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Average rating: 4.36 · 569 ratings · 49 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Midwife: What if childbirth was controlled by the state? London living a nightmare worse than Gilead - a dystopian thriller you won't be able to put down. 4.35 avg rating — 544 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
	Letting the Light In: How a Child with Down Syndrome Changed My Life 4.20 avg rating — 15 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
	Walking to Walsingham: My Pilgrimage to England's Nazareth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Finding Your Calm Space: Thirty-One Ways to Find Calm in a Crazy World 4.40 avg rating — 5 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

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The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley & a Race with No End

by Jared Beasley (Goodreads Author)

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Big Dreams, Tiny Speedos: Yet more tales of adventure, travel and life (Reconnecting...)

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Karen Lawrence liked Jodee Humpage's review of The Last Midwife: What if childbirth was controlled by the state? London living a nightmare worse than Gilead - a dystopian thriller you won't be able to put down.: "Not quite unputdownable — but definitely memorable. I enjoyed this book and didn't guess the twists regarding Liz until just before it was revealed - it's scary to think of a future like this but I suppose anything is possible. A mix between Call the M" Read more of this review »
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Karen Lawrence and 1 other person liked Caitlin Hall's review of The Last Midwife: What if childbirth was controlled by the state? London living a nightmare worse than Gilead - a dystopian thriller you won't be able to put down.: "oh my fucking god ?????? best book i’ve read this year so far and i think this book as a film would be 😘🤌 literally loved it so much & couldn’t put it down, the twists & turns and characters and how in depth all the births were (from authors previous " Read more of this review »
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