Flamingo: An exquisite and heartbreaking novel of kindness, loneliness, hope and love | 
pickThis one, however, made my heart sing. A deeply affecting portrait of what constitutes a family, those we‘re born into as well as those we choose. I loved it. ❤️
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I started this Flamingo last night ♥️💔 loving it to pieces. 💗
We have a one granddaughters communion today, and the other granddaughters christening next weekend. One of my daughters is home for the these occasions… so life is full on with plans and meet ups. So I‘ll be missing for a couple of weeks … Happy reading friends. Chat soon X
Hi Cindy 😘
pickHonestly, I thought this book was going to be fluffy, but boy was I surprised.
A book about family and what constitutes a family, about belonging, about the importance of spending time with each other.
Every review I‘ve read/ heard seems to be focusing on the lesbian relationship between the mothers in this book, but for me that‘s a small part of this.
For me the book is about Daniel and the importance the neighboring family Marsh will have
From the bath, Daniel can hear his mum singing along to ‘Like a Virgin‘, which is a song by a woman called Madonna. He knows this song because it‘s on the radio all the time, and he also knows that a virgin is like snow that no one has walked on yet, this is what his mum told him when he asked, just think of snow, she said. So every time he hears this song he imagines boots stepping into snow, and this image makes him feel good and relaxed, so he
pickLoved it ❤️ a happy, sad read, where you get a bit of heart ache for all the characters.
Just wanted to keep on reading it.
Not ground breaking, but an enjoyable read.
I‘m loving this so far ♥️ just so tired after long day can hardly keep my eyes open! About half way through.
#weeklyforecast
Currently reading All Things Cease to Appear, loving it so far!
The others were Mother‘s Day pressies today so may go to the top of the pile!
pickLoved this book about two families who find love and meaning with each other in the 1980s, but are torn apart again. We look back from 2018 to see the effect on everyone, and what happens when they meet again.
I really couldn‘t put this down and inhaled it in two sittings - all of the characters were beautifully drawn and your heart aches for all of them in different ways; it‘s one of those happy-sad books.
Book 8 of the #womensprize longlist.
