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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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scarf therapy and spring - two joyful things to hopefully lift your spirits Anne. Looking lovely on your beautiful scarves…
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Dear Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
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Tag Archives: fantasy
Reading roundup 05/10/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have read only one book this week, but what a book! I found it amazing! My chosen book this week was N K Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #01). It … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 27/07/22
Hello fellow readers! I have three books to tell you about this week. Two were great, but one was a real miss, as you will find out later. Those of you who follow these posts may remember that I have … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 20/07/22
Hello Reading friends! Apologies for the lack of Reading Roundup posts for a couple of weeks. Illness and hot weather meant that I couldn’t cope with writing on the blog. I didn’t even read for a few days! Anyway, I … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 29/06/22
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post: the last one in June. At the end of last week’s post, I said that my next book was by a new-to-me author. Oh, my memory is so awful! In fact … Continue reading
Reading roundup 01/06/22
Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post of the new month! I finished one book and am part-way through another (which I will write about next week). My book of the week was A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E … Continue reading
Reading roundup 18/05/22
Welcome back to my Reading Roundup. I have two books to tell you about today as I have been too ill to read on many of the days whilst I had a break from the blog! Although I have almost … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 23/03/22
Well, I have finally finished the book! At last! OK, it was very long, almost 900 pages, and I was enjoying it, but illness and distraction got in the way of concentration. I simply found it very hard to focus … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 02/02/22
This week I only have the one book to tell you about, but what a book! On my iPad it was over 900 pages, which is like reading a trilogy in one go. Here it is… The book was Jay … Continue reading
Reading roundup 19/01/22
Have you read some good books lately? Or even great books? Well, I am pleased to be able to say that I have read some really interesting and absorbing books over the last week. In my last Reading Roundup post, … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 12/01/22
I do hope that you have read some great books since I last posted. I have read two very different books and I think I have found a new author and series to enjoy! Right, here we go… When I … Continue reading
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