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Gill’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gill’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Gill Thompson’s Followers (195)
281 books
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Gill Thompson
Goodreads Author
Born
in Epsom, The United Kingdom
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August 2016
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/thompsg
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The Lighthouse Sisters
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The Child on Platform One
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2019
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36 editions
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The Oceans Between Us
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2019
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17 editions
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The Orphans on the Train
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2023
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17 editions
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The Child at the Window
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Autumn Newsletter
As we near the end of August, there’s a slight sharpness in the morning air and bit by bit the nights are getting longer. The other day I smelled a whiff of bonfire smoke. Autumn is advancing slowly but surely. As a teacher of over 40 years, these little signs normally have me digging out my text books and sharpening my pencils ready for the new term. But not this year…
I ‘retired’ from teaching a Read more of this blog post »
I ‘retired’ from teaching a Read more of this blog post »
Gill Thompson
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Impeccably researched and beautifully written, ‘Book of Forbidden Words’ is a remarkable novel. In linking time periods four hundred years apart, Louise draws a convincing and plausible line between women from different times who share a common visio
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Gill’s Recent Updates
"The Child at the Window
by Gill Thompson This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster, drawing me in from the very first page. I had not previously experienced Gill Thompson's writing, but now I feel a genuine connection to her work, and she has un" Read more of this review » |
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"An amazing story of courage during WW2 for those in concentration camps and those left behind. Esther is taken to England to be looked after once her Mother is taken by the Nazis. The story covers those in England as well as Ilse in Germany. Although"
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"This is a novel told from multiple viewpoints. The book starts before WWII and follows thru the war. It is a heart wrenching story, bring on the tissues. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy."
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"This is based on a true story in WWII about two sisters. It’s heartbreaking. Well researched and I could feel their hurt and fear. Highly recommended."
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Thank you for your lovely review, Angela. You've made my day!
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Sorry about the late nights, but pleased you found it so entralling!
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Thank you for your lovely review, Su. I'm delighted you enjoyed my book!
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Thank you for your lovely review! It made my day! :-D
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Aussie Readers:
Share Your Reviews (and Thoughts) Here - 2019
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Aussie Lovers of...:
Currently reading/Just finished! CLOSED
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| Aussie Readers: **Summer Challenge 1/12/19 - 28/2/20** | 272 | 284 | Mar 28, 2020 08:21PM |
“We often don’t question love. We don’t ask ourselves whether it’s still fit for purpose. I don’t know why that is. Perhaps we’re frightened of not liking the answer. Sometimes we’re too grateful to have been chosen.”
― The Rome Apartment
― The Rome Apartment
“It would be wonderful to complete an evening of culture without requiring a defibrillator.”
― Secrets at the Rome Apartment
― Secrets at the Rome Apartment
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