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The Switch – Beth O’Leary

On January 16, 2022January 15, 2022 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

An uplifting if naive take on lives that need changing. Interestingly played between a granddaughter and grandmother adding the layer of complexity that comes with age. A book that means to make you feel good and for the most part achieves it.  Yet another book that came with one of the subscription boxes, I don’t …

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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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