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Two new books bought on trip to Dublin today. Both Litsy inspired. I‘m excited about the tagged book @Tamra 👍🏻❤️ It‘s very long. I can do it 😁

I looked forward to reading a chapter of this chunkster each night. It is suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic, historical fiction with a couple of twists. It begs questions about what is “natural”, essential identity, and belonging.

Fayne lies within a disputed region between Scotland & England. Resolution either way will dissolve the title, which is central to the main idea.

I‘m a tad disappointed with the end, it was unnecessarily drawn out.

A 700+ page masterpiece. What a story!

Thank you Leah- this looks fantastic!! I‘ve never heard of it and I can‘t wait to read now.
Yours has not yet been dispatched and I think it will be addressed to me when it does 🤷‍♀️ but hopefully turn up at your address.

Do you ever wish chunksters came in 2 part options. I‘m enjoying this 700+ page historical fiction but it‘s a beast to carry.

My 2023 Giller Prize Longlist Wishlist
https://youtu.be/XtpSlncgqqE

#shadowgiller2023 #CanLit

So good. It's just so freaking good. 700+ pages, and I would have happily stayed for more. Gothic, coming of age, historical fiction with a dusting of magical realism. It is about love, truth, family, friendship, loyalty, cowardice, the magic of nature, and the power of discovering one's true self and carving your own path in the world. It is messy and beautiful and imperfect in the most perfect way.

Kids are exploring tide pools with the husband while I "make dinner." A.K.A: I've got some potatoes boiling, but I'm drinking wine and hanging with Charlotte Bell.

This book is FANTASTIC by the way. And that's not just the wine speaking.

That was sooo good! A little long, yes. It took me forever to read it. But that‘s okay, I loved being lost in the story for a long while.

This little guy just makes me happy. Steeping a cup of tea and hoping to get this book finished this weekend. It‘s a great book, but I haven‘t had a lot of time.

I have things to do. But this book is about to take a turn. I know you know what I mean. How can I stop now?!

The hubby is working from home today. The cats and I are trying to be quiet while he has zoom meetings. It‘s such a struggle.

Trying to get this finished for a book club but finding it difficult as it is making me so angry. I really struggle with books these days where the driving force seems to be how much one character can endure in unfairness and harshness. While I don‘t need my books to be all rainbows and butterflies, I find I have a limit these days to what *I* can endure.

I normally tuck up in bed late in the evening and read until I pass out, but FAYNE‘s so large I‘ve gotta stay up with it—and with Casey, who sleeps in the living room or the front hall as the mood takes him.

Even though the book‘s a literal pain to hold, I‘m flying through it. I‘m so worried about everyone, and so mad at late 19th century Scottish society, that I can‘t put it down. Ann-Marie MacDonald always does this to me.

I plunged into FAYNE last night, and while I‘m enchanted with the story (Charlotte is EXTREMELY! EXCITED! ABOUT! SCIENCE!), I‘m already frustrated with the sheer heft of the thing. It weighs a little less than 2.5 lbs and it‘s frickin hard to read in bed on this pain day. I wish Past Me had checked the page count right after it came out and haunted Libby to nab an ebook copy as soon as they licensed one instead of sticking with my hardcover hold.

And here‘s this week‘s library haul! I‘m especially excited for FAYNE. I‘ve had it on suspension for the last couple months, since it‘s 700 pages in hardcover and I didn‘t want to haul it around with me while I was petsitting. Now I‘m home for long enough to read it in as convenient a manner as one CAN read a book in an inconvenient format.

25 hours exceptionally well spent. I was so invested in the characters and setting and story.

https://youtu.be/Z1DzE2E6zWI

Chat #1: with Mikiko in Ireland

Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Adult Onset by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Chat #2: with Kevvie of C‘est Kevvie - from Chicago

Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante

Up next, FAYNE by Anne Marie McDonald. I loved Fall On Your Knees and can‘t wait to see what the author has cooked up in her latest novel.

Wow, this book enchanted me, led me on, surprised me, made me squirm, broke my heart, tried my patience, and then AND THEN ended with such wonder & beauty, I cried. It is (too) long, and it isn't perfect, but who cares because it's an enthralling, misty, boggy, topsy-turvy emotional experience. What more could a reader want?

Reading at the arcade, as you do. 🤷

Fiction Favourites of 2022
https://youtu.be/VpK0lollNp0

#booktube

Starting this chunkster. Just a few pages in and I'm already bewitched by the description of the Scottish moors. #Canlit

Friday Reads December 23: great books that‘ll knock your holiday slippers off!
https://youtu.be/w6yJf4e_cOk
#booktube

Ann-Marie MacDonald last night at the Book Drunkard festival. So excited for this book!

A new book is coming from Ann-Marie MacDonald!! And it sounds GOOOOOD!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/592620/fayne-by-ann-marie-macdonald/9780...