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“I heard the story of what Pa allegedly said to Mummy the day of
my birth: Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an Heir and a Spare—my work is
done. A joke. Presumably. On the other hand, minutes after delivering this bit of
high comedy, Pa was said to have gone off to meet with his girlfriend. So. Many
a true word spoken in jest.”
― Spare
my birth: Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an Heir and a Spare—my work is
done. A joke. Presumably. On the other hand, minutes after delivering this bit of
high comedy, Pa was said to have gone off to meet with his girlfriend. So. Many
a true word spoken in jest.”
― Spare
“It wasn’t that she felt no emotions. On the contrary, I always thought that Granny experienced all the normal human emotions. She just knew better than the rest of us mortals how to control them.”
― Spare
― Spare
“The Heir and the Spare—there was no judgment about it, but also no ambiguity. I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy. I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”
― Spare
― Spare
Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rachel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
166 books
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6 friends
698 books
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94 friends
345 books
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14 friends
1,506 books
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31 friends
915 books
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104 books
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1 friend
68 books
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3 friends
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