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ClareR (6256 KP) rated The Pull of the Stars in Books

Nov 8, 2020  
The Pull of the Stars
The Pull of the Stars
Emma Donoghue | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book, and in particular the Audible version that I listened to, really pulled me into the world of 1918 Dublin. This isn’t a story for the faint-hearted. It’s really graphic and gory in a lot of places, and it portrayed just what life was like for women in Ireland at this time. Childbirth was portrayed as a punishment, babies being still born equally so. This was a time where it was normal for women in Ireland to birth baby after baby: on average ten.

Nurse Julia Power is unmarried at 30 and seems to be happy with that, as she sees women whose bodies are worn out from giving birth so many times and so closely together, women who have been abused by their fathers and forced to bear their children, women who have conceived their babies outside of marriage and will be forced to give them up - as well as young women who have been institutionalised from birth and forced to give up their lives to repay the nuns who raised them through free labour (Magdalene laundries). Like I said, this was no time to be a woman. The abuse and poor treatment of the women on the ward is alluded to, but never explicit.

Whilst most of the story takes place on the quarantined labour ward, we do get a glimpse in to the home life of Nurse Power, and it was interesting to see how the war had impacted on and affected her brother.

This is a beautifully told story packed full of heart. It may not have been my best move to read it during a pandemic, but nevertheless, I absolutely loved it.
  
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Liliannar (58 KP) rated Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) in Books

May 25, 2018  
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Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
2005
9
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great character depth (1 more)
Strong world building
Phenomenal
This book saved my life. Though this wasn't the first book published in the series, it's where the story truly begins. For fans of Drizz't Do'Urden who haven't started with this book, it's the best place to get to know our favorite Dark Elf. This book explores his childhood starting with the day of his birth and moving through everything that made him leave his home and take the first steps on what becomes an amazing journey.
  
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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Playing Nice in Books

Mar 31, 2021  
Playing Nice
Playing Nice
J.P. Delaney | 2020 | Crime, Thriller
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Unsettling Thriller
What a tense read!! From the moment the situation becomes apparent a creeping feeling of unease is ever-present, I did not relax while reading this book.

When faced with the unimaginable horror of discovering their child was swapped at birth Pete and Maddie have to question everything, while dealing with a new family so suddenly entangled in theirs.

I loved the growing tension and unease I felt reading this book.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for the copy of this book.
  
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Shonda Rhimes recommended The Kid in Books (curated)

 
The Kid
The Kid
Dan Savage | 2000 | Biography, LGBTQ+
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"The Kid saved my sanity while I waited for my kid. I’m 32, I’ve had a home visit, I’ve filled out the paperwork, and now I’m waiting and waiting to be picked by a birth mother to adopt her baby. Through it all, I keep on my person a tattered copy of this Dan Savage book. How the story of a white gay couple adopting a baby boy feels like exactly the same journey as a single black woman adopting a baby girl is its magic."

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Meghan Udell recommended The Golden Thread in Books (curated)

 
The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
Kassia St. Clair | 2021
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"For centuries, the making of textiles has traditionally fallen to women. And, the subsequent fabrics they create are often regarded as frivolous objects. But from birth to death, fabric is a constant in our lives, and has been for centuries. In The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History Kassia St. Clair deftly, and exhaustively tackles the 30,000 year history of fabric. This isn’t a book I devoured from start to finish, but I keep returning to whenever I start to take fibers for granted."

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    Easy Feng Shui Planner HD

    Easy Feng Shui Planner HD

    Lifestyle and Productivity

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    Easy Feng Shui Planner is used to easily and quickly create maps and make prognoses using feng shui...