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Carmel Breathnach Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer of memoir & essays. NYT, Irish Times, HuffPo, Upworthy, Scary Mommy etc. Lit.Citizen. Motherloss in childhood. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ http://alovelywoman.wordpress

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Book Cover for: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley
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Current read: Frankenstein. I read a biography on Mary Shelley last year & it was excellent. Now I'm finally getting around to reading her masterpiece. What is your current read? #book https://t.co/AVkeLHDPSW

Paperback, 2003

$10.00Member price:$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fight Night, Miriam Toews

Fight Night

Miriam Toews
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Can't wait for this tonight at @Powells I love both of these authors! Miriam Toews and @chelseabieker in conversation about Fight Night, Miriam's heart-wrenching but tender & hilarious novel. https://t.co/ArbFOBse2D

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Amityville Horror: An Inquest into Paranormal Claims, Frank R. Zindler

The Amityville Horror: An Inquest into Paranormal Claims

Frank R. Zindler
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What's your favorite horror book? I've only read two, I think ๐Ÿค”, but they were good, entertaining reads. 1. It by @StephenKing & 2. The Amityville Horror. That one scared the crap outta me, because at the time I thought it was a true story! #horror #book

Paperback, 2022

$35.50Member price:$17.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Losing Eden: Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World and Its Ability to Heal Body and Soul, Lucy Jones

Losing Eden: Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World and Its Ability to Heal Body and Soul

Lucy Jones
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Today I was reading from the "Ecological Grief" chapter of Losing Eden by Lucy Jones. What I read was so infuriating I came to the internet to find out a little more, only to discover the very piece I was mulling over has been published as an extract here: https://t.co/7ntTUXykgR

Paperback, 2022

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thrust, Lidia Yuknavitch

Thrust

Lidia Yuknavitch
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I love when the book I'm reading just happens to match the outfit I'm wearing. This week's read is Thrust by Portland author Lidia Yuknavitch โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ https://t.co/E7wCr7BWHP

Paperback, 2023

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing, Abigail Thomas

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing

Abigail Thomas
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Loved this book STILL LIFE AT EIGHTY by Abigail Thomas, "The Emily Dickinson of memoir" according to @StephenKing . I highly recommend it! https://t.co/Q4T3QZ70RU

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Book Cover for: Fight Like a Girl, Clementine Ford

Fight Like a Girl

Clementine Ford
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Four years ago at @Powells Bookstore with two of my fave writers, @clementine_ford & Lindy West. These ladies are so inspiring and I treasure this pic of us at Clementine's book reading for Fight Like A Girl. Have you read their books?? https://t.co/DVo7VJU1Ph

Paperback, 2020

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus

Mary Shelley
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Current read: Frankenstein. I read a biography on Mary Shelley last year & it was excellent. Now I'm finally getting around to reading her masterpiece. What is your current read? #book https://t.co/AVkeLHDPSW

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Book Cover for: Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City, Jane Wong

Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City

Jane Wong
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The fabulous and funny (as always) Lindy West with author Jane Wong whose novel MEET ME TONIGHT IN ATLANTIC CITY is forthcoming from @Tin_House at #awp2023 Such a great event. Day 2. https://t.co/zW63GLoc2r

Hardcover, 2023

$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Inferno: Italian-English Parallel Text, Dante

Inferno: Italian-English Parallel Text

Dante
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"I was brought into this huge space with these machines..." "...and then out of the haze I saw these women, young women, old women, and they looked at me like I was another of the people whoโ€™d locked them up ... It was like I was in Danteโ€™s inferno. https://t.co/SilZKOkkzc

Paperback, 2021

$11.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)