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	End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood 3.95 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock, Paper, Fire: The Best of Mountain and Wilderness Writing by Marni Jackson, Tony Whittome (Editor), Charlotte Gill (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isobel Millen: Adventures of a Grenfell Teacher did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Stories

by Clea Young (Goodreads Author)

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May 28, 2026 04:11PM

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Miss Benson's Beetle

by Rachel Joyce

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May 28, 2026 04:09PM

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When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine

by Monica Wood

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Jan wants to read The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jan wants to read The Novice of Holloway Hall: A novel by Wayne Johnston	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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