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300 Days of Sun
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
Combining the atmosphere of Jess Walters Beautiful Ruins with the intriguing historical backstory of Christina Baker Klines The Orphan Train, Deborah Lawrensons mesmerizing novel transports readers to a sunny Portuguese town with a shadowy pastwhere two women, decades apart, are drawn into a dark game of truth and lies that still haunts the shifting sea marshes. Traveling to Faro, Portugal, journalist Joanna Millard hopes to escape an unsatisfying relationship and a stalled career. Faro is an enchanting town, and the seaside views are enhanced by the company of Nathan Emberlin, a charismatic younger man. But behind the crumbling facades of Moorish buildings, Joanna soon realizes, Faro has a seedy underbelly, its economy compromised by corruption and wartime spoils. And Nathan has an ulterior motive for seeking her company: he is determined to discover the truth involving a childs kidnapping that may have taken place on this dramatic coastline over two decades ago. Joannas subsequent search leads her to Ian Rylands, an English expat who cryptically insists she will find answers in The Alliance, a novel written by American Esta Hartford. The book recounts an American couples experience in Portugal during World War II, and their entanglements both personal and professional with their German enemies. Only Rylands insists the book isnt fiction, and as Joanna reads deeper into The Alliance, she begins to suspect that Esta Hartfords story and Nathan Emberlins may indeed converge in Farowhere the past not only casts a long shadow but still exerts a very present danger.
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bookandbedandtea
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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1- after slogging through a lot of nothing the end infuriated me.
2- Friends!
3- tea 🍵
4- Mountain (US)
5- Teal Dragon
#friyayintro @howjessreads

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bookandbedandtea
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Panpan

This was super slow and the characters were uncompelling. Despite that I was interested in the dual storylines and the descriptions of Portugal so I kept going. And going. And it was ok. Right up until the end. Jo's choosing to believe an idea which had plenty of evidence against it, and the lack of tying in ANY other of the child abductions that were mentioned, completely annoyed me. 😠

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bookandbedandtea
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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1- Tagged
2- None and I'm not mad about it!
3- I'm not that into ice cream but I'll say strawberry.
4- Zero, sadly.
5- On it!
#friyayintro @howjessreads

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bookandbedandtea
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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A few careless minutes, and the boy was gone. #1stsentence

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Bye! Obrigada! 🇵🇹

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Had to stop at one more beach before the airport! Portugal, you are a stunner! 🇵🇹

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300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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TheSpineView 😊 5y
tammysue 💛😊 5y
cathysaid “There‘s a crack in everything, that‘s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Erofan Beautiful ❤ 5y
9999 Amazing trip pics! Thanks for sharing! 5y
Naj I'm loving all the pictures from your trip 💙💙 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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The Algarve is hard place to leave (back to winter in Canada). 🇵🇹

Cathythoughts Beautiful 5y
JazzFeathers 😍 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Saying goodbye to this magical place 🇵🇹

Reviewsbylola ♥️♥️ beautiful 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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Pickpick

This book was a very enjoyable companion to my trip to the Algarve in Portugal. The book describes the Algarve from a tourist perspective and weaves World War II Lisbon with present day Faro in a tale of corruption, kidnapping and murder. Fun read! 🇵🇹

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Last night in Portugal 🇵🇹 Reading with some Vino Verde and a view!

RealLifeReading What a view! 5y
Cathythoughts Just wow 5y
Erofan Ahhh 😍 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Fish market realness 🇵🇹🐟

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Love the cobblestones in Lagos! 🇵🇹🐙

Craftylikefox So pretty 😍 5y
AiBBot Epic! 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Quite a sign! 🌊

DivineDiana Frightening! 😮 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Pretty glorious reading spot 😍🇵🇹📚🏖️

DivineDiana I‘ll say! 😮 5y
NamasteReading 😍😍😍 5y
AlwaysForeverReading Beautiful scenery 5y
Redwritinghood Yes it is! 5y
Cathythoughts Beautiful 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Portugal 😍🇵🇹

AlwaysForeverReading Beautiful!!!! 5y
Cathythoughts So beautiful!! 5y
CuriousG What region of Portugal are you visiting? It is all so beautiful - I would love to go back there one day (minus the 47 rugby players I was coaching the last time round. Lol) 5y
saresmoore Wow! 5y
Bibliogeekery @CuriousG I'm in the Algarve, mainly around Lagos. It is SO beautiful! 47 rugby players doesn't sound like much of a vacation! 😂 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Western most tip of Portugal - used to be thought of as "the end of the world" ??

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I *love* the idea of nostalgia for the present moment 💓🇵🇹

Suet624 Me too. I feel as if I experienced this once. 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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I couldn't resist buying this postcard! 😍📚🏖️

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Can't get enough of Lagos, Portugal! I'm also really enjoying the tagged book!

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Check out this gorgeousness! 🇵🇹

Naj 😍😍😍 5y
Coleen Wow. 😮 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Lagos, Portugal 😍🇵🇹

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Lagos, Potugal

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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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It's so magical in Lagos, Portugal!

Djspens Beautiful! 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa So gorgeous! 5y
Redwritinghood The color of that water is incredible! 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Eucalyptus 😍

Bklover I am SOOOO enjoying your photos from Portugal! Thank you for sharing- they‘re gorgeous. So glad you are having a good time on your holiday!💙 5y
Bibliogeekery @Bklover thank you! I will keep posting them! 🇵🇹 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Yes, thanks for sharing your photos. ❤️ 🇵🇹 Happy holidays! 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Portugal is too pretty 😍!

