“The only reason we were put on this earth. To say to each other, I know how you feel” writes @CatheriNewman in #Sandwich. A family cottage getaway allows a mom to reflect on her life as she is “sandwiched” between her aging parents and her ever growing children.
“Sometimes what looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet,” writes @matthaig.bsky.social in #TheLifeImpossible. It takes a move to Ibiza, a new belief in herself & an encounter with mysticism for Grace to realize that each day is a gift meant to be fully embraced.
“People are by no means exempt from the experience of strong passions,” writes #SallyRooney in #Intermezzo. 2 very different brothers must accept their father‘s death & each other. “Judgement, reproval,disappointment, conflict: these are the means by which people remain connected to 1 another.”
“They only had each other to love, to cling on to, a tiny island in the great sea of the world,” writes #JennyColgan in #CloseKnit. Set in the Scottish Northern Isles, Gertie learns to be fearless in the face of a weather disaster.
“Domestic violence had changed my life…how alone & misunderstood I felt by everyone but my family,” writes #GriffinDunne in #TheFridayAfternoonClub. From his father’s closeted sexuality, his sister’s brutal murder & his own journey to peace this was read in family drama &
- #Lantana is one of my favourite #annuals. But I was reminded tonight that I need to wear gloves when I deadhead. It really does give the skin a real shock if not.
Happy last day of the 2024/2025 school year to my colleagues who have dug deep all year to support our students. Your work often goes unacknowledged and dismissed. Despite all of the boundaries in education you always do what’s right for the kids. I salute you. See you in Sept!
#FannieFlagg’s#IStillDreamAboutYou is a hilarious story of eccentric characters. Maggie decides to end her life, but life actually gets in her way. This is fun & endearing. “Maybe it was all right to be…just a little bit out of step with the rest of the world, but very happy.”
“Even though I expect his lies, does he expect mine? “ writes @ashley_elston in #FirstLieWins. This is a thriller full of aliases & hidden agendas. Can one con artist get the best of her boss? Can honesty ever ring true? This is a quick read but very engrossing.
“So exciting to be searching for something. It gives us purpose,” writes @itsmcronin in #EddieWinstonIsLookingForLove. This is a charming story of 90 yr old Eddie & his search for emotional intimacy. A truly ❤️ warming read. “There is no limit on love…I close my eyes & it begins.”
“We know each other & we are blood, but we are not close” writes #jamiattenberg in #AReasonToSeeYouAgain. Strained family relationships, hidden sexual identity & undisclosed grievances create conflict in this painful but redemptive tale where “secrets are such a waste of time.”
#JessicaSoffer’s#ThisIsALoveStory is “the stories that live only in us, within us, & how they die every day with us too.”Told through multiple perspectives, Abe & Jane’s 50 year relationship is for better or worse. As Jane dies she realizes “isn’t this something? Just being here.”
An inspirational take on parenthood & family connection. #WillReeve retraces his father’s passion for the migration of the gray whale. In doing so, he ultimately makes new relationships that further strengthen his family bonds.
