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I'm not one who reads multiple books at a time, but I'll make an exception for this one. Still reading Chernow's Washington with just under 300 pages to go. I'm working on changing my front yard to all garden. I need all the help I can get.

I wasn‘t ready for the many tears to form in my eyes while reading this. Beautifully heartbreaking, and I believe this is the authors debut novel. I‘ll be looking for more of her in the future.
This was my April #bookspin for this month 🌸

Part 2 of 3: My favorites from the 144 books I read (in no particular order). I don‘t include rereads. I‘d love to hear your favorites!

6) A Book of Bees by Sue Hubbell
7) Throne of Glass series
8) The Once and Future King by T.H. White
9) A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
10) Go As a River by Shelley Read

Sally Urwin is a 4‘ 10” former corporate marketer who became a farmer‘s wife when she married Steve a sheep farmer based in Northumberland) and started writing a blog recounting her experiences. This entertaining book that reinforces how difficult farming is both physically and emotionally (made worse by the perilous economics within the industry) is based on some of Urwin‘s blog entries and tracks a year of living on the farm.

While Hotel of Secrets was a close second 5⭐️, this saga from a debut author completely stole my heart.♥️ Beautiful writing, achingly real characters, evocative and emotional. Simply loved.

#12BooksOf2023

This book started off as nice distraction from the winter cold I am trying to conquer but by the end my heart was all in a tangle and all I wanted was one more chapter.

@dabbe Thank you so much. What a wonderful Hanukkah (night 7) surprise. Can you see the card???? “Enjoy your gift! From Yvette Vega”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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4 ⭐ This book is in the title. Thank of farmer. It goes through various things that farmers may do and crops they might grow. It covers grains and milk, but also sheep for sweaters and trees for honey and maple syrup. What I particularly like about this, it shows all types of farmers. From big farms in the middle of nowhere to small city farms or hydroponics farms in warehouses and it also shows a variety of farmers.

There was too much explanation and wordy processing of hardship and emotion in this book. The characters at times sound like amateur psychologists, which is less effective than if the characters' inner lives were revealed more organically. I do, however, appreciate the exploration of home, belonging, and family, and I really enjoyed the peach orchard parts. The book has reminded me that I want to visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

I loved this grid so much I could eat it up! Tagged my overall favorite.

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

Note: To equate quarter ratings to A-F scores, 3.5 and 3.25 both garner a C+, but 3.5 represents my quandary - can‘t decide if it‘s a pick or a so-so!?