Tamra Jealous! 5y
AiBBot I am going soon. Thank you for the preview! 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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Lagos 😍

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️ 5y
cariashley Wow!! 😍 5y
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Bibliogeekery
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Lagos 😍

rockpools Have a lovely time - it looks beautiful! 5y
tpixie Is that Portugal 🇵🇹 5y
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rachelm Gorgeous! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Beautiful 5y
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Clwojick
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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I had four credit on Hoopla that I had to use before the end of the month. I chose four books that are in my physical shelf so I can read the book, and listen to the audiobook at the same time. Here‘s what I chose. Book 1/4 ☺️

Have any of you guys read this one? What did you think?

BethM I thought Hoopla was a library app? 6y
Clwojick @BethM It‘s attached to your library card. They have a set amount of downloads per person per month. I know that it depends on funding. Depending on how much it costs the library per digital rental. 6y
BethM That makes sense. We use overdrive/Libby and there's no limit. 6y
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Eggs ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 6y
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throwmeabook
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Pickpick

When I first started reading this back in 2016, I gave up after about 100 pages. I'm so happy I gave #300daysofsun a second chance! It has all you could want: mystery, espionage, history and romance. Perfect for those lazy days of summer ahead of us. ☀️😎📚

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Well-ReadNeck ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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Bookchipmunk
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Weekend TBR: Enjoying being home after a week of traveling. Going to finish this one on the eReader and then decide what will be next. Aloha Friday 🌺🐶

bookishkai Oh, you have a Frenchie! If I didn't have pugs I think I'd have Frenchies! 8y
BooksForYears Adorable!! 8y
Bookchipmunk @bookishkris And I'd have pugs! 8y
Kitta That face! 😍 8y
DebinHawaii Love those ears! 🐶❤️ 8y
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PurpleyPumpkin
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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So, I was doing well this year, I wasn't overbuying books. And then August hit, gahhh! I didn't read nearly as much as I bought. 😂#day30 #augustofpages #augustphotochallenge #augustbookhaul

brendanmleonard Same! This was a good month for buying but a bad one for reading. 8y
PurpleyPumpkin @brendanmleonard Its Murphy's Law at play I think. 😉 8y
rubyslippersreads Those L. M. Montgomery books are absolutely gorgeous! ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
LeahBergen Nice!! 8y
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PurpleyPumpkin
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson

So, I was doing well this year, I wasn't overbuying books. And then August hit, gahhh! I didn't read nearly as much as I bought. 😂#day30 #augustofpages #augustphotochallenge #augustbookhaul

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BookNAround
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Is it ok to read this when it's raining?

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Jessnoice
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
Panpan

Hated almost every minute. The end was the most ridiculously stupid thing I've ever read. The characters were flat, the ending was abrupt and the book within a book was even more poorly written. There was no sense of the setting which was the reason I bought it in the first place.

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Jessnoice
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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I think I've learned my lesson. When a book is compared to 2 of my all time favorites, it will be nothing like either of them. This one is supposed to combine the setting of Beautiful Ruins with the history of Orphan Train. It really, really does not. It is so slow and drawn out. I don't care about the characters or what happens. I should bail, but I'm almost done.

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DebinHawaii
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Pickpick

Like a trip to Portugal w/ the vivid descriptions. Set in present & past w/ a mystery & a story-within-a-story. I like WWII fiction that gives perspective of people in different countries-citizens/expats & author does it well. Paired w/ Fried Tuna w/ Tomatoes/Onions & Rosemary Salt Potatoes on blog.

Bookhound1 Fantastic! I could tuck into that tonight! 8y
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HardcoverHearts
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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This may turn into a perfect summer book for me- an international setting, bright sun and heat as a back drop, current timeframe and light writing but not exactly fluff. This is set in Portugal and the narrator had a nice accent. I'm hopeful!

Lindy Ooo! I've been looking for more fiction set in Portugal. Thanks! 8y
HardcoverHearts My pleasure, @Lindy ! 8y
susanw I really enjoyed this one, hope you do too! 8y
DebinHawaii I loved this one too! 8y
HardcoverHearts @susanw , @DebinHawaii - Just finished and am pleased that it was a bit deeper, with more going on with the plot than I thought it would be. I liked it! 8y
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Ksvz
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Mehso-so

Audio. I was all for the 'yes, read this book as it is wonderful'. Maybe it is the full moon Monday that kind of sucked but if this had been a physical book, it would have gone flying at the end. Fun story but the ending just added poop sprinkles to what had been up to the end something nice.

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susanw
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Pickpick

Alternating time periods, a current mystery with ties to war time Portugal. The two story lines are equally captivating and both bring the location to life. Interesting to read about the war from Portugal's pov, not many books cover that angle.

Vblancsbooks Sounds great! 8y
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Ehbooklover
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Pickpick

A wonderful historical/mystery/romance read that alternated seamlessly between present day and WWII. The beautiful setting was so vividly described that I could imagine myself being in Portugal, and I loved the hint of Gothic strewn throughout the book.

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susanw
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Just starting this one. Rain and cloud here, hopefully this book will transport me somewhere warm and sunny.

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BookishTrish
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Now with 50% more sun.... What are you reading this weekend?

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HarperPerennial
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"With its lush settings, high-stakes suspense, and novel-within-a-novel, 300 DAYS OF SUN is a feast for fiction lovers. Lawrenson delivers a labyrinth of complex relationships the reader is both breathless to solve and eager to return to upon completion." —Erika Robuck, author of HEMINGWAY'S GIRL

jennifersmeth Loved this one!! 8y
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BookishTrish
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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My Portugal fest continues and moves south.

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Lupita.Reads
300 Days of Sun: A Novel | Deborah Lawrenson
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Winning this Monday 😎🌞🌞

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