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Dawn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dawn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Dawn Fallon
Goodreads Author
Born
in Birmingham, The United Kingdom
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Flora Thompson, James Herriott, Gervase Phinn
Member Since
May 2010
More books by Dawn Fallon…
Sparkling Dogs
I never realised that dogs could sparkle until I owned a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and there is nothing quite like a wet Cavalier King for added sparkle. Here is a snippet from my little book called Sam - The Busker's Dog on the issue of wetness:
"the issue of wetness is an area of great fascination and interest for cavalier owners. this is because when you get a cavalier king you never know w Read more of this blog post »
"the issue of wetness is an area of great fascination and interest for cavalier owners. this is because when you get a cavalier king you never know w Read more of this blog post »
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Whistler's Mom’s review
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Chilblains and Chitterlings: A Working Class Childhood in 1960s Birmingham
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Thank you - yes, it's amazing the little details that sit in the memory for decades (mind you i can't remember what i did last week!) Childhood memoir
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Chilblains and Chitterlings: A Working Class Childhood in 1960s Birmingham
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That's great to know Ellie! I'm not much a comedian in real life, but I feel i found something of my inner comedian through my writing, I'm made up wi
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Chilblains and Chitterlings: A Working Class Childhood in 1960s Birmingham:
"Review to follow😅 but I enjoyed this stupendously and I actually laughed out loud at parts x"
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Memoir at its best! This is a wonderfully vibrant memoir and a testament of childhood and youth in the 1980s, from young boyhood growing up against a backdrop of his grandparents' vicarage and the influence of the Anglican church - especially on his ...more |
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| Alison is a writer who can hold the reader's attention across the spectrum of a memoir - from the dramatic to the mundane, where her writing can make even simple things like switching on a light sound interesting. In this latest instalment in the Cub ...more | |
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Powerful life lesson within a lovely tribute to rural 1960s Tenerife - I was most interested to read about Tenerife having visited it recently (albeit a very different experience in a very different time!) and this memoir paints a vivid picture of re ...more |
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This is a beautifully written memoir and has so many levels and layers - from wonderful descriptions of nature, to Claire's heartfelt journey, to her love for cats - plus nuggets of wisdom throughout for readers to ponder upon. I love the author's wri ...more |
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An honest, educational and poignant memoir. The author skillfully weaves together evocative memories in this memoir, which spans five decades, encompassing the various stages of life that most people experience. It is a multi-layered memoir, often wi ...more |
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A Testament to Love and Faithfulness. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this beautiful memoir, and it held my attention throughout. The 66-year marriage of Ernest and Lois captures the very essence of the cycle of life from its beginning to its end, rev ...more |
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“And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be— and whenever I look up, there will be you.
-Gabriel Oak”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
-Gabriel Oak”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
― The Story of My Life
― The Story of My Life
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
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“My little old dog
a heart-beat
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a heart-beat
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“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
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Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
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Everyone has a story to tell. This is a group to discuss the many types of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. If it's a true life story, it bel ...more
We Love Memoirs
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The friendliest group on Facebook is now on Goodreads! For all the good stuff and free books head over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/welovememoir ...more
