Today I’m participating in WWW Wednesdays, at Taking on a World of Words. Here’s how it works:
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
CURRENTLY READING:
The Lost for Words Bookshop, by Stephanie Butland
“In The Lost for Words Bookshop, Stephanie Butland has created a bibliophile’s delight. Witty and irreverent, funny and sad, this is a charming tribute to stories on the page and in our lives–and the powers they can hold over us.”—Matthew Sullivan author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
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BOOKS READ SINCE MY LAST POST ON OCTOBER 13, 2020:
Rage, by Bob Woodward
Remain Silent, by Susie Steiner
Return to Virgin River, by Robyn Carr
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EAGERLY ANTICIPATING: Are We There Yet, by Kathleen West, will be released on March 16, 2021
Synopsis: Alice Sullivan feels like she’s finally found her groove in middle age, but it only takes one moment for her perfectly curated life to unravel. On the same day she learns her daughter is struggling in second grade, a call from her son’s school accusing him of bullying throws Alice into a tailspin.
When it comes to light that the incident is part of a new behavior pattern for her son, one complete with fake social media profiles with a lot of questionable content, Alice’s social standing is quickly eroded to one of “those moms” who can’t control her kids. Soon she’s facing the very judgement she was all too happy to dole out when she thought no one was looking (or when she thought her house wasn’t made of glass).
Then her mother unloads a family secret she’s kept for more than thirty years, and Alice’s entire perception of herself is shattered.
As her son’s new reputation polarizes her friendships and her family buzzes with the ramification of her mother’s choices, Alice realizes that she’s been too focused on measuring her success and happiness by everyone else’s standards. Now, with all her shortcomings laid bare, she’ll have to figure out to whom to turn for help and decide who she really wants to be.
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That was my week. What did yours look like?
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I enjoyed your review of Rage although it scares me to think that someone so motivated by personal impulses is in such a position of power.
Here’s my WWW: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2020/10/21/wwwwednesday-21st-october-2020/
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I have been terrified every day since 2016! We can only hope he is voted out in two weeks!
Thanks for visiting, Cathy, and enjoy your week.
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I love books about books and bookshops. I can see why ‘The Lost Words of Bookshops’ is described as a bibliophile’s delight. I hope you are enjoying it. Happy reading.
Here’s my WWW: https://ahavenforbooklovers.wordpress.com/2020/10/21/www-wednesday-october-21st-2020/
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Thanks, Diana, I have just begun, but I am loving it so far. Enjoy yours!
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Great post! I’m currently reading The Heatwave and am really gripped so far! Have a lovely week!
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Ooh, sounds good, Em. Thanks for stopping by.
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I hope you enjoyed Remain Silent by Susie Steiner, it’s one of my favourite reads of the year. Here’s my WWW Wednesday post! https://hookedfrompageoneblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/21/www-wednesday-21-10-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-2210
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Thanks, Jacob, I did enjoy it! I love the character Manon Bradshaw.
Enjoy your week!
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Omg you read Rage wow
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Not that I had any doubt about the malevolent narcissist currently raging in the WH…but I like hearing others, especially experts like Bob Woodward, weigh in on his pathology.
Thanks for visiting, Becca.
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Yeah I bet it was really interesting
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His niece’s book was good, too!
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I loved Lost words when I listened to the audiobook a few years ago!
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Thanks, Nicki, I hope to love it!
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Are We There Yet looks good!!
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I can’t wait to get my hands on it, Jolie…
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Ooo Laurel-Rain, I really like the sound of The Lost For Words Bookshop – I really hope you are enjoying it! My own reading is still a little slow, but I did finish the stunning dual-narrative, hisgtorical-fiction, The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley, this past week. Take care and happy reading! 👋📚😃
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Thanks, Jessica, I’m enjoying it so far!
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I loved the Lost for Words Bookshop! Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did!
Here’s my post:
https://carryabigbook.com/2020/10/21/www-wednesdays/
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Thanks, Carry a Big Book…I am enjoying it so far!
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Are We There Yet seems like quite the thriller! I’m not a mother but the scenario that’s set up in the book sounds so chilling…especially for a second grader!
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I like the sound and look of it, Julia Anna.
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Looking forward to get a copy of Rage and The Lost for Words Bookshop. I think both would be interesting reads. Happy reading!
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Good for you, Just Me! I am loving The Lost for Words Bookshop…and Rage was brilliant!
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First, I owe you a big THANK YOU for turning me on to Confessions on the 7:45! I placed a request for it after seeing it here on your blog and soon received that satisfying PING, a message from my library saying it had just been returned. So thanks! So many layers to that story!
And here’s my RAGE story: Last spring, a friend of mine lost her son. Suddenly, a heart attack. He was just 23. Naturally she is inconsolable. I recently spent some time with her and husband and when he and I were alone, he said that the audiobook of RAGE (they were listening to it together) was the only thing that got through to her and she began getting involved with the Biden campaign. If Trump is voted out, I will credit her son’s heavenly hand for helping to make it happen.
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I loved hearing that story, and I hope for her son’s heavenly hand helping us in these troubling times!
Thanks for stopping by, Gal, and I am also glad you really loved Confessions on the 7:45! I literally couldn’t put it down.
Enjoy your week and your books.
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The Lost for Words Bookshop sounds cool!
Hope you enjoy! Happy reading 🙂
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Thanks, Leisha, I’m loving it!
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How’s your current read going?
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I am almost finished, and I am loving it. There were parts that were slow, but then as we start figuring out her past, it gets intense! Thanks for visiting my blog.
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I really like the sound of this book. Happy Reading…
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