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Merissa (13389 KP) created a post

Sep 3, 2025

🌿 “In the shadows of the Great Dismal Swamp, one man discovers his true identity and the courage to fight for freedom in a world that would see him destroyed.”

Mike Weedall’s Escape to the Maroons is a powerful tale of survival, resistance, and self-discovery set against the backdrop of American history.

📖 Read the exclusive excerpt as part of the #BlogTour with #TheCoffeePotBookClub:
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💬 What stories of hidden resistance in history inspire you the most?

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Creativity: Getting it Right in a Week

Martin Fautley, Susan Wallace and Victoria Kinsella

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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It has been increasingly recognised that the development of creativity is central to lifelong...

Charlotte (184 KP) rated Girl in the Walls in Books

Oct 17, 2021

Girl in the Walls

Katy Michelle Quinn | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+, Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(2 Ratings)

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Brilliant.

A book of self discovery, anxiety and acceptance.

Girl in the Walls is heartbreaking and empowering. It's beautiful and sad. I feel for the main character, the way they slowly pick their way through thoughts, feelings and removes the labels given by society to become their true self.

The reaction from the parents is fairly balanced but I think is a tamer version of what some people struggle through. I'm glad though, it's nice to see a gentler response.

I'm blessed to have family that are finding themselves, that have been able to openly say "this is me" and have support (early on in a journey that is so right and is clearly the right path for the younger relative).

Well worth an afternoon read. Keep an open mind and heart.