SWCR Book Club met on Dec 27, 2018 at 6 pm at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe.
Attendees: Buffy, Dawn, Anne, Summer, Jen, Pam and Laurie
We had no hostess nor book to read as it was CHRISTMAS PARTY TIME!
We did some dryer balls for craft thanks to Laurie. It was messy fun!! Thank you Laurie.
Pam had us picking up candy canes with a candy cane in our mouth. Good laughs and sticky fingers. The candy canes were yummy too! Thank you Pam.
We had gifts and played the dice game to try and get the gifts we wanted.
Thank you ladies for a lovely time at the SWCR Book Club Christmas Party.
Discussions:
Podcasts. Christmas. Meeting locations (yes, we are still looking for a permanent meeting location).
Survey results: Club will remain monthly.
Our first Book Free For All month will be in June. Come to club & share with us what you are currently reading or a book you love. It's wide open.
Making sure when it comes to book voting time that the books we are choosing are easily available; especially at a library.
Next book vote is currently scheduled for April 2019.
Updating the Contact List. I hope to have it completed by the January meeting.
Next meeting: January 31, 2019 at 7pm at TBD.
Hostess: Jen
Book: Will to Murder by Gail Geichtinger.
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SWCR Book Club met on Nov 29, 2018 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe.
Attendees: Laurie, Dawn, Buffy and Sandy
Laurie was the hostess.
Icebreaker: Have you taken an oath (blood, spit, etc.)?
Laurie
1) The Bitch Posse by Martha O'Connor
2) The Young Elites by Marie Lu
3) The Radiant Road by Katherine Catmull
Oath: Yes but don't remember.
Dawn
1) Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Oath: Yes.
Buffy
1) Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss by Anne Panning
Oath: I don't think so.
Sandy
1) See Me by Nicholas Sparks
2) Educated by Tara Westover
3) Gathering Prey by John Sanford
4) Extreme Prey by John Sanford
Oath: Yes.
Book rating:
1-1
2-2
3-0
4-0
5-0
5/3 = 1.6
Next meeting: December 27 @ 6pm @ Gert & Erma's in Glencoe
No book - Christmas Party
CHRISTMAS PARTY:
*Craft by Laurie
*Something fun or funny by Pam???
*We will play our traditional dice game.
*Gift: Please bring a gift for the dice game/gift exchange in a brown paper bag. Choose what you would like to fill the bag. Please do not spend over $20.00!
I reserved the back room at Gert & Erma's for our Christmas Party. It is ours starting at 5:30.
Being that Gert & Erma's closes at 8pm, we moved the start time for the SWCR Christmas Party up an hour. Please be aware we are starting at 6pm.
Also, watch your emails on Sunday for a Survey Monkey from me. There are some ideas I have and that were discussed at club tonight and we would love the opinions of our members. I will send a notification when the survey goes out.
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SWCR Book Club met on Oct 25, 2018 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe.
Attendees: Pam, Carol, Sandy, Dawn, Jen, Laurie and Buffy
Carol was the hostess.
Icebreaker: Do you remember any friends from your childhood and if so, would it be worth connecting with them again?
Sandy
1) The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
2) Some Grisham books on the plane
Dawn
Did not read anything
Jen
1) The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
2) 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown
Laurie
1) Wizard for Hire by Obert Skye
2) 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
3) Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wislon
4) The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
Buffy
1) The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
2) Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods by Cary Griffith
Pam
1) Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens
2) Festival of Crime: The Twin Cities Sisters in Crime by Christine Husom & Mickie Turk
3) The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
Carol
1) The Burning Girl by Claire Messude
2) The Positive Dog by Jon Gordon
Book rating:
1-1
2-2
3-0
4-3
5-0
17/6 = 2.8
Next meeting: November 29 @ 7pm @ Gert & Erma's in Glencoe
Hostess: Laurie - The Bitch Posse by Martha O'Connor
BOOK CLUB HOMEWORK:
Start researching places we can meet, preferably with a separate room. Thank you!
CHRISTMAS PARTY:
*Laurie will once again host a Christmas related craft.
*We will play our traditional dice game.
*Pam may be thinking of having us do something funny again (remember the humming game?).
*Gift: Please bring a gift for the dice game/gift exchange in a brown paper bag. Choose what you would like to fill the bag. Please do not spend over $20.00!
We really need to find a place to host our Christmas Party. If we do have it at Gert and Erma's we would need to move up our meeting time since they close at 8pm.
