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What Does It Feel Like? – Sophie Kinsella
Summary After undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour, Eve, a successful writer, doesn’t remember why she is in the hospital. She has to learn to walk again and improve her cognitive functions. As she goes through therapy with her husband by her side, she learns to live in the moment and appreciate small victories.…
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The Silkworm – Robert Galbraith
Summary Leonora Quine hires private detective Cormoran Strike to find her husband, Owen, who has disappeared after an argument with his publisher about his new book, a tell-all about everyone he knows. When Owen turns up dead, the list of suspects is very long. Quote “You can’t plot murder like a novel. There are always…
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Invisible Prisons – Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen
Introduction On Tuesday 8 October 2024, I went to Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa for the book launch of Invisible Prisons by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen, the real-life story of Jack who suffered abuse at a government-run reform school for boys in Newfoundland in the 1970s. Quote “Stories get buried because of the…