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EadieB
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Just finished listening to this audio today. Loved this story which was read by the author, Paula McLain about the life of Beryl Markham who was raised in Kenya and grew to be a bold young woman who trained horses and learned to fly in spite of her unconventional upbringing. It‘s about a woman before her time and all her adventures and the tenacity of her human spirit. Highly recommended!

#circlingthesun #paulamclain

BarbaraTheBibliophage But you picked bailed ... 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
EadieB @BarbaraTheBibliophage I finally was able to change it! (edited) 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Now it says pick —- if you didn‘t change it, something is wonky. 6y
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EadieB @BarbaraTheBibliophage all of a sudden I was able to change it. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
jillrhudy I liked this a lot! 6y
EadieB @jillrhudy I liked it too and the fact that she was a real person! 6y
Andrew65 3/4 of the way through the book, whilst enjoying the book I‘d like a bit more depth and detail of her life. That said you can not argue it is well written. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 Getting a lot more about her life from the audio (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Just disappointed we had more about the horses and the men (!) than the flying. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 My library also has a book about early woman flyers so I put that one on hold too. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 There is also a biography of her that I put on hold: 6y
Andrew65 I‘m going to wait until I finish one to decide if I want to explore further. But thanks for the recommendations. 👍 (edited) 6y
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Andrew65
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Need to make a start on the #BOTMBuddyRead if I‘m to be ready for the discussion on Sunday! #CirclingTheSun

TheBookHippie Just finished reading!!! LOVE IT. 6y
Andrew65 @TheBookHippie To be honest, don‘t even know what it‘s about! It‘s a #BOTMBuddyRead so I am in regardless and reading the blurb can spoil the book! Great to hear it‘s so good! 6y
Melissa_J It‘s such a good book! 6y
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Reviewsbylola Such a fantastic book! I need to read McLain‘s latest release. 6y
Andrew65 @Melissa_J @Reviewsbylola Great to hear! 😊 6y
RebelReader Can‘t wait to discuss so I can continue reading! Loving this one a lot! 6y
AmyG I found that i zipped rigt through this week‘s reading. It‘s so good. (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @RebelReader That‘s always a problem! 6y
Andrew65 @AmyG I‘ve already got to Chapter 5 and can see that. 👍 6y
EadieB I have this on audio. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB I am having to listen to the audio as couldn‘t get hold of the book. Finished the first section and it is good as an audiobook. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 I was listening last week in my car and when I would go over a bump it would skip and move onto the next chapter. Missed a lot of the book. My friend has to work tomorrow so I am going to listen again but not in a car. lol (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Laugh out loud! Avoid those bumps, my audiobooks are digital working off my phone so don‘t have that problem. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 mine was on my phone too downloaded from Overdrive. It happened with the last book too. It didn‘t skip at home before I got in the car. (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Strange that it should do that then. The worse I‘ve had is when the audio stops on the motorway and can‘t do anything about it. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 I hate when that happens too! 6y
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Love and Ruin: A Novel | Paula McLain
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Paula McClain has become a go to author for me: I enjoyed both #thepariswife and #circlingthesun and the alternate perspectives they offered. Love and Ruin was similarly compelling—and McClain‘s portrayal of Martha Gellhorn and her point of view on her marriage to #ernesthemingway was perhaps her most fascinating yet.

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