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Brenda wrote: "Well done Tracey! So glad you enjoyed it. Can you post your completed challenge so we can tick you off please? Thanks 😊"Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
Books:12/12
AA's: 3/3
TITLES:
January - √ The Journey: A heart-breaking drama thriller by Conrad Jones - Read - 3* - 4/1/2023
February - √ Free-Falling by Nicola Moriarty AA - Read - 5* - 9/2/2023
March - √ Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings AA - Read - 28/3/2023 - 2*
April - √ The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - Read - 5/4/2023 - 4*
May - √ The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - Read - 5/5/2023 - 5*
June - √ Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey - Read - 5/6/2023 - 3*
July - √ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Read - 13/7/2023 - 5*
August - √ A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - Read - 22/8/2023 - 2*
September - √ Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie - Read - 4/9/2023 - 5*
October - √ Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab - Read - 26/10/2023 - 4*
November - √ Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake - Read - 26/11/2023 - 4*
December - √ The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA - Read - 4/12/2023 - 5*
Brenda wrote: "Great work Kim!!"Thanks, Brenda!
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And finished. This is a fun challenge.Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard (6AA)
24/24
January
Johnno by David Malouf 6/1 4★ (AA)
The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French 16/1 4★ (AA)
February
Fallout by Paul Thomas 10/2 4★
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★
March
Memory Zero by Keri Arthur 19/3 3.5★ (AA)
The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur 6/3 3.5★ (AA)
April
A Gift in December by Jenny Gladwell 1/4 3.5★
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★
May
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 4/5 3★
The Waterfall by Margaret Drabble 7/5 2★
June
Jemima J by Jane Green 18/6 3★
Salonika Burning by Gail Jones 12/6 3★ (AA)
July
The Jilting of Baron Pelham by June Calvin 9/7 2★
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson 5/7 3.5★
August
All Systems Red by Martha Wells 11/8 5★
The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson 13/8 4.5★ (AA)
September
Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★ (AA)
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★
October
Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★ (AA)
Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★
November
Nation by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh 17/11 3★
December
Devil's Lady by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 6/12 5★
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Thank you for another fun annual challenge.. finished 😊Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level : Hard 24/24 AA 15
TITLES
✔January - The Janes by Louisa Luna....4.5* 11/01/23
✔February - The Five Year Plan by Jodi Gibson AA....3.5* 15/02/23
✔March - Midwife on the Orient Express: A Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur AA....3* 04/03/23
✔April - All That We Have Lost by Suzanne Fortin....4* 07/04/23
✔️May - My Dream Time by Ash BartyAA....3.5* 14/05/23
✔️June - Just One Look by Harlan Coben....3.5* 08/06/23
✔️July - Jasmine Sea by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA....3.5* 09/07/23
✔️August - All We Dream by Pamela Cook AA....4* 13/08/23
✔️September - Summer of Serenity by Nicola Marsh AA....3.5* 23/09/23
✔️October - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus....4* 08/11/23
✔️November - A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen.,,,4* 23/11/23
✔️December - The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe AA....4* 06/12/23
AUTHORS
✔January - Lisa Jewell - Invisible Girl....3.5* 11/01/23
✔February - Helen Fitzgerald - Ash Mountain AA....3.5* 09/02/23
✔March - Lily Malone -The Vet's Country Holiday AA....3.5* 07/03/23
✔️April - Annie Seaton - Osprey Reef AA....4* 18/04/23
✔️May - The Doctor's Gift by Fiona McArthur AA....3.5* 10/05/23
✔️June - Joanna Trollope - An Unsuitable Match....3.5* 14/06/23
✔️July - Joy Ellis - Crime on the Fens....4* 18/07/23
✔️August - Annie Seaton -TAMSIN AA....3.5* 18/08/23
✔️September - Tricia Stringer- Birds of a Feather AA....4* 16/09/23
✔️October - Beth O'Leary - The No-Show....4* 07/10/23
✔️November - Indira Naidoo - The Space Between the Stars: On love, loss and the magical power of nature to heal AA....3.5* 25/11/23
✔️December - Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon....4* 08/12/23
Finished :)Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 12/12 (3AA) - Using author names
January -
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
Finished this challenge. Loved my December read. The Devil Inside by D.L. Hicks 5 out of 5, my review is hereAnnual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
12/12
January: Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe AA Read 11th January 5 stars
February Fool's Gold by Fleur McDonald AA Read 24th February 2 stars
March The Midnight News by Jo Baker Read 9th March 4 stars
April Apartment 303 by Kelli Hawkins AA Read 12th April 4 stars
May My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Read 11th May 3 1/2 stars
June Julia Morris Makes it EASY by Julia Morris AA Read 16th June 2 stars
July The Jump by Ghis Gallo AA Read 25th July 3 1/2 stars
August All She Wants by Kelli Hawkins AA Read 11th August 3 1/2 stars
September The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 12th September 5 stars
