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This will be the last Bruno book for me. It could be because it’s written by an English author, but I can’t detect an ounce of French atmosphere. It’s just an English story set in France with the nouns all changed. And I don’t understand why ‘pompieres’ is italicised to describe the firemen! It’s flat, boring, and misogynistic

A bit outdated so far with references to pretty women even female detectives with awesome skills are being relegated down to their looks. It’s so boring. But I’ll persevere and I doubt I’ll read any others

Excited to be reading this book. Will commence journaling again this year to record my actions and try living the Stoic way of life

Really enjoying this book so far. Easy to read, not literature but enjoyable and entertaining

Interesting and informative book, well written with humour

Entertaining listening

A delightful cosy village story

Enjoyable light cosy crime. Read by Penelope Keith was a treat.

Amazing that this essay was written 90 years ago. So ahead of her time. In this essay Woolf muses on how women need 500 a year and a room of her own plus the time to write just as men do. Men are educated and can earn money of their own - women are not university educated, can’t earn their own money and don’t have time to write when they are too busy running households and raising children.

Thoroughly enjoyed it especially the ending. Elizabeth giving the diamonds with millions of dollars to the centre for dementia. The man who died twice is the husband of the woman who works at the centre and who finds the money in their bank account.

So many good ideas to make and keep good habits

I love this book so far. It’s a combination of Jane Austen and Miss Read

Excellent book for helping make new habits. Some very practical assistance

Very slow going.

Very well written and interesting

Chapter 85
A very slow book but written beautifully. A very funny bit when Ravi is thinking of asking Hana out

Enjoying it so far

An enthralling and fast paced read about the authors life growing up in Singapore and 18 months in London before moving to Sydney with her family as a teenager to finish secondary school before going onto study medicine

It’s a series of short stories in each chapter revolving around a place called Rossmore and the people who live there or who have a connection with someone there