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Thanks so much for providing this! I just joined a new book club with work colleagues and didn't have time to read this book before our meeting - this helped me follow the conversation and actively participate with the club :)

We referenced a video of Salvador Dali' in the Garden of Monsters. Here's the Link: ruclips.net/video/QP8ibfVdwzg/видео.htmlsi=eRV3pTUIVV0RD-3t

Marvellous interview. Especially what a fabulous articulation of what happened to us all during Covid.

Sounds like my kind of book.

Emily! I researched for a good 3 months, and then as needed during the writing.

Hey Syd! Nurses were not allowed to be married... even in wartime! Yes, there was a fight for women's rights. I'll do a blog!

This was a great interview for us fans of Embassie's books!

Recommended Fiction - Indigenous Reads (Canadian): EMPIRE OF WILD and THE MARROW THIEVES, Cherie Dimaline; FIVE LITTLE INDIANS, Michelle Good; THE BERRY PICKERS, Amanda Peters; SPLIT TOOTH, Tanya Tagaq; MOON OF THE TURNING LEAVES, Waubgeshig Rice

I need to read this novel! Great conversation.

What did you say was the meaning of the title? THANKS.

Loved THE LAST LOVE BOAT and QUEENS OF LONDON - that is Heather's newest book. I didn't read the other one you mentioned.

Love this discussion....thank you.

very good done. Step- :)

Super helpful! Thank you so much ! ❤

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Thank you !! Fantastic!

So great having Angela with us even with the tech glitches.

So exciting!

The episode references a research piece by the website Quarkndagger. You can view it here: quarkndagger.com/sci-fi-writers-ultimate-guide-to-research/

Totally agree about generational trauma! Great book. I loved it. 😍

Queen of Exiles sounds like it'll be similar to Island Queen in that we'll get a super strong, independent woman mingling in society.

Renee's book was a great book to start off the year. Check it out!

Thanks for your review, Barb! I really enjoyed your take on The German Wife.

Books mentioned in this episode include Writing Unforgettable Characters by James Scott Bell, Character and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card, and Writing Compelling Fiction by Shirley Jump

Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on this book. I loved Dear Mrs. Bird. One of my favorites last year.

The Librarian Spy is wonderful as is Operation Mincemeat. Definite must reads

I loved Dear Mrs. Bird. I laughed and cried almost at the same time.

Yeah Lindsey..

Do make sure you read Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy but don't try doing that on the edge of your seat. If you are going to read nail biting thrillers about young women spies in the Second World War, make sure you are sitting comfortably. Mind you, I recall my librarian filed away Ben Macintyre’s WW2 espionage thriller Operation Mincemeat and Len Deighton’s Cold War classic Ipcress File as cook books. She even archived Mick Herron’s sardonic spy thriller Slow Horses next to George Orwell’s Animal Farm and filed Bill Fairclough’s espionage epic Beyond Enkription under cryptography before she completed her MI6 induction program. Of course, you may not know that Beyond Enkription features Sara Burlington who was a British spy in occupied France in World War 2 and in real life actually married the owner of an antiquarian bookshop; needless to say it was a front. It’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti just as The Librarian Spy is.

Do make sure you read Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy but don't try doing that on the edge of your seat. If you are going to read nail biting thrillers about young women spies in the Second World War, make sure you are sitting comfortably. Mind you, I recall my librarian filed away Ben Macintyre’s WW2 espionage thriller Operation Mincemeat and Len Deighton’s Cold War classic Ipcress File as cook books. She even archived Mick Herron’s sardonic spy thriller Slow Horses next to George Orwell’s Animal Farm and filed Bill Fairclough’s espionage epic Beyond Enkription under cryptography before she completed her MI6 induction program. Of course, you may not know that Beyond Enkription features Sara Burlington who was a British spy in occupied France in World War 2. It’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti just as The Librarian Spy is.

I love to see you laughing and smiling together - Donna's laugh is contagious! Thanks for gifting us the list of books to look forward to in 2022!

Thanks for having me on Off the Shelf! I love these conversations among friends about the books we are reading!