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I've been finding some really engaging coming-of-age novels lately and Saltwater by Jessica Andrews is another winner! Big thanks to @hachetteaus for the review copy π . . . FROM THE BLURB γγγ When Lucy wins a place at university, she thinks London will unlock her future. It is a city alive with pop up bars, cool girls and neon lights illuminating the Thames at night. At least this is what Lucy expects, having grown up seemingly a world away in working-class Sunderland, amid legendary family stories of Irish immigrants and boarding houses, now defunct ice rinks and an engagement ring at a fish market. Yet Lucy's transition to a new life is more overwhelming than she ever expected. As she works long shifts to make ends meet and navigates chaotic parties from East London warehouses to South Kensington mansions, she still feels like an outsider among her fellow students. When things come to a head at her graduation, Lucy takes off for Ireland, seeking solace in her late grandfather's cottage and the wild landscape that surrounds it, wondering if she can piece together who she really is. Lyrical and boundary-breaking,Β SALTWATERΒ explores the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, the challenges of shifting class identity and the way that the strongest feelings of love can be the hardest to define. . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #bookblogger #bookseller #instabooks #instareads #booknerd #ausyabloggers #reader #booklove #recommendedreads #igbooks #britishlit
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Taking some time to recharge in the great outdoors where the light hits the trees just so π . . . . . #booklove #writinginspiration #bookblogger #bookseller #booknerd #readingspot
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It was a weekend of books, ballet, and even some surprise Beethoven on the way back. Bliss. π . . . The @ausballet production of Giselle was haunting and stunningly done - so much skill showcased from the dancers as always. Can't wait to see the rest of the ballets in the 2019 season! . . . #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookseller #igbooks #instabooks #instareads #bookaddict #booknerd #weekendreads #booklove #ausyabloggers
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π Recent #bookmail is 'Allegra in Three Parts' by Suzanne Daniel - thanks @macmillanaus! I'll be posting my stop for the blog tour on 1st June, stay tuned π . . . #bookstagram #booklove #bookblogger #bookseller #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaddict #currentlyreading #Auslit #ausyabloggers #YAlit #IreadYA #igbooks #igreads
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π Current poetry read γγExtraction of Arrows by Kathryn Lomer . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #poetrycollection #Auspoetry #Auslit #bookaddict #bookblogger #bookseller #booklove #recommendedreads #currentlyreading
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For words straight from the heart, you can't go past a good old-fashioned sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning π . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookblogger #bookseller #booklove #poetrycollection #booknerd #igbooks #igreads #instabooks #sonnets #bookaddict
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π Starting the week by finishing a couple of books and starting another...top pick is 'One' by Jennifer L. Cahill, a realistic and hopeful story about finding your way in your twenties and life churning out scenarios you may never have expected! . . . Thanks so much to @issyandersson0 for recommending 'The Penelopiad' by Margaret Atwood - it's a witty and creative retelling of a well-known legend from a different perspective that I probably wouldn't have discovered otherwise! . . . Also can't wait to start some non-fiction by Lorrie Moore - her short story collections are amazing πππ . . . #bookstagram #bookish #igbooks #igreads #instabooks #booklove #recommendedreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogget #bookseller #booknerd #anticipatedreads #ausyabloggers
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Beauty in bloom πΉ
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π Current read: 55 by James Delargy - thanks @simonschusterau! . . . Who else loves a gripping thriller? . . . #currentlyreading #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booklove #thrillingreads #bookblogger #bookseller #booknerd #igbooks #igreads #Aussiereads
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π I was trying to explain to someone recently what I like about poetry. I said it's like how they feel about music. When it's good it takes you into the bigness of the moment. You get this clear picture of everything you care about - We Are Just a Collection of Cords, Chrissy Stockton . . . #bookstagram #thoughtcatalog #poetry #bookish #bookblogger #bookseller #booklove #igbooks #instabooks #beachreads #recommendedreads #instareads #poetrycollection
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π My review of Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee is up on the blog and in the 'Disrupt' edition of @utsvertigo! Congrats to the new editorial team, looking forward to seeing what's next for 2019 π . . . Also in this pic - a sneak peek of my last amazing read by another Aussie writer, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. It was recommended to me by a customer at the bookstore I work at and it didn't disappoint - quirky, hilarious and full of heart β€ . . . #bookaddict #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookseller #recommendedreads #booklove #bookish #bookworm #bookreview #Aussiereads #igbooks #ausyabloggers #stellaprize
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π Another beautiful poetry collection from @thoughtcatalog - a perfect weekend read! . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaddict #bookblogger #bookseller #booklove #anticipatedreads #igreads #instabooks #igbooks #poetrybooks #thoughtcatalog
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π Would definitely recommend seeing the @sydneytheatreco production of Mary Stuart! It's got a talented cast, witty script and a plot based around the struggle between power and where true allegiance lies. . . . In bookish news, Wither has been on my list to read for ages - I love this cover for it! . . . #bookstagram #igbooks #instareads #bookish #booklover #bookseller #booknerd #igreads #bookblogger #IreadYA #YAlit #ausyabloggers
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π New post is up on the blog with a review for another book in the Matilda Saga by @jackie_french_ It's been such a joy to follow the series over the years, and I can't wait to read the others that have been released and waiting on my shelf! . . . #bookaddict #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookseller #booknerd #bookish #loveozya #ausyabloggers #auslit #ausfiction #recommendedreads #igbooks #igreads
