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Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

by Charlotte Gordon (Goodreads Author)

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Illness: The Cry of the Flesh

by Havi Carel

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Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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Lisa’s Quotes

“You can be a depressive and be happy, just as you can be a sober alcoholic.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

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“This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn't turn out to be like Literature.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

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“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

tags: blindness, bravery, courage, life

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“I don't agree that when you love, you are blind or fool. You just get wiser and see clearer what is best and of worth.”
― Hark Herald Sarmiento

tags: blind, blindness, clear, fool, love, wise, worth

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“Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say.
Of course those who write short books have even less to say.”
― Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

tags: books, writers, writing

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Banbury book group — 8 members — last activity Jul 13, 2020 12:30PM
A book group meeting in Banbury once a month! We'll use this page to post about the monthly meet ups - when and where, what we liked/didn't like and a ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 119334 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to ...more

The Sword and Laser — 22994 members — last activity 1 hour, 1 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

Banging Book Club — 3932 members — last activity Dec 25, 2020 08:25AM
Created by Hannah Witton, Leena Norms and Lucy Moon. This is a monthly book club where we read books about sex! Fiction, non-fiction, educational, h ...more