1. Yes
2. We rarely get snow-it‘s been several years since we had any-and it melts right away when we do get it.
3. Cooler weather
4. Hot cocoa
@laurenslibrary #thursdaysurvey
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Winter Garden | 
1. Yes
2. We rarely get snow-it‘s been several years since we had any-and it melts right away when we do get it.
3. Cooler weather
4. Hot cocoa
@laurenslibrary #thursdaysurvey
❄️ yes but mild
⛄️ every 5-7 years
🌬 cooler for outdoor walking
🌨 cinnamon spice tea
💨 ✅
#thursdaysurvey
@laurenslibrary
pickWow, what a sad but great book! I had a hard time getting into the story at first, but I'm glad I stuck with it. This is the compelling story of two sisters who don't know about their mother's life before them, and their promise to their dad that they would convince their mom to share her story with them.
1 book finished, 1 hour and 35 minutes into #24B42020. @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid @jb72
Reading more of this book this morning. The first few chapters have been a bit slow, but after reading the reviews of several Littens, it sounds like the book really draws you in about halfway through. I'll stick with it- I usually love Kristin Hannah's books from the very beginning.
“To those who are here, those who are gone, and those who are lost.”
Kristin Hannah, Winter Garden
#snowicesetting
#DearDecember
pickReally loved this book. So beautiful so heartbreaking. I really enjoy Kristin Hannah's writing. Gave it five stars!
Starting this beautiful book! It will be the 130 book of the year and my last goal for Goodreads. This will be my third book by Kristin Hannah I am truly looking forward to this story.
pickIt took me awhile to get into this book, but once I did I was hooked. The descriptions of the Siege of Leningrad were devastating and the character development is well done. Sometimes I was annoyed with the present time people and their first world problems but by the end I had forgiven them.
pickTBH I really struggled with the beginning of this book, I didn't connect with any of the characters, I consider ditching it. But I preserved and I am glad I did. This turned into an amazing book, which on a couple of occasions was heartbreaking. The main story is on Anya and how she survived living in Leningrad during World War 2, but it's also about a family trying to put themselves back together again. Well worth the read.
pickThe last half of this book saved it for me. I was bored with the first part and couldn‘t really stand Meredith. The story of the Siege of Leningrad was what I came for, and truly the best part.
Kristin Hannah‘s books always have a bit of the unbelievable to them, but the lovely writing and storytelling make up for it. She managed, once again, to make me cry, and the ending, though rather fantastical, was sweet and satisfying.
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1. Mr. Penumbra‘s 24-Hour Bookstore + tagged book
2. ‘You carried your pain with you in life. There was no outrunning it.‘
3. Peppermint cocoa 😋
#weekendreads
Day 7 - #WinterTheme #WinterGarden #KristinHannah #NamasteNovember
A favorite!
Kristin Hannah's Winter Garden is one woman‘s sweeping, heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption. At once an epic love story set in World War II Russia and an intimate portrait of contemporary mothers and daughters poised at the crossroads of their lives, it explores the heartbreak of war, the cost of survival and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars
When I first started this I thought for sure this story wasn‘t for me. I wasn‘t getting into it and was bored it wasn‘t picking up. But then it developed into something really special with history coming into play, and that ending was perfection. 😭❤️ #KristinHannah
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Not my favourite book by Kristin Hannah but I love the cover and she's one of my favourite authors!
pickThis was my first Kristin Hannah book, and man. There will be more.
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See my full review on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com/Wildly_Bookish
Starting my first Kristin Hannah book while I wait for the library to have Nightingale available. I've heard good things.
I'll be reading this on my #KindleFire. I know a lot of people are very opinionated on e-readers VS. physical books and hardcover VS. paperback. What do you all think?
My opinion in the comments, due to character restrictions. 🤣🤣
I just got lost
Every river
That I tried to cross
Every door
I ever tried was locked🎶
1941 Leningrad: A city full of women desperate to save their children and themselves… the heartbreak of war, the cost of survival...
#lost! #julycoldplay
A most memorable garden to me; thanks to my dear @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗
#garden #letstraveljuly @OriginalCyn620
There are places I'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all🎶
Anya‘s life is a sweeping, heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption as a young woman trapped in 1941 Leningrad. So many secrets
#inmylife #beatlemaynia
panAs expected I was the book club curmudgeon on this one. The writing was pedestrian, the characters not engaging, the ending easy and unearned, and more. Even being interested in Russia didn‘t help this book succeed for me. #unpopularopinion Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/03/review-winter-garden-by-kristin-hannah....
Anya‘s daughters think #shessocold and have estranged themselves from her in adulthood. In her old age, she begins to tell them the story of her time in Leningrad when she was literally so so cold, during the siege of Leningrad in WWII. There is more to their ice queen mother than they expected. #anglophileapril
panI found the beginning so slow and boring. I actually put the book down for a while and decided to pick it back up later. I got to say the second half was a lot better and I was able to read it a lot faster. I did like the story and it's a little heart breaking and this story tears your heart apart. The characters were okay. Didnt really like one over the other. I gave this book a 3.5 ☆☆☆1\u002
pickKristin Hannah is a great story teller and the master of eliciting the ugly cry. Overall I really liked this one (not quite as much as The Nightingale). I did have one issue and that was Anya having such a strained relationship with her daughters but her past seeming to have no effect on her relationship with her husband. Why would you make the decision to bring them into the world if you were going to shut them out?
I love the blues of the cover (and the lovely feel of the matte finish) but the book isn‘t really gripping me. ::sigh:: I suspect I‘m going to be the book club curmudgeon again this month.
This book had me crying. #heartbreak
#ANewChapter @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickEpic. Only word that comes to mind. Though the setting is modern times, the base is in the Siege of Leningrad (by German army) 1941-1944. Incredible book
#adventrecommends @emilyrose_x
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you so much for the gift of this book 😭😭❄️♥️
I just had a wonderful and unexpectedly abundant package arrive❣️Oh Misty you have so much heart and love...these are books I've been wanting to read! Chocolates and peppermint! Clever and sweet bookish accessories and notepad! I love the beautiful Father Christmas card. What a lovely way to end a day! "Thank you" just doesn't seem adequate but I thank you anyway?❤️?????
pick#wintergarden #Kristinhannah
Read this as a #BuddyRead on Litsy and enjoyed it very much! It is a powerful story of misunderstanding and family love between 2 daughters and their mother. There are a lot of historical reference to Russia during the war. Anya has told her daughters, Meredith and Nina, a fairytale which turns into a reality by the end of the book. It is a tearjerker that you won't be able to forget and one you should not miss!
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time - and all the way to the end. #winterwonderland #seasonsreadings
pickCouldn‘t stop reading this until I finished it today. Loved every page. Thanks @EadieB for suggesting this buddy read. This is one I most likely never would have read.
