Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Many moons ago I took part in Cannonball Read II, under the name Teabelly. A lot has changed since then, and I now have five year old twin girls. I'm not getting as much reading done, but I'm hoping to make a half Cannonball at least.

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Moriarty back on form

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

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Stan and Joy Delaney have been married for fifty years. They met in their youth playing tennis, and brought their love of the sport into their family and business, coaching their four children alongside paying customers. All the kids were talented, but none of them made it. Stan’s one close call with coaching greatness crashed and burned when the prodigy dumped him for another coach. The family has its ups and downs, but they’re happy right? One night a young woman knocks at Stan and […]

“What happens to all that leftover love?”

After you'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell

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After boarding a train from King’s Cross to Edinburgh on a whim to see her sisters, Alice Raikes makes an abrupt about turn and heads back home. Shortly after, she steps in front of a car. She’s taken to hospital, but she’s in a coma and it doesn’t look good. What did she see at that Scottish train station that made her leave so suddenly? Had she tried to commit suicide? Shifting points of view, from Alice’s present, to past, to her family’s thoughts and […]

The Bitch is Back

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Once the best tennis player in the world, Carrie Soto smashed records and claimed Grand Slam titles, but when her knee began giving her trouble, she retired, leaving it all behind. Or so she thought. Now there’s a new phenom on the court, Nicki Chan. She’s coming for Carrie’s record, so Carrie decides to come out of retirement to defend her title. She’s 37 years old, and if she wins she’ll be the oldest player do to so. But her body isn’t quite what it […]

For Harassed Mothers Everywhere

Are We Having Fun Yet? by Lucy Mangan

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Welcome to a year in the life of Liz. A mother of two living in London (or near London, not quite clear on that one). All she wants is five minutes of peace away from her husband who will not stop talking, and her children. Plus all the stuff that comes with those things: being the one to remember everything, signing up to volunteer for school events, especially when ‘volunteering’ means being strong armed by the local Mean Girl mum (the one who’s always perfectly […]

“Maybe this was how adult friendships happened: by accident, embroidered over time, visible only from the height of years.”

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

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Tuesday Mooney works as a researcher for a hospital fundraising department. She’s incredibly good at her job, and happy in her life, though she has few friends (apart from Dex, who seemingly needs her more than she needs him). One night at an auction event, Vincent Pryce (not that one), an eccentric billionaire, drops dead. He leaves behind clues to a possible fortune, and sends willing volunteers around the city on his treasure hunt. Tuesday and Dex are in immediately, but Tuesday is distracted by […]

“People value shiny stones and lucky charms, but they forget that the most powerful talismans of all are the stories that we tell to ourselves and to others.”

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

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Bingo square: Shelfie In 1862, a group of artists gather at a manor house owned by one of their own, Edward Radcliffe, to spend the summer together creating. By the time their stay is over, a young woman is dead and another has disappeared, taking a priceless heirloom with her. In 2017, Elodie Winslow is working as an archivist in London, when she stumbles upon a satchel and sketchbook belonging to Edward Radcliffe, as well as a photograph of a beautiful young woman. His images […]



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