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Emily is Currently Reading

Emily is currently reading

Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author)

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The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)

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The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author)

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Emily’s Notes & Highlights

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

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Germany was being run by a loudmouthed rabble-rouser, bent on baiting other nations to war and making life miserable for countless innocent citizens.

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Emily’s Quotes

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot

tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown

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“And every time the Takers stamp out a Leaver culture, a wisdom ultimately tested since the birth of mankind disappears from the world beyond recall.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

tags: deep

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“You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

tags: deep

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Emily’s Groups

Our Shared Shelf — 222858 members — last activity Aug 18, 2026 02:18PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Palatinate DAR Book Club — 7 members — last activity Nov 03, 2017 05:25AM
Group to share our love for reading and our connection with the DAR Palatinate Chapter, Germany

Friends of Europe on Goodreads — 230 members — last activity Nov 25, 2013 10:41AM
Welcome to Friends of Europe on Goodreads, where all the europeans citizens, as well as the supporters of Europe, meet and exchange their points of vi ...more