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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl

310 Posts

Tara
Sands of Time SC
USA
310 Posts

Posted - Apr 10 2023 :  5:27:20 PM  Show Profile
Fire and Air by Patty Wagstaff

I'm hoping to get her autograph at air show in Beaufort SC


FGOTM April 2023


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AndreaPA
True Blue Farmgirl

546 Posts

Andrea
Factoryville PA
USA
546 Posts

Posted - May 28 2023 :  05:46:59 AM  Show Profile
Just finished The Forgotten Bookstore in Paris. Starting The Librarian of Burned Books. I keep saying no more WWII books but here I am reading more. I need to pay better attention, I bought one book twice. Pushed me to finally get a library card.

Andrea
Farmgirl# 8166
FGOTM May 2023
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl

1864 Posts

Marlene
Swisher IA
USA
1864 Posts

Posted - May 29 2023 :  10:20:07 AM  Show Profile
Love these books too andrea.

Farmgirl friends are fun.
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AussieChick
Sharpshooter

365 Posts

Cindy
Bend Oregon
USA
365 Posts

Posted - Jun 29 2023 :  2:34:05 PM  Show Profile
I just finished reading "Three Weeks with My Brother" by Nicholas Sparks & Micah Sparks. I have to thank Vanessa (Audra Rose) for this book. She sent it too me as part of the "Cabin Fever Reliever" Swap earlier this year. The book parallels Nicholas & Micah's three-week trip around the globe together with stories of their childhood, including the triumphs & tribulations that brought them to this point in their lives. If you are a world-traveller or even a "want-to-be-world-traveller", may I suggest this book to inspire your journeys both at home & far away.

Farmgirl #6058
Farmgirl Sister of the Year 2021

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have".
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criley
True Blue Farmgirl

85 Posts

Connie
Eldon MO
USA
85 Posts

Posted - Sep 27 2023 :  7:05:18 PM  Show Profile
Hi all!!

I just finished The Circus Train by Amita Parikh. I did enjoy the book. It seemed a little lengthy and drawn out now that I think back on it, but perhaps it is because I wasn't able to keep a steady schedule of reading. I am now starting The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustain. Has anyone read either?

Coni

Farmgirl Sister #4938
Livin' the Life of Riley
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4763 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4763 Posts

Posted - Sep 29 2023 :  3:07:26 PM  Show Profile
It looks like everyone is finding some really great books to read. I am currently reading Natalie Jenner's latest book, "Bloomsbury Girls". The books takes place in London in 1950. The story revolves around a bookstore in London and has an interesting cast of employees. The 3 women that work there are getting fed up with the male employees being promoted and running the bookstore into the ground. Change is in the air for all of them. A really fun and interesting book.

Dawn in IL

"The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens the apples, the other turns them to cider."

– Jane Hirshfield
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2289 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2289 Posts

Posted - Feb 13 2024 :  7:19:12 PM  Show Profile
I have gravitated to listening to audiobooks while I quilt. So far I've gone through Terry Pratchett's books and am listening to a collection of Neil Gaiman.

Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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shennandoah
True Blue Farmgirl

130 Posts

Shennandoah
La Vernia TX
USA
130 Posts

Posted - Feb 22 2024 :  5:51:29 PM  Show Profile
Vanessa Neverwhere is one of my favorites. My daughter and I love the good omens series on Amazon too.

I’m having to read loads of non fiction for work so probably nothing of interest here (business books). Though I am reading about raising sheep!
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MaryJane
Queen Bee

16463 Posts

MaryJane
Moscow Idaho
USA
16463 Posts

Posted - Feb 23 2024 :  11:01:25 PM  Show Profile
Shennandoah,
Do you recommend The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book?

MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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VT Oma
True Blue Farmgirl

336 Posts

Sheila
Greensboro Vermont
USA
336 Posts

Posted - Feb 24 2024 :  07:19:46 AM  Show Profile
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson, I am almost done.

VT Oma
Sheila
Farmgirl #5766


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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

6667 Posts

Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
6667 Posts

Posted - Feb 25 2024 :  08:26:44 AM  Show Profile
I just finished Walter Issacson's biography of Benjamin Franklin. Beautifully written and easy to read, I was stunned at how little I knew about one of America's most important Founding Fathers If you love history, this is both a fun and enlightening read.

Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4763 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4763 Posts

Posted - Apr 16 2024 :  1:33:23 PM  Show Profile
Thanks for the recommendation Winnie. I read the book and learned more than I had ever known about Benjamin Franklin.

I just finished reading Anna Lee Huber's new book, "Sister's of Fortune". The story is based loosely on the lives of the Fortune sister's. Their family decided to travel back on the Titanic after their 4 month Mediterranean/European/Egyptian tour. The story was based on many actual facts about the passengers and the Titanic. I found it difficult to put down. Hope everyone can find it at their library, its well worth reading!

Dawn in IL

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." John Muir
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl

290 Posts

Nancy
Ontario California
USA
290 Posts

Posted - Apr 19 2024 :  8:19:19 PM  Show Profile
My husband and I are ready some fun mysteries. Over the years as educators, we have had to read things for our careers. Now retired, we get to read for fun and are really enjoying it! I have been reading Robert B. Parker novels, while my husband has been reading the C.J. Box books. We are enjoying our daily reading time. and enjoying retirement as well. It is so much fun hearing what everyone is reading!

Nancy 8352
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shennandoah
True Blue Farmgirl

130 Posts

Shennandoah
La Vernia TX
USA
130 Posts

Posted - Apr 20 2024 :  6:30:21 PM  Show Profile
I just finished reading this book. Much easier to get through and comprehend than most books on the topic and I have a few great ideas to use in the garden including a productive and eco friendly way to cool down the greenhouse in a Texas summer. Can’t wait to see if it works!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4763 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4763 Posts

Posted - Apr 22 2024 :  2:53:03 PM  Show Profile
Nancy, I really enjoy mysteries and am a big fan of Jacqueline Winspear's "Maisie Dobbs" series.
Have fun using the ideas from your book Shennandoah, hope they come out like you planned.
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I just finished a terrific book that just came out this year written by Sara Nisha Adams. It is her second book called, "The Twilight Garden". It takes place in London during 2019 where a couple of strangers are forced to share their back garden. They finally quit bickering with each other when someone puts photos of what the shared garden looked like years ago. Restoring the garden helps bring them and their community together as friends. Really a pleasant and cheerful read though the ending made me tear up. I look forward to reading more books from this new author.

Keep reading!
Dawn in IL

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." – Mark Twain.
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl

3959 Posts

Marie
Minneapolis MN
USA
3959 Posts

Posted - Aug 31 2024 :  10:31:11 PM  Show Profile
I have read The Parable of the Sower and am currently reading Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. These are very heavy books to read. Do not think these books are for entertainment. They are for thought.

Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024

Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl

3959 Posts

Marie
Minneapolis MN
USA
3959 Posts

Posted - Aug 31 2024 :  10:39:19 PM  Show Profile
I have read The Parable of the Sower and am currently reading Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler. These are very heavy books to read. Do not think these books are for entertainment. They are for thought.

Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024

Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl

310 Posts

Tara
Sands of Time SC
USA
310 Posts

Posted - Sep 01 2024 :  4:25:18 PM  Show Profile
Bureau and the Mole. A true life spy novel. Cant put the book down.

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Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl

6743 Posts

Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6743 Posts

Posted - Sep 01 2024 :  4:39:14 PM  Show Profile
I just finished Krista Hannah’s Fly Away, just so good. I love all her books and have never read a bad one. Her Historical Fiction Books are wonderful!

Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”

When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!


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