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	Dancing with Empty Prams by Susan Austin (Goodreads Author), Jen Lorrimar-Shanks (Cover Art) 4.40 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
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Susan Austin rated a book it was ok Last One Out by Jane Harper (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
This book was disappointingly slow, repetitive and took a long time to get anywhere. Harper writes well, with good descriptions of the town and the conditions which were causing it to die, but it wasn't enough for me to be glad that I persevered with ...more
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Susan Austin rated a book really liked it The Unquiet Grave (Cormac Reilly #4) by Dervla McTiernan (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
Another great audiobook. I really love spending time with these characters.
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Really enjoyed this book, especially as an audiobook. It was great to spend more time with Cormac Reilly and Peter Fisher and the plot of this book really carried me along.
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Susan’s Quotes

“It's all very well to read about sorrows and imagine yourself living through them heroically, but it's not so nice when you really come to have them, is it?”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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“Anne: "But have you ever noticed one encouraging thing about me, Marilla? I never make the same mistake twice".

Marilla: "I don't know as that's much benefit when you're always making new ones".”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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“If you can't be cheerful, be as cheerful as you can.”
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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“Don't be very frightened, Marilla. I was walking the ridge-pole and I fell off. I suspect I have sprained my ankle. But, Marilla, I might have broken my neck. Let us look on the bright side of things.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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