew Shardlake historical mystery series by C.J. Sansom. Lamentation is #6.
4.5~5★ My review
Brighten your day with a starry night! Look Up at the Stars by Katie Cotton is a children's picture book where a little bear who wants a star finds his own light.
4★ My review with lots of illustrations
A flop for me I'm afraid.
What You Wish For by Katherine CenterMy review 2★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book that has been on my TBR for 9 years.
Let Her Go by Dawn BarkerMy review 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A really nice audio read, finished off on my trip home from holidays.
The Memory Book by Rowan ColemanMy review 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sean Wilson's Gemini Falls is a small coal-mining town in 1930s Australia where a murder is being investigated near the shacks of depression-era homeless families, camped by the river. Obvious suspects, of course. 
3★ My review of Gemini Falls
Ernest Hemingway was known for deceptively simple storytelling that can be surprisingly thought-provoking. This short story takes place late night in a Spanish cafe that is A Clean Well-Lighted Place.
5★ My review with a link to the story online
My first novel of the year was great for me, but won't be for everyone.
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara PymReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Summer on Mirror Lake: A Novel by JoAnn Ross
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Daniella Mestyanek Young has written a much-discussed story of her life in 'cults' - first a supposedly religious one, and then the US Army. The colourful cover art of
Uncultured: A Memoir
should be reflected in the print title as "UnCULTured". Quite a story.
4★ My review of UnCULTured (my spelling)
My review of A Mother's Journey by Donna Douglas
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Everything We Didn't Say by Niciole Baart
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh, how I love finding a new favourite book!
Norwegian by Night
by Derek B. Miller is a compassionate thriller, if there even is such a thing. Great read!
5★ My review of Norwegian by Night>
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Oh, how I love finding a new favourite book! Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller is a compassionate thriller, if there even is such a thing. Great read
. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review catchup:The Ash Lake Murders by Helen H Durrant - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5247679071
The Vanishing Children by Graham Brack - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3960442281
The Wehrwolf - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5096234903
Lying and Dying by Graham Brack (first in Slonsky series) - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5280600504
and
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5280569298
My reads and reviews since January 1:Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe by Diana Darke is a fascinating book about how early Arab and Islamic architecture influenced the design and construction of buildings in Europe, some of which are famous. Extensive research, a helpful glossary to explain intricate parts of a building, and breathtaking illustrations.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine is about a multi-generational Chicano family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Lost Territory and Denver, Colorado. Unfolding in separate threads with alternating settings and time periods, the focus is on Luz Lopez, “Little Light,” a tea leaf reader.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif has two different timelines about 100 years apart. Most of the setting takes place in Egypt. It weaves together an intricate tapestry of a love story embroiled in the history and politics of Egypt, past and present.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry is a quiet meditation on aging. The narrative unfolds in the voice of a woman in her late seventies as she reflects on her life.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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