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Darling Girls

by Sally Hepworth (Goodreads Author)

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Such Quiet Girls

by Noelle W. Ihli (Goodreads Author)

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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

by Shari Franke

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Joyce’s Quotes

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.”
― Vaclav Havel

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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This is a book club for women who love to read and enjoy discussing books. Love of Reading is a place where you can relax and make yourself at home. W ...more

Joyce's Reading Log — 2 members — last activity May 09, 2022 09:18PM
Just a private group for myself to organize all I have read and have to read.

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This group now has a Discord! https://discord.gg/QC8vCNfzKa I would encourage everyone to join as it will become a primary hub for book-of-the-month d ...more

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“Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading” ― Lena Dunham Welcome to Pardon my Books, a book club ...more

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We need your help to put together a list of 1001 Five Star Books. Before requesting to join, we kindly ask that you take a moment and read our rule ...more

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