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Tag: Abide with Me

Abide with Me – Elizabeth Strout

On May 11, 2020May 9, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

Another Kidle read from my holidaying, that now seems so far away. And unfortunately, another book that I didn't like too much. Which is probably why I kept postponing writing the review for so many months. Let me fall back on Goodreads again, when it comes to the plot: Katherine is only five-years-old. Struck dumb …

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Fourth quarter round-up

On January 7, 2020June 12, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

I think it's still not too late to do a brief summary of the last quarter of 2019. I am still getting used to saying we're in 2020, so I'll allow myself this tiny decadence of being late to the party. The quarter started beautifully, with my first trip to Greece. I fell in love …

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