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Uncategorized by themothershipabroadJan 6, 20183:19 pmAugust 22, 2019

My Mum

My darling Mum died in October 2017 after a short illness. Such stark words to describe so very enormous a loss. As she put it herself though, we all survive the most appalling things, things […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMay 21, 20229:07 am
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110. ‘Accordion Crimes’ by E. Annie Proulx.

Massive, meaty, magnificent.

blog by themothershipabroadMay 14, 20228:45 am
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Blimey. I’m sixty!

Earlier this year I turned sixty. And I approached it with a great deal of trepidation – not because of the number, but because of where I find myself, both physically and mentally. I give […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMay 13, 20227:26 amMay 14, 2022
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109. ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee.

What a surprisingly great read this turned out to be! I literally devoured it cover to cover on a rainy afternoon – knowing little but the basics of the history of the area, much of […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 23, 20221:30 am
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108. ‘Into The Water’ by Paula Hawkins.

Paula Hawkin’s debut novel, ‘The Girl on the Train’, was a runaway success both as a novel and a movie and really, deservedly so – it had all the required elements for a good old […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 20, 20225:32 amMarch 20, 2022
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107. ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ by Lionel Shriver.

Oh my word. What an absolutely harrowing, enthralling, devastating book. I’m told there is a movie – I haven’t seen it and I’m glad of that as it would have entirely spoilt the unforgettable finale […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadFeb 23, 20227:04 amFebruary 23, 2022
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106. ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ by Liane Moriarty.

Picked up on a whim in a recent charity shopping spree searching for costume jewellery for BeckyandVince, and thoroughly enjoyed in an afternoon sitting! This is an entertaining and quite cleverly put together novel, using […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadFeb 16, 20228:39 am
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105. ‘The English Civil War at first hand’ by Tristram Hunt.

This non fiction book of Mums was entirely engrossing taken in what I like to call ‘One Chapter Chunks with a Cup of Tea’, alternating with a re reading of the fictional ‘Cold Mountain’ by […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadFeb 7, 202210:58 pm
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104. ‘Case Histories’ by Kate Atkinson.

HOW have I managed to previously overlook this author, even after reading and reviewing ‘A God in Ruins’ back in 2018…honestly, it’s a burning question! ‘Behind the Scenes at the Museum’ was another one of […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadFeb 4, 20228:51 am
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103. ‘South Riding’ by Winifred Holtby.

I first read this book in a hard cover edition I borrowed from my local library as a teenager, and I loved it. I remember I initially chose it because of the title/location – although […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadJan 29, 202212:35 amJanuary 29, 2022
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102. ‘Parade’s End’ by Ford Madox Ford.

This is a book I have tried to read previously but I just got so bogged down in the ‘wordiness’ of it, I gave up. However due to the miracle that is the internet, I […]

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