Normal People by Sally Rooney
Publisher: Hogarth
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Length: 288 pages
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The gorgeous story of Connell and Marianne, a young couple who alternately come together and break apart, comfort and hurt each other, love and let go….

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The Good People by Hannah Kent
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Length: 400 pages
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In the face of overwhelming gossip and superstition, a grandmother defies the church and turns to the supernatural to save her grandson from the fairies she believes to have taken him….

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A stunning seventy year journey following Irish-born Cyril Avery as he spends a lifetime coming to understand himself, his friendships, his family, and his country….

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Last week on Top Ten Tuesday, the women at The Broke and the Bookish had us looking at everything that most appeals to us in books. It was fun looking at my Book Temptations Too Great to Resist. This week, the theme is reversed. It was actually easier for me to come up with what I don’t like in books than it was to pinpoint what I most like. Included in my list are some qualities you might expect, a couple that will be surprises, and at least one that is just plain weird! Of course, as with everything, there are exceptions. I’ll be taking a look at those, as well….

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Single Sentence Summary: English nurse Lib Wright is tasked with the job of observing young Anna O’Donnell whose family claims she has eaten nothing since her 11^th birthday four months earlier.

Primary Characters: Lib Wright – a modern, Florence Nightingale trained nurse sent to a small Irish village where a private nurse was needed for two weeks. Anna O’Donnell – the 11-year old patient that Lib is to observe. Anna, a very devout girl, stopped eating four months earlier….

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