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Maureen's Books Completed for 2023

This may not appear to be a very ambitious list of books read in 2023, but for me it was an accomplishment since I was caregiving my husband around-the-clock, until he died at the end of August. While books can provide both escape and relaxation, sometimes when we are under tremendous stress or grief, it is too difficult to focus. But I am grateful to authors such as Bill Bryson, Ann Patchett, Louise Penny, Raymond Chandler, Anthony Bourdain, Anita Shreve, and so many others for taking me to so many places without having to leave my husband's side. Only one book is missing from the list (because it would not copy), and that is "Shakespeare & Me: Adventures with the Bard" by Herman Golob. It was cheering to share those adventures with Herman and my favorite playwright...
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Another World (Pat Barker)
Another World (Pat Barker)
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At Home
At Home
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At Weddings and Wakes (Alice Mcdermott)
At Weddings and Wakes (Alice Mcdermott)
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Away (Amy Bloom)
Away (Amy Bloom)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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The Biographical Dictionary of Film (David Thomson)
The Biographical Dictionary of Film (David Thomson)
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A Change in Altitude (Anita Shreve)
A Change in Altitude (Anita Shreve)
8
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
9
Civilisation (Kenneth Clark)
Civilisation (Kenneth Clark)
10
A Cook's Tour (Anthony Bourdain)
A Cook's Tour (Anthony Bourdain)
11
Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook (Gareth Neame)
Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook (Gareth Neame)
12
Hamlet's Dresser (Bob Smith)
Hamlet's Dresser (Bob Smith)
13
Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie)
14
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (Bill Bryson)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (Bill Bryson)
15
Kingdom of the Blind (Louise Penny)
Kingdom of the Blind (Louise Penny)
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The King's Grave (Phillipa Langeley)
The King's Grave (Phillipa Langeley)
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The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
18
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
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My Name Escapes Me (Sir Alec Guinness)
My Name Escapes Me (Sir Alec Guinness)
20
My Reading Life (Pat Conroy)
My Reading Life (Pat Conroy)
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Neither Here nor There
Neither Here nor There
22
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
23
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
24
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
25
Passenger to Frankfurt (Agatha Christie)
Passenger to Frankfurt (Agatha Christie)
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Resistance (Anita Shreve)
Resistance (Anita Shreve)
27
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
28
A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
29
State of Terror (Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny)
State of Terror (Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny)
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Stella Bain (Anita Shreve)
Stella Bain (Anita Shreve)
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Still Life (A.S. Byatt)
Still Life (A.S. Byatt)
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
33
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
34
Transatlantic
Transatlantic
35
The Virgin in the Garden (A. S. Byatt)
The Virgin in the Garden (A. S. Byatt)
36
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt)
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt)
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