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The Silence In Between

by Josie Ferguson (Goodreads Author)

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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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There was surely nothing to indicate at the time that such evidently small incidents would render whole dreams forever irredeemable.

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

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Last One at the Party

by Bethany Clift

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“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

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“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

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“Everybody takes what they life from the teachings of the church, and ignores the parts that don't suit them.”
― Ken Follett, World Without End

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“Some stories don’t have happy endings. Even love stories. Maybe especially love stories.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

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“Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

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