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Jilly_in_VA

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10. I promised myself
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 04:33 PM
Apr 2022

that for every two "throwaways" (super-light reading, romances and such) I read, I would try to read something like these two. I did neglect to mention that I'm also reading, in hard copy, a YA by Amy Giles called That Night which is the story of the aftereffects of a mass shooting on families in a community on Long Island. It takes place some months after the event. It's kind of heavy too but in a different way.

The Lost Girl from Belzec has a lot to say about mothers and daughters and how trauma in one generation affects others. This is why it will likely stick with me for awhile.

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The Second Mrs. Astor...by Shanna Abe ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2022 #1
That sounds terrific hermetic Apr 2022 #4
I have that on my list Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #7
I bought the book as a Christmas for a friend ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2022 #12
Unputdownable? The King of Prussia Apr 2022 #2
That was what the librarians' society hermetic Apr 2022 #5
I'm on the inside outside looking in bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #3
Oh, interesting... hermetic Apr 2022 #6
"Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #8
Wow hermetic Apr 2022 #9
I promised myself Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #10
Still reading "Boy Swallows Universe" bif Apr 2022 #11
Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. Love your kitty on the book pile! japple Apr 2022 #13
Oh, my hermetic Apr 2022 #14
Still rereading Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune series SheltieLover Apr 2022 #15
I finished The Dying Day. It was quite good. yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #16
Marina Lewycka's first book, Ohiya Apr 2022 #17
Very interesting... hermetic Apr 2022 #18
I reversed the order! Ohiya Apr 2022 #19
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