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October 27, 2020whatmereadLeave a comment

The Best Book for this period is Coromandel Sea Change by Rumer Godden!

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September 8, 2020September 8, 2020whatmeread2 Comments

The Best Book for this period is The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James!

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The Best Book for this period is The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell!

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The Best Book for this period is Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout!

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The Best Book for this period is Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller. Also highly recommended is Grace by Paul Lynch.

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The Best Book for this period is Sugar Money by Jane Harris!

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The Best Book for this period is Little by Edward Carey! Also recommended: The Children’s Book by A. S. Byatt!

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The Best Book for this period is The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara!

An extra fun recommendation is The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer!

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The Best Book for this period is Washington Black by Esi Edugyan!

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The Best Book for this period is The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton!

Highly recommended: Educated by Tara Westover!

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