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SWCR Book Club met on Sept 27, 2018 at 7 pm at Carmelitas in Glencoe.
Attendees: Pam, Summer, Laurie, Teri, Jen, Jill, Anne, Buffy
Buffy was the hostess.
Icebreaker: If you read the book, who is your favorite character? If you did not read the book, what classic monster is your favorite?
Pam
1) What Would Grandpa Say? Stories Like None Other from the Minnesota River Valley by John F. Weber
2) Murder in Minnesota by Walter Trenerry
3) Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia
Favorite character: Julie Stratford
Summer
1) Beartown by Fredrick Backman
2) Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
3) Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Favorite classic monster: Dracula
Laurie
1) Vortex by Julie Cross
2) Timestorm by Julie Cross
3) Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federie
Favorite classic monster: Frankenstein
Anne
1) Dangerous Personalities by Joe Navarro
Favorite classic monster: Mummy
Teri
Too many books to list, but not 30.
Favorite classic monster: Mummy
Favorite character: Julie Stratford
Jen
Favorite classic monster: Dracula
Jill
1) Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
2) The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Favorite classic monster: Dracula
Buffy
1) The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr
2) The Mummy by Anne Rice
Favorite character: Ramses
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-1
5-1
9/2 = 4.5
Next meeting: October 25 @ 7pm @ Carmelitas Mexican Cocina in Glencoe
Hostess: Carol - The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
DECEMBER BOOK CLUB NOTE:
Start thinking about ideas for our Christmas Party in December: games, crafts, gifts.
Also, do we want to have the party at Gert & Erma's? Could we meet at 6:30?
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SWCR book club met on 8/30/18 at 7 pm at Carmelitas in Glencoe.
Dawn was the hostess. Icebreaker is: what are your plans for Labor Day weekend and books you’ve read.
Pam
Once in Every life by Kristin Hannah
Misha by Misha Defonseca
On mystic lake by Kristin Hannah
Summer island by Kristin Hannah
Sandy
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
After you by Jojo Moyes
Still me by Jojo Moyes
Written in my own hearts blood by Diana Gabaldon
Summer
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
My not so perfect life by Sophie Kinsella
A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Still me by Jojo Moyes
Laurie
Tempest by Julie Cross
Death and the girl next door by Darynda Jones
Death doom and detention by Darynda Jones
Death and the girl he loves by Darynda Jones
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Anne
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
The Tenth island by Diana Marcum
Crown heights by Colin Warner
Jen
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith
How to be a Disney historian by Jim Korkis
The hangman by Oliver Potzsch
Carol
I let you go by Clare Mackintosh
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Dawn
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of The Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
The things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Unanimous 4 (8 votes=4) I don't think this has ever happened before!
We discussed the book The Things we wish were true by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Next book club is September 27 at Carmelitas at 7 p.m.
Buffy is the hostess. The book: The Mummy or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice
Nickle Dickle day book sale is Sept 15 from 9-3
SWCR Book club met on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7pm at Carmelitas Mexican Cocina in Glencoe
Attendees: Laurie, Summer, Jill, Carol, Sandy, Dawn, Jen, Buffy, Anne & Teri
Hostess: Jill
Book to read: The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Icebreaker: If you could be one character from the book, who and why? If you didn't read the book, what character from another book you read would you be?
Carol
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) The Girls by Emma Cline
Sandy
1) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Dawn
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Teri
1) Read LOTS of book again
Jen
1) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
2) Diana, Her True Story, In her Own Words by Andrew Morton
Buffy
1) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Anne
No books
Laurie
1) Hidden Figures by Margot Shellerday
2) Oddity by Sarah Cannon
3) Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
4) 10,000,000 dollar proposal by Hilary Lifton and James Patterson
5) Detective Cross by James Patterson
6) Little Black Dress by Emily Raymond & James Patterson
7) Humans Bow Down by Emily Raymond & James Patterson
8) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Summer
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Jill
1) The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4- 6
4.5 - 1
5-0
29/7 = 4.2
Thank you to Dawn & Jen for correcting my book ratings math!
Next meeting: August 30 @ 7 pm @ Carmelitas Mexican Cocina in Glencoe
Hostess: Dawn - The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
And we continue the CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 7pm at Carmelitas Mexican Cocina in Glencoe
Attendees: Carol, Jill, Sandy, Buffy, Anne, Teri, Jen, Dawn & Laurie
Welcome to newest member Teri!
Hostess: Anne
Book to read: Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
Icebreaker: What was the 1st book you remember reading or had read to you?
