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The Sunlit Night
The Sunlit Night | Rebecca Dinerstein
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In the beautiful, barren landscape of the Far North, under the ever-present midnight sun, Frances and Yasha are surprised to find refuge in each other. Their lives have been upended--Frances has fled heartbreak and claustrophobic Manhattan for an isolated artist colony; Yasha, a Russian immigrant raised in a bakery in Brighton Beach, arrives from Brooklyn to fulfill his beloved father's last wish: to be buried "at the top of the world." They have come to learn how to be alone. But in Lofoten, an archipelago of six tiny islands in the Norwegian Sea, ninety-five miles north of the Arctic Circle, they form a bond that fortifies them against the turmoil of their distant homes, offering solace amidst great uncertainty. With nimble and sure-footed prose enriched with humor and warmth, Dinerstein reveals that no matter how far we travel to claim our own territory, it is ultimately love that gives us our place in the world.
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cathysaid
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1. Tagged book. Much of the action takes place 90 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
2. Dr. Zhivago. SO. MUCH. SNOW.
3. Freeze Frame by the J. Giles Band. And yes, it‘s in my iTunes. 😬

#childofthe70sand80s #manicmonday

Megabooks I love Freeze Frame! 5y
JoScho Great song 💙 5y
hhavel Hi! What is "Schrodinger's Cat?" Just very curious to know. Thanks for the comment! 5y
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Hooked_on_books
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Forgot to post this on Friday when my book arrived home after its trip around the country. I‘m looking forward to reading everyone‘s marginalia! #LMPBC

suvata Great book 👍🏻 6y
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suvata
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@Hooked_on_books The Sunlit Night is on its way back to you. It was probably my favorite of the four books our group read. Thanks for sharing it with us. #LMPBC

Hooked_on_books That‘s great! This was a superb round, for sure. 6y
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suvata
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Quirky little book that took me a while to get into, but once I did, it grew on me rapidly. An unforgettable 4.5 star read.

Read as part of Litsy Markup Postal Book Club #LMPBC Round 2 Group G.

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@Hooked_on_books I wasn‘t really sure about this book when I started it. But, now that I‘m 25% in, I am totally loving it. What a great pick. #LMPBC

Hooked_on_books It definitely has a bit of an odd start. I‘m so glad you‘re enjoying it! 6y
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@cathysaid 👀 Look what came in the mail today!

#LMPBC Round 002 - Group G
@suvata @Hooked_on_books @DarcysMom

I can‘t believe we‘re down to the last book!!!!!!

cathysaid Yay! Glad it arrived safely. Enjoy! 6y
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cathysaid
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Just a few pages in but the author's stark, evocative writing style has me hooked!

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cathysaid
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I'm diving in! Excited for this one. I'm a sucker for a good #debut novel.

#LMPBC @suvata @Hooked_on_books @DarcysMom

suvata The book sounds really good and I love your coffee cup. 6y
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cathysaid
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Look what I found in my mailbox after a particularly crappy Monday! #LMPBC mail from @DarcysMom ❤️ Thank you for the fun bookish treats! And thanks for the warning about the book jacket spoilers. 🙅

@suvata @Hooked_on_books

DarcysMom I am glad it made it to you safely. 🤗 6y
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DarcysMom
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@cathysaid Look what will be on its way to you tomorrow!
#LMBPC #GroupGRound2
@suvata @Hooked_on_books

cathysaid Yay! Looking forward to it! 6y
Hooked_on_books And I sent the traveling cat out to you yesterday. I really enjoyed it. 6y
DarcysMom @Hooked_on_books Yay! I am excited to read it. 6y
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DarcysMom
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
#LMBPC
#GroupGRound2
This was an excellent choice! I am so glad I got to read it. ❤
@Hooked_on_books @suvata @cathysaid

Hooked_on_books Hooray! ☺️ 6y
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DarcysMom
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Enjoying some reading time on my front porch.
#LMBPC
#GroupGRound2
@Hooked_on_books @suvata @cathysaid

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DarcysMom
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Hooked_on_books Hooray! I hope you enjoy. 😊 6y
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Hooked_on_books
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I quite enjoyed this quiet, meditative story of two young people who are searching for their way forward. I would encourage diving in without reading the blurb, as it‘s a bit spoilery. It‘s a small book, but the language encourages a slower read to savor the words and story. I‘m so glad I picked this for #LMPBC!

I‘ll be mailing it out sometime this week.

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Hooked_on_books
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Ok gang, I‘m going in! #LMPBC

@suvata @cathysaid @DarcysMom

Well-ReadNeck Oooh! I really liked this one 6y
LeeRHarry Enjoyed this one! 6y
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suvata
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Here‘s what #LMPBC Round 2 Group G looks like so far.

@suvata @Hooked_on_books @DarcysMom @cathysaid

DarcysMom I really need to decide! I have a couple books In am deciding between. A post will be up soon. 6y
suvata @DarcysMom 👍🏻 6y
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Hooked_on_books
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Ok, #LMPBC round 2 group-mates, here‘s my pick for our round as long as no one has read it. Round 1 was so much fun, so I really look forward to doing this again.

@suvata @cathysaid @DarcysMom

cathysaid Sounds unique and interesting. I have not read but am intrigued.... 6y
Hooked_on_books To follow up, this will definitely be my pick. @suvata @cathysaid @DarcysMom 6y
suvata It does sound good. 6y
DarcysMom Looks great! 6y
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#TBRtemptation post 2! Lofoten is an archipelago of 6 tiny islands in the Norwegian Sea above the Arctic Circle "at the top of the world". Frances has fled there from claustrophobic NYC for an isolated artist colony; Yasha has arrived from Brooklyn to bury her father. No matter how far we travel, love finds us our place in the world. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

BookBabe What? Artist colony? #Stacked! 7y
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chavalah
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Most "going away to find yourself," stories at least have a home for the protagonist(s) to return to, but not so much with this novel. It brings the theme of "who am I on my journey" to a bit of a head, sometimes melodramatically. But on the bright side (pun!) Dinnerstein takes her characters, and by extension us, to this alien (personal bias) world of a Norwegian archipelago where the sun never sets. It's different, and it's often intriguing.

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