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Tag: Hugh Marriott

The Selfish Pig’s Guide To Caring – Hugh Marriott

On July 29, 2017July 20, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

Let me just start by saying that this is a book aimed at specific audience and I fit only partially in that focus group. It is a book for single unpaid carers of and old, disabled or ill person, for people who had to sacrifice their careers, their personal lives and their personality on the …

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#20booksofsummer completed

On July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts6 Comments

This was unexpected, but the unexpected sometimes happens and it's not always a bad thing. I officially completed my #20booksofsummer reading on Saturday, more than a month early. Last year I struggled a lot more to finish on time, so what was different this year? No teeth problems to start with, not that those months …

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