Teri
1) Rogue by Laure Marie Altrom
2) Captivated by Tessa Bailey
3) A Sheriff's Passion by Michelle Beattie
4) Down on her Knees by Christine Bell
5) Part Time Lover by Lauren Blakely
6) Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
7) To Save a Sinner by Adele Clee
8) The Priest of Blood by Douglas Clegg
9) Chemistry of Evil by LM Connolly
10) Playing the Part by Robin Covington
11) Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
12) Past Crimes by Ashley Gardner
13) Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham
14) The Inheritor's Power: A Tale of Forensic Murder by Sandra Hempel
15) Montana Seal Daddy by Elle James
16) The Thing about Love by Julie James
17) The Wind Dancer by Iris Johansen
18) The Fallen Lady by Elizabeth Kingston
19) The Loom Series by Elise Kova
20) Deadly Match by Eve Langlais
21) Pint Sized Protector by Eve Langlais
22) Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais
23) Releasing the Watcher by Kim Loraine
24) Denying the Watcher by Kim Loraine
25) Waking the Watcher by Kim Loraine
26) Graveyard Guardians by Jennifer Malone Wright
27) Year One by Nora Roberts
28) Dangerous Moves by Karen Rock
29) The Storm of the Century by Al Roker
30) The Woman before Wallis by Andrew Rose
31) Mister Tonight by Kendall Ryan
32) On Night's Shore by Randall Silvas
33) Age of Swords by Michael Sullivan
34) Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan
35) Hell Hath No Fury Series by Troy Taylor
36) Crave by JR Ward
37) Envy by JR Ward
38) Covet by JR Ward
Jen
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) Building Magic: Disney's Overseas Theme Parks by William Silvester
Dawn
Is in the process of finishing two books
Carol
1) Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard
2) Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf
3) Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices by Thich Nhat Nanh
Jill
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
3) My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Sandy
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr
Buffy
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
Anne
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
Laurie
1) Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
2) Twice Bitten by Lynsay Sands
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-7
5-0
18/7 = 2.6
Next meeting: June 27 @ 7 pm @ Carmelitas Mexican Cocina in Glencoe
Hostess: Jill - The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter #2) by Oliver Potzsc
And we continue the CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7pm at Mocha Monkey and Hoppers in Waconia
Attendees: Buffy, Dawn, Summer, Jen, Jill, Sandy, Carol, Laurie, Sarah and Anne
We discussed meeting locations and a few different locations were tossed out. Reminder that we need to keep Gert & Erma's posted. I will take on this responsibility. Thanks to Dawn for notifying them about location change for May.
It was WONDERFUL to have many of you back at Club. You've been missed.
Hostess: Summer
Book to read: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Icebreaker: If you could pick an era to live in what era?
Jill
Era: Mid to late 1800s
No books
Jen
Era: 1920s-1930s
1) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2) American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry by Leslie Carroll
Carol
Era: 1960s
1) Member of the Family by Dianne Lake
2) How to Grow an Addict by JA Wright
3) The Introverts Way: Living a quiet life in a Noisy World by Sophia Dembling
4) The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman
Laurie
Era: 1960s
1) A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
2) Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
3) How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Sarah
Era: 1960s
No books
Sandy
Era: 1500-1600s
1) Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
2) Damage by John Lescroart
3) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anne
Era: mid to late 1800s
1) 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey
2) Ilsa by Madeleine L'Engle
3) Caring for Creation by Paul Douglas and Mitch Hescox
Buffy
Era: Renaissance period in Italy
1) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2) Origin by Dan Brown
Dawn
Era: 1960s
1) The Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
2) The Day Diana Died by Christopher Anderson
3) Glory over Everything by Kathleen Grissom
4) First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
5) Life After Darkness: Finding Healing & Happiness After Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight
Summer
Era: 1960s
1) Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
2) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Book rating:
1-1
2-1
3-3
4-0
5-0
18/5 = 3.6
Next meeting: June 26 @ 7 pm @ Carmelitas Mexican Cocina (Anne is researching) or Gert & Erma's (both in Glencoe)
Hostess: Anne. Book: Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
And we continue the CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7pm at Gert & Ermas
Attendees: Buffy, Laurie, Sandy, Jen and Summer
Hostess: Jen
Book to read: The Day Diana Died by Christopher Andersen
Icebreaker: Where were you when Diana died? Did you get up early to watch the funeral?
Summer
No books, almost done with this month's book.
