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Beautiful, heartbreaking, and inspiring poems set to gorgeous illustrations. There‘s pain here, but also strength and hope. I haven‘t read the adult version of the 1619 Project, yet, but it‘s on my TBR.

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This is a special book. Filled with stunning art, it is a history told by a grandmother to her granddaughter. Black History did not begin on the shores of America; it began long before. It continued on The White Lion, and it continues today. As books are banned, history whitewashed and erased, it is now more vital than ever that we continue to tell these stories. A must read.

Morton Farrier is hired to find out what happened to a dying man's great-aunt, who disappeared in 1911 only to reappear briefly at his grandmother's funeral in 1962.

I worked out the basics of what had happened in 1911 quite early on but the details of the present-day coverup were beyond my little grey cells. The side characters I enjoyed in the first story were offstage for this installment. The next in the series is going on my wishlist.

#FirstLineFridays
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A client engages Morton Farrier's services in the morning but is dead by nightfall. The client's ex agrees to continue on behalf of their son. But how did the deceased come up with the enormous fee, way beyond any amount Morton could have reasonably expected?

It didn't really pull me in so it took a while to finish this one. But the premise was interesting enough to want to make me want to read on, more for the side characters than the main duo.

#whereareyoumonday

(Map from author's website)

Grandfathers surname not found. Grandmothers surname FOUND.

A wonderful Litten (I feel awful - I've completely forgotten who) sent me a parcel of books a few years ago (now our post office system has almost completely collapsed). I read Fates and Furies and it was good, but intense. I can't explain why it took me so long to pick this one up. Her writing is definitely unique; I often find it difficult to understand her characters emotionally. But the story is engrossing and the magical realism so well done.