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Fiction

northoftheborder

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8. Best fiction I've read lately: What Once Was True by Jean Grainger

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 12:27 PM

Jun 2020

and sequel Return to Robinswood. WWII era; Ireland and Britain; family, class, and racial issues during that time. Good story told over about 8 years.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, June 14, 2020? [View all] hermetic Jun 2020 OP

Re-reading Steel Beach by John Varley Zoonart Jun 2020 #1

Oh yeah hermetic Jun 2020 #3

Ages ago I read "The Barbie Murders" by John Varley, Ohiya Jun 2020 #21

Daughters of Erie town by Connie Schultz. A very good read that captures the essence Ninga Jun 2020 #2

That sounds good hermetic Jun 2020 #4

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Ohiogal Jun 2020 #5

Timely hermetic Jun 2020 #6

"Murder at The Brightwell" by Ashley Weaver The King of Prussia Jun 2020 #7

Thanks hermetic Jun 2020 #9

Best fiction I've read lately: What Once Was True by Jean Grainger northoftheborder Jun 2020 #8

Sounds good hermetic Jun 2020 #10

I just finished that series. SouthernIrish Jun 2020 #11

Rereading The Cat Who.... Series SheltieLover Jun 2020 #12

I have read hermetic Jun 2020 #15

They are a great distraction SheltieLover Jun 2020 #18

"Speaker of Mandarin" by Ruth Rendell TexasProgresive Jun 2020 #13

There you are hermetic Jun 2020 #16

I had to edit seaker to speaker TexasProgresive Jun 2020 #17

Drumpf's tweets soothsayer Jun 2020 #14

Alice Hoffman's latest, The World that we Knew. Set in japple Jun 2020 #19

That sounds lovely hermetic Jun 2020 #20

In the third volume of a very silly paranormal series "Riddler's Edge" yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #22

Yeah, I know what you mean hermetic Jun 2020 #23