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Reta Winters has a loving family, good friends, and growing success as a writer of light fiction. Then her eldest daughter suddenly withdraws from the world, abandoning university to sit on a street corner, wearing a sign that reads only 'goodness'. As Reta seeks the causes of her daughter's retreat, her enquiry turns into an unflinching, often very funny meditation on society and where we find meaning and hope. Unless is a dazzling and daring novel from the undisputed master of extraordinary fictions about so-called 'ordinary' lives.
Reserved for my 21st Century Award winners & Shortlisters Bookbox:
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book (nominee)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Best Book (nominee)
The Man Booker Prize Best Novel (nominee)
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Plum-crazy at
The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, January 29, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (1/29/2016 UTC) at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom
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On its way to Glencourse Centre OBCZ via Cassandra2020 as it didn't make it into my Prize bookbox
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GlencorseCentre at
Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, February 1, 2016
Thank you Plum-Crazy, much appreciated. This will be on the shelf later this week.
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4 by
Cassandra2020 at
Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, March 10, 2016
Retrieved from obcz
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5 by
Cassandra2020 at
Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, June 11, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (6/12/2016 UTC) at Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Taking to the 'Old Gang' meetup, but requested by Claire.
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silverbirch7 at
Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, June 12, 2016
Passed on at Old Gang meet up by Cassandra 2020.
I enjoyed this and thought that the portrayal of a woman whose life has been turned upside down was both scarily convincing and moving. The explanation for the daughter's actions, when it came, was perhaps a little too neat and tidy and this would have been a quite different book had there been no explanation given at all. Still, I'm really pleased I read this.
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7 by
silverbirch7 at
Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, November 20, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (11/20/2016 UTC) at Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Released at Old Gang meet up.
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8 by
silverbirch7 at
Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, November 20, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (11/20/2016 UTC) at Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Released at Old Gang meet up.
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9 by
Cassandra2020 at
Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, November 21, 2016
Picked up at the Old Gang Meetup and destined for my obcz soon although now I see that it's already been through my hands once so I may have a rethink - thanks!
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Cassandra2020 at
Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, January 16, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (1/16/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom
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11 by
Cassandra2020 at
Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, February 25, 2023
retrieved from lfl
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12 by
Cassandra2020 at
The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, February 26, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (2/26/2023 UTC) at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom
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Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
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13 by
Cassandra2020 at
Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, April 21, 2023
Retrieved from obcz
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14 by
Cassandra2020 at
Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, April 21, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (4/21/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom
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In Green Crate.
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15 by
Cassandra2020 at
Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, June 4, 2023
Retrieved from green crate