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My Life In Books 2020

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Thanks to Karen at Booker Talk for prompting me to play this again and to Annabel who came up with the latest version. The challenge is…using only books you have read this year (2020), answer these prompts. Try not to repeat a book title.  Links from the title will take you to my reviews.

In high school I was Dear Child (Romy Hausmann)

People might be surprised by The Last Secrets (John Buchan)

I will never be Hitler’s Secret (Rory Clements)

My life in lockdown was like Distorted Days (Louise Worthington)

My fantasy job is Hermit (S.R. White)

At the end of a long day I need The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)

I hate being The Figure in the Photograph (Kevin Sullivan)

Wish I had A Little London Scandal (Miranda Emmerson)

My family reunions are A Messy Affair (Elizabeth Mundy)

At a party you’d find me with People Like Us (Louise Fein)

I’ve never been to The Bermondsey Bookshop (Mary Gibson)

A happy day includes This Green and Pleasant Land (Ayisha Malik)

Motto I live by On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)

On my bucket list is Summer in Provence (Lucy Coleman)

In my next life, I want to have One Hundred Miracles (Zuzana Ruzickova & Wendy Holden)

My Life in Books (2017 Edition)

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I came across this on the wonderful Roof Beam Reader’s blog and thought it looked like fun.  Do take a look at his version.

The rules are simple: answer the questions with books you read this year! If you decide to play along, add a link to your post in the comments box on Roof Beam Reader’s post and the comments box on this post so I can take a look at yours.

Here are my answers (click on the title to read my review).

In high school I was: Exquisite (Sarah Stovell)

People might be surprised (by): The Existence of Pity (Jeannie Zokan)

I will never be: The Former Chief Executive (Kate Vane)

My fantasy job is: Under A Tuscan Sky (Karen Aldous)

At the end of a long day I need: Shelter (Sarah Franklin)

I hate it (when): When It’s Over (Barbara Ridley)

Wish I had: Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)

My family reunions are: Stranger (David Bergen)

At a party you’d find me with: Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves (Rachel Malik)

I’ve never been to: Birdcage Walk (Helen Dunmore)

A happy day includes: Letting Go (Maria Thompson Corley)

Motto I live by: Take Courage (Samantha Ellis)

On my bucket list is: Flight Before Dawn (Megan Easley-Walsh)

In my next life, I want to have: The Summer of Impossible Things (Rowan Coleman)