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Amanda’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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In no particular order: Marian Keyes, Lisa Jewell, Louis de Bernières,
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March 2020
Scammers
They wouldn’t get away with it if companies’ customer service wasn’t so poor.
We’ve all experienced terrible customer service. Since Covid, it has got worse, with the message ‘we’re dealing with unexpectedly high call volumes at this time’ on repeat for the past four years.
This week it’s been British Gas and Evri who have made my blood boil.
My son saved up for a vintage jumper from the 90s (I don’t
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Amanda’s Recent Updates
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"The main thing I would say is stick with it, I was tempted to give up but glad I stuck with it, Mrs B and Angie are great characters and I have enjoyed their story 😊 "
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"Enjoyed this book. Great topic and some parts of the book are uncomfortable to read as it deals with a subject I have lived through."
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"read this in 24 hours
then messaged the author for the other 24 hours because I am that obsessed with this book the writing style, the twists its perfect im gutted I've finished it I need this to be a film or netflix series to!" Read more of this review » |
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"I loved this. I'm a sucker for a story about grumpy, old people, and I love a British author and setting. Throw in all kinds of magic and mischief, and I am a happy reader."
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| I've read really mixed reviews about this book. I see some haven't like the bloodiness of it and others feel it is cliched. I loved it and raced through it in a couple of days. Joanne Harris writes so beautifully I'd enjoy anything she's written - I' ...more | |
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| I loved this. All of Joyce’s books are wonderful but this novella was engaging and uplifting; I enjoyed walking by Maureen’s side in this beautifully crafted story. Looking forward to reading her next - ‘Perfect’ | |
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| When my children were old enough I'd read this to them every Christmas eve. This year son is 18 and daughter is 15 but I still managed to persuade them to continue the tradition - this time we read it together and it was lovely. Always a five star re ...more | |
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| I enjoyed the first of Glenconner's memoirs so was looking forward to reading this one. I did finish it, always lovely to read about a lost age of glamour and parties - with some tragic moments including the loss of two of her sons. But overall it fe ...more | |
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| I was gifted this and read it without looking at the blurb or knowing anything about it. The central three characters were convincing and interesting enough to keep me reading The writing is clear and sharp with a thoughtful ability to bring the diff ...more | |
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” – Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (ca 410 BCE)”
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“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain (attributed but prob not true - shame - I shall pretend it was him)”
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Mark Twain (attributed but prob not true - shame - I shall pretend it was him)”
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“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” – Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (ca 410 BCE)”
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“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain (attributed but prob not true - shame - I shall pretend it was him)”
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Mark Twain (attributed but prob not true - shame - I shall pretend it was him)”
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