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Sue (5 KP) rated Gone to Green (Green #1) in Books

Aug 13, 2018

The paper was an unexpected inheritance from a close colleague, and Lois must keep it for at least a year, bringing a host of challenges, lessons, and blessings into her life.

When Lois pulls into Green on New Year’s Day, she expects a charming little town full of smiling people.She quickly realizes her mistake. After settling into a loaned house out on Route 2,
she finds herself battling town prejudices and inner doubts and making friends with
the most surprising people: troubled teenager Katy, good-looking catfish farmer
Chris, wise and feisty Aunt Helen, and a female African-American physician named
Kevin.

Whether fighting a greedy, deceitful politician or rescuing a dog she fears, Lois notices the headlines in her life have definitely improved. She learns how to provide small-town news in a big-hearted way and realizes that life is full of newsworthy moments. When she encounters racial
prejudice and financial corruption, Lois also discovers more about the goodness of
real people and the importance of being part of a community.

While secretly preparing the paper for a sale, Lois begins to realize that God might indeed have a plan for her life and that perhaps the allure of city life and career ambition are not what she wants after all.

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Emma (519 KP) rated Shape of night in Books

Jul 6, 2023

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I enjoyed this as a Tess Gerritsen book. It was very different to the others I have read by her. Instead of being a detective book it was a good change.
The story still flows well and the characters come to life through the story.
My only issue was, as always in her books she is maybe a little too over descriptive.
But she still remains one of my favourite authors #tessgerritsen #theshapeofnight #captainbrodie #ghoststory

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Not By Accident

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Can you imagine becoming a single mother by choice, not by accident? I’ve been chronicling my own...

Laura Linney recommended Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) in Books (curated)

"This is a book that literally changed my life. It gave me my career when I played Maryann Singleton in the miniseries. It has given me friendships that have elevated my understanding of love. And it has given me a connection to Armistead, an author and political activist whose character is so solid and profoundly good that I named my son after him."

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Morgan Sheppard (1036 KP) created a post

Aug 24, 2026

Good morning, lovely people! There's a wry and affectionate truth to this one that anyone who reads a lot will recognise. Books give us the gift of meaning and coherence in a way that life itself rarely bothers to, even when we know it's a kind of beautiful fiction.

Have a Magnificent Monday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove

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Picture this (Birds of a Feather #3)

Lena North

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Life just keeps slapping Mary in the face. She had it rough growing up, and when it finally looks...

Contemporary Fantasy Romance

Dean (6927 KP) rated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) in Movies

Mar 2, 2018

A very good film, story telling at it's best. It's about the life story of a man who is born with an old body and as he grows older his body becomes younger. What I didn't realize before is how much of the story is based on romance between the two main characters. It is a small bit like Forrest Gump but more like The Notebook. It's quite a long film and at times the story wanders in different directions, but overall a very enjoyable film.