October The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA Read 8th October 5 out of 5
November The Night Swim by Megan Goldin AA Read 5th November 3 out of 5
December The Devil Inside by D.L. Hicks AA Read 9th December 5 out of 5
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Completed !Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level:Hard
24/24
6/6 AA
Titles
January
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta fin Jan8 4*
February
Force of Nature by Jane Harper AA fin Feb7 3*
March
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor fin Mar8 4*
April
The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly fin Apr18 4*
May
The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck fin May11 3*
June
Jewel Box: Stories by E. Lily Yu fin Jun21 4*
July
Julia by Sandra Newman fin Jun21 4*
August
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty fin Aug 12 3*
September
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan fin Sep9 5*
October
Our House by Louise Candlish fin Oct14 4*
November
The Nancys by R.W.R. McDonaldAA fin Nov4 4*
December
Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. CoetzeeAA fin Dec2 5*
Authors
January
Jarvis Cocker Good Pop, Bad Pop fin Jan6 5*
February
Michel Faber AA The Book of Strange New Things fin Feb14 4*
March
A Winter Grave by Peter May fin Mar4 3*
April
A Brief Affair by Alex Miller AA fin Apr5 4*
May
What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson fin May4 1*
June
We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ fin Jun28 3*
July
The Well of Saint Nobody by Neil Jordan fin Jul9 4*
August
The List by Yomi Adegoke fin Aug4 3*
September
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez fin Sep11 4*
October
The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe fin Oct11 3*
November
Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam NeillAA fin Nov10 3*
December
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow fin Dec10 3*
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Phrynne wrote: "Well done Kylie, Trish, Cherie and Lee"Thank you, Phrynne and Brenda 😊
Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of BooksDuration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Titles
Level: Easy 12/12
January
Jillaroo from Jacaranda Mandy Magro AA Done 4* 7/1/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
February
Five Bush Weddings Clare Fletcher AA Done 4* 6/2/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
March
Catherine Johns Maggie Done 4* 5/3/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
April
An Honest Lie Tarryn Fisher
Done 4*6/4/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
May
The Money Club Fiona Lowe AA Done 5* 19/5/23
June
Jacaranda Mandy Magro AA Done 4* 24/8/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
July
Jardine Leesa Bow AA Done 4* 23/7/2023 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
August
As the River Rises Fiona McArthur AA Done 5* 23/8/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
September
Stay Awake Megan Goldin AA Done 5* 13/9/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
October
One of Us Kylie Kaden AA Done 4* 26/10/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November
The Night Ship Jess Kidd Done 3* 6/11/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
December
Dear Banjo Sasha Wasley AA Done 5* 10/12/23 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maggie, Catherine Johns
Woohoo I have finished :)
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Phrynne wrote: "Well done Tracey!"Thank you!! :)
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All finished! Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard 24/24 (12/6 AA)
January
Title: Just Murdered - Katherine Kovacic 3/1 3.5★ (AA)
Author: Jessie Tu - A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing 7/1 3.5★ (AA)
February
Title: Robbie Arnott - Flames 4★ 18/2 (AA)
Author: Lucy Foley - The Paris Apartment 3.8★ 11/2
March
Title: Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy (AA) 4/3 4★
Author: Alexander McCall Smith - The Joy and Light Bus Company 9/3 4★
April
Title: A Routine Infidelity - Elizabeth Coleman (AA) 21/4 4★
Author: Alexander McCall Smith - book:The Sweet Remnants of Summer|60694673] 9/4 3.5★
May
Title: The Moroccan Daughter - Deborah Rodriguez 8/5 4★
Author: Michelle Obama - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times 12/5 4★
June
Title: The Joy of High Places - Patti Miller (AA) 9/6 3★
Author: Jessica Au - Cold Enough For Snow (AA) 4/6 4★
July
Title: The Jam Queens - Josephine Moon (AA) 5/7 4★
Author: Jennifer Egan - A Visit from the Goon Squad 12/7 3.5★
August
Title: A Time for Mercy - John Grisham 22/8 3.5★
Author: Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow 10/8 4★
September
Title: Sunbathing - Isobel Beech 5/9 4★
Author: Rajith Savanadasa - Ruins 7/9 3.5★
October
Title: One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid 2/10 3.75★
Author: Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being 31/10 3.75★
November
Title: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 6/11 4★
Author: Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts 18/11 3.5★
December
Title: Dirt Town - Hayley Scrivenor (AA) 4/12 3.75★
Author: Darry Fraser - The Prodigal Sister (AA) 12/12 3.5★
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C'est fini! I absolutely love all these challenges - Thank you Brenda (and Phrynne!) The calendar images are so pretty too! x
Rules
1. Easy Challenge (12 books - minimum 3AAs) Choose a book for each month of the year with a title that starts with the same letter as the month.
Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 12/12 (Easy)
✅ January : 🦘Just Murdered: Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2021) - Katherine Kovacic AA 22/1/23 5★
✅ February : 🦘The French Photographer (2019) - Natasha Lester AA 19/2/23 5★
✅ March : 🦘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) - Fergus Hume AA 31/3/23 5★
✅ April : The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil - Machado de Assis 8/4/23 5★
✅ May : Memoirs of Hadrian (1951) - Marguerite Yourcenar 23/5/23 4★
✅ June : Just Patty (1911) - Jean Webster 25/6/23 5★
✅ July : The Jazz Files (2015) - Fiona Veitch Smith 17/6/23 5★
✅ August : The Awkward Age (1899) - Henry James 1/8//23 5★
✅ September : Sorry for the Dead (2019) - Nicola Upson 4/10/23 5★
✅ October : The Odyssey (701) - Homer 11/10/23 5★
✅ November : Night (1956) - Elie Wiesel 12/5/23 5★
✅ December : Death of an Author (1935) - E.C.R. Lorac 14/12/23 5★
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FINISHED :) Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level - Easy Challenge (12 books - minimum 3 🐨)
January -
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
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November -
December -
Sorry gang, but I haven’t been ticked off as finishing this challenge yet.
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Brenda wrote: "Now I understand! All that working out with you December book must have sidetracked me to crossing you off the list! Sorry Jackie! Done now :)"No worries, it was a confusing time, lol!
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Thanks Brenda, really enjoyed this challenge.Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard
24/24
Completed - 16th December.
TITLES:
✅ January - Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic *AA* - 11/01 - 3.5★
✅ February - The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin - 10/02 - 3★
✅ March - The Measure by Nikki Erlick - 03/03 - 4★
✅ April - The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell *AA* - 16/04 - 4★
✅ May - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - 13/05 - 4★
✅ June - Jewel Sea by Kim Kelly *AA* - 23/06 - 4★
✅ July - The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon *AA* - 02/07 - 2.5★
✅ August - About Face by Donna Leon - 07/08 - 4★
✅ September - A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier - 11/09 - 5★
✅ October - The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock *AA* - 13/10 - 2.5★
✅ November - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - 09/11 - 4★
✅ December - Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth *AA* - 05/12 - 4★
AUTHORS:
✅ January - Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson - 14/01 - 3.5★
✅ February - Death and the Brewery Queen by Frances Brody - 17/02 - 5★
✅ March - Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham *AA* - 25/03 - 4.5★
✅ April - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz - 02/04 - 4★
✅ May - Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin - 27/05 - 2.5★
✅ June - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 16/06 - 5★
✅ July - Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz *AA* - 20/07 - 4★
✅ August - A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz - 24/08 - 4★
✅ September - Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly - 24/09 2.5★
✅ October - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler - 14/10 - 5★
✅ November - Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson - 25/11 -5★
✅ December - Kickback by Garry Disher *AA* - 16/12 - 3★
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Complete!Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Hard 24/24 8/6 AA
Titles:
✔︎January - Just Kids by Patti Smith 3/1 4★
✔︎February - Fortune by Lenny Bartulin AA 24/2 3★
✔︎March - Murder On The Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA 3/2 3★
✔︎April - A Brief Affair by Alex Miller AA 24/4 4★
✔︎May - Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope 19/5 4★
✔︎June - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende 29/6 5★
✔︎July - Joan and Peter by H.G. Wells 26/7 5★
✔︎August - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 23/8 5★
✔︎September - A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall Smith 6/9 4★
✔︎October - The Office of Innocence by Thomas Keneally AA 18/10 4★
✔︎November - The Noticeably Stouter Book of General Ignoranceby John Lloyd 29/11 4★
✔︎December - Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje 16/12 4★
Authors:
