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Sandy Day

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

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Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Memoir

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Sandy Day is a recovering chatterbox and writer of riveting poetry, memoir, and fiction. She has authored six books to date, with two in the works. A lover of cheese, coffee shops, and illustrations, she lives on the shore of lovely Lake Simcoe in Georgina, Ontario, Canada. You can find and follow her on sandyday.ca - it rhymes! She also hangs out on Substack.

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Average rating: 3.8 · 565 ratings · 120 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Odd Mom Out 3.91 avg rating — 211 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fred's Funeral: A Haunting Novel of War, Family, and Memory 3.72 avg rating — 219 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds Don't Cry 3.74 avg rating — 66 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Head on Backwards, Chest Full of Sand 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chatterbox 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Empty Nest: A Summer of Stories 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Before Cats Went Public

So many people I know avoid the news. Much of it started in 2020. For some reason, people turned off the news in 2020. Hmm, what newsworthy events of any significance happened in 2020? *drums fingers* Hmmm. I can think of a couple, but the one that leaps to my mind is a big freaking pandemic. No wonder people turned away. Who wants to hear about that?

I often wonder if we would’ve been more interes

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Head on Backwards, Chest Full of Sand

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Sandy Day and 1 other person liked Anna's review of Head on Backwards, Chest Full of Sand: "I received this eBook as part of a giveaway. 3.5 rounded up. The characters in this story, the teen romance/lack there of, and the settings all ring true. There were a couple of truly beautifully rendered moments between Livvy and her aunt. Overall t" Read more of this review »
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Sandy Day rated a book it was amazing Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this sweet book and its magic realism.
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Sandy Day rated a book really liked it The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sandy Day liked Staceywh_17's review of Beyond Beige: A Woman's Illustrated Story of Old Age: "Beyond Beige is a fairly short book, but it encapsulates everything that a woman fears about getting old. The book is written with wit and candour, and along with the cartoon illustrations throughout, makes it a fun read, and it takes away some of tho" Read more of this review »
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Sandy Day rated a book really liked it Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved it, although the head-hopping was a little hard to get used to. I felt for Mrs Palfrey. So believable. A real slice of life.
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“Maybe there is no tomorrow,” Jane says. “Maybe today is all we’ve got. Carpe diem, and all that stuff.”
― Sandy Day, Odd Mom Out

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“How do you mother an almost-grown human? Why don’t the magazines talk about that? She looks like an adult, but she’s still a child inside. She needs me.”
― Sandy Day, Odd Mom Out

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