Sandy
1) The Diana Died by Christopher Andersen
2) Year One by Nora Roberts
3) The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
4) Barefoot by Elin Hildenbrand
Laurie
1) Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
2) Your Child's Strength by Jennifer Foy
3) No...Why kids of all ages need to hear it and ways parents can say it by David Walsh, Phd
4) Duchess by Night by Eloisa James
Buffy
1) Desire Lines by Christina Baker Kline
Jen
1) The Day Diana Died by Christopher Andersen
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-4
5-0
18/4 = 4.5
Next meeting: May 31 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas or possibly another location - WATCH FOR SURVEY MONKEY
Hostess: Summer. Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
And we continue the CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
We're looking for celebration ideas or you may bring something with to club to May to continue to honor this special year for SWCR Book Club!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Attendees: Buffy, Jen, Jill, Laurie, Carol and Sandy
Hostess: Laurie
Book to read: Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
Icebreaker: How do you feel about pre-worn clothes?
Carol
1) Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
2) A Dogs Journey by W. Bruce Cameron
3) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
4) Fuck Feelings: One Shrinks Practical Advice for Managing all lifes Impossible Problems by Michael Bennett
Jill
1) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
Jen
1) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
2) The Future Royal Family by Robert Jobson
Buffy
1) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
Laurie
1) Kitty in the Underworld by Carrie Vaughn
2) Low Midnight by Carrie Vaughn
3) My Grnadma Asked Me to Tell you She's sorry by Fredrik Backman
4) Kitty Saves the World by Carrie Vaugh
5) Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
6) The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapels
7) Blond Hair, Blue Eyes by Karin Slaughter
8) Blood Rose by Andrea Kramer
Sandy
1) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
2) The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-4
5-0
18/6 = 3
Next meeting: April 26 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Jen - The Day Diana Died by Christopher Anderson
And we continue the CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
We're looking for celebration ideas or you may bring something with to club in April to continue to honor this special year for SWCR Book Club!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Feb 22, 2018 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Attendees: Buffy, Sandy, Dawn, Carol, Laurie & Chloe (yes, we braved the snowstorm).
Hostess: Carol
Book to read: My Grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman
Icebreaker: Favorite quote from the book or life quote
Dawn
1) How did you find me after all these years? by Dennis & Karen Vinar from Brownton, MN
2) A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
3) A Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Quote: "You get what you paid for." By Dawn's grandma
Sandy
1) My Grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman
Quote: "Granny always said some people are actually just shits and that it's no one else's fault other than the shit's." From the book
Buffy (w/ Chloe)
1) My Grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman
Quote: "Having a grandmother is like having an army. This is a grandchild's ultimate privilege; knowing that someone is on your side, always, whatever the details. Even when you are wrong. Especially, then, in fact." From the book.
Laurie
1) Sweep: Full Circle by Cate Tiernan
2) Tales from the Fire by JohaThon MayBerry
3) Sweep: Nights Child by Cate Tiernan
4) 7 days of us by Fransesca Hornek (sp?)
5) Kitty's Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn
6) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
7) Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn
Quote: "Your granny was old. Not to me. I only knew her for 7 years, almost 8." From the book.
Carol
1) My Grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman
2) Buddhism: A Beginner's Guide to Inner Peace and Fulfillment by Jack Kornfield
3) Perfect Just as You Are: Buddhist Practices on the Four Limitless Ones-Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity by Perna Chodron
4) The End of the World as We Know it: Scenes from a Life by Robert Goolrick (sp?)
(Did I get them all Carol?)
Quote: "It's hard for a parent to accept that you can't protect your child from everything. It's hard for a child to accept it too." From the book.
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-1
4-2
5-2
18/5 = 3.6
Next meeting: Mar 29 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Laurie - Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen
And a CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF SEXY WOMEN CAN READ BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!
We're looking for celebration ideas or you may bring something with to club in March to honor this grand occasion.
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Jan 25, 2018 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Buffy
Book to read: The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Icebreaker: Played "Can you match the Serial Killer to his nickname" game.
Summer
1) The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Sandy
1) The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Laurie (w/ Jackson)
1) Cockoos Calling by Robert Galbraith
2) Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
3) Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn
4) Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn
5) Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn
6) Sweep: Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
7) Three Days til Dead by Kelly Mending
8) Nine Women, One Dress by Jane Rosen
Jen
1) The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanne Gaines
2) The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Buffy
1) Secrets of the Congdon Mansion by Joe Kimball
2) The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-1
4-3
5-0
18/4 = 4.5
Next meeting: Feb 22 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Carol Read: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
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