✔︎January - Rachel Joyce - Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North 1/1 3★
✔︎February - Fiona McFarlane - The Sun Walks Down AA 9/2 5★
✔March - David Malouf - Child's Play, with Eustace and The ProwlerAA 5/3 3★
✔April - Thea Astley - The Well-dressed Explorer AA 10/4 4★
✔May - Peter May - Blacklight Blue 10/5 4★
✔June - Julie Janson - The Crocodile Hotel AA 10/6 2★
✔July - John Haughton - Follow The Acorn: A Very Unofficial Guide to the South West Coast Path 6/7 4★
✔August - Ann Cleeves - Red Bones 7/8 4★
✔September - Katharine Stewart - A Croft in the Hills 3/9 4★
✔October - Manal M. Omar - Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity—My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos 7/10 3★
✔November - Miriam E. Nelson - Strong Women Stay Young 7/11 4★
✔December - Douglas Stuart - Shuggie Bain 12/12 5★
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I finished my challengeJanuary >The a list
J.A Janice
finished march 23 5*
FEBURARY THE PACKAGE
SEBASTIAN FITZEK
finished 25th feb 4*
MARCH BEAUTIFUL DEATH
FIONA MCINTOSH
finished 13th march 5*
APRIL THE BROTHERS OF AUSHWITZ
MALKA ADLER
Finished April 12 5*
MAY THE DEAD OF WINTER
STUART MACBRIDE
Finished may 4th 4*
JUNE Denizen
James McKenzie Watson
FINISHED JUNE 3 4* AA
JULY the grip it
Jac jemg
finished July 8 1*
AUGUST
ripper
isabel Allende 5* finished december 1oth
SEPTEMBER THE ONLY ONE LEFT
RILEY SAGER FINISHED SEPTEMBER 10TH 4*
OCTOBER the captive Deborah O'Connor
finished 4*
the women who knew too little
Olivia Wearne AA finished October
NOVEMBER
jo nesbo cockroaches finished november 15th 4*
DECEMBER garry disher consolation dec 4th 5* AA
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I had fun reading all the monthsAnnual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 12/12
5 AA
January
✔ Just Our Luck by Julia Walton Read 13/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
February
✔ A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge Read 27/2. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
March
✔ Marple: Twelve New Stories Anthology Read 23/3. 2★
April
✔ All Four Quarters of the Moon by Shirley Marr Read 30/4. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
May
✔ Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters Read 17/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
June
✔ Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Read 19/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
July
✔ Joyous & Moonbeam by Richard Yaxley Read 23/7. 4★ AA
August
✔ The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks Read 5/9. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
September
✔ Stagefright by Carole Wilkinson Read 21/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
October
✔ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Read 23/10. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November
✔ Night Lights by Sarah Epstein Read 25/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
December
✔ Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie Read 16/12. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Annual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: 24/24
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FinishedAnnual Challenge 2023 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Level: Easy
12/12
January -- Just Kate by Linda Lael Miller -- 5★ -- 21/01/2023
February -- Falling by Calle J. Brookes -- 5★ -- 11/02/2023
March -- Murder on a Melbourne Tram by Brigid George -- AA -- 5★ --10/03/2023
April -- Amulet of Death by Suzanne Gilchrist -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/04/2023
May -- Muster in the Dust by Mel A. Rowe -- AA -- 4★ - 15/05/2023
June -- Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic -- AA -- 4★-- 18/06/2023
July -- Justice for Mickie by Susan Stoker -- 4★ -- 30/07/2023
August -- Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason-- 4★ -- 28/08/2023
September -- Second Chances by Calle J. Brookes -- 5★ -- 20/09/2023
October -- One Last Child by Anni Taylor -- AA -- 3★ -- 25/10/2023
November -- Now We Are Dead by Stuart MacBride -- 5★ -- 20/11/2023
December -- Death on Cromer Beach by Ross Greenwood -- 4★ -- 17/12/2023
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December completedI have missed one for November, I may try & read one for Titles in the next 2 wks, even though its late ?
✔December - Sandie Docker - The Redgum River Retreat - 7/12/23 - 5*
✔The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur - 16/12/23 - 3*
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