Years Of Reading Selfishly@yearsofreading

I’m Clare, book blogger and full time carer. @youngwriteryear Shadow Judge 2019 @CWIPprize Shadow Judge 2020 Contributor @nbmagazineuk

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Joined May 2017
Thank you so much as always to @CamillaElworthy and @picadorbooks for my copy of #TheWinterGuest by #SarahMoss which is out next week. When Janice and Gerry meet in a hotel in West Ireland for the first time, as they both start to relax, they each have a confession to make…
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Thank you so much to @alisonbarrow and #BantamBooks for this beautiful proof copy of #HomeEconomics by #KatyHays which is out in May. From the sounds of the premise, I think Punch Tillis might just be my next favourite heroine…
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Thank you so much to @cpooleywriter and #BantamBooks @TransworldBooks for my copy of #FriendsYouHaventMetYet which is out in February. Clare is one of my favourite authors - she absolutely knows how in her books to mix sadness and joy, and her characters are always brilliant!
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Thank you as always to @poetrycandle for these wonderful poetry editions - and yes, one of them does mention the ‘C’ word, which is your sign to add them all to your shopping lists!
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Thank you so much to Sian and @Phoenix_Bks for my copy of #OnThisSpotFellOneTearofLove by @DoughtyLouise It’s out today, and is Louise’s memoir about her parents, Ken and Avis, told in reverse over fifty years. Louise is a brilliant writer, and I can’t wait to read this.
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Thank you so much to @poetrycandle for their two latest editions, #TenPoemsaboutSewing and #WildDevotion They are always so beautifully illustrated and perfect gifts too!
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Thank you so much to Graeme and @BloomsburyBooks for my copy of #AFatalLove by @louisatreger which is out next Thursday. This is the story of Ruth Ellis and Kitty Carrington, the assistant to Ruth’s trial lawyer, as the women try to navigate their lives and the legal systems.
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Thank you to @tinycharlotte72 and #MagpieBooks @OneworldNews for my copy of #Outside which is out now. It’s about Beatrice, whose world is restricted to the four walls of her house, until she meets a gardener called Finn, and realises there is a life waiting for her beyond them.
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Thank you so much to @BloomsburyBooks for my proof copy of #Stations by #LouiseKennedy which is out in September. Louise’s previous novel #Trespasses is one of my favourites, so am really thrilled to have a copy!
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Thank you so much to Rosanna and #FontanaBooks @HarperCollinsUK for my copy of #Portrait by #francescawhitlumcooper which is out in March next year. This is the story of Ida Hammershøi’s life, wife of the artist Vilhelm, who was always painted from behind in his pictures.
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Thank you as always to @poetrycandle for my copy of #TenPoemsaboutEdinburgh which is selected by Michael Pedersen. Aside from the beautiful cover, these always make such lovely presents and last a lot longer than a greetings card!
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Thank you so much to @ScribnerUK for my copy of the runner by @scarthomas which is out now. This is Jay’s story - and how he is a man who is literally running to save his life… I love Scarlett‘s previous novel #TheSleepwalkers so I’m really looking forward to this one too.
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Thank you very much to @ScribnerUK for my copy of #NerveDamage by #AnnakearaStinson which is out on July 30th. Described as a novel about a woman who escapes her stalker ex-boyfriend by stalking him herself - it sounds just my kind of novel!
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Thank you so much to @GabyYoung and @MichaelJBooks for my copy of #TheThingsYoullNeverKnow by @audrain which is out in January. Ashley is a brilliant author (you need to read her novels!) who writes so incisively about motherhood and marriage, and I can’t wait to read it!
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Thank you so much to the team @4thEstateBooks for my beautiful copy of #AmericanHagwon by @minjinlee11 which is out in September. This is the story of the Koh family, and as we follow their lives, we learn not only about them, but also their hopes, dreams and aspirations.
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Thank you to Zoe and @picadorbooks @MantleBooks for my copy of #TheGoldenHours by #LouisaYoung which is out in September and is the next instalment of the Cazalet Chronicles. I also received a copy of the new edition of #TheLightYears - which means I will need the others too!
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Thank you very much to @johnmurrays for my finished copy of #Underdogs by @louise__powell which is out now. This is George and his Dad Reg’s story - and what happens when they are offered the chance to race Goldie, a fawn greyhound. I think it’s going to break my heart…
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Thank you so much to @alisonbarrow and @DoubledayUK for my beautiful finished copy of #WastelandGirls by #AnnaBailey which is out on 30th July. I love Anna’s writing, so am really looking forward to their collection of short stories too.
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Thank you @LuathPress and #AlisonIrvine for my beautiful finished copy of #Daughterhood which is out in September. This is Nina’s story, of her relationship with her family and her realisation that she can change her life. It sounds just my kind of novel.
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Thank you so much to @NewCrossPress for my surprise copy of #Horsefly by #MireilleGagné tr by Pablo Strauss - it’s out on 25th June. This is Theodore’s story and his relationship with his grandfather, Émeril. As the world changes outside, the past may have the answers they need.
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Thank you so much to @alisonbarrow and @DoubledayUK for my copy of #OurNobleSelves by #KateAtkinson which is out in September. I recently read and loved #ShrinesofGaiety so can’t wait to read this one!
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Thank you so much to #ManillaPress @bonnierbooks_uk for my copy of #ATinySpeckofBlackThenNothing by @EmilyMidorikawa which is out next month. Described as a dazzling slow burn novel set in the underworld of Osaka’s nightlife, it sounds intriguing!
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Thank you very much to @poetrycandle for my copy of #TenPoemsAboutCathedrals which as always is beautiful. Selected by Carole Bromley, not only is it a wonderful book of poetry, but also a perfect gift too!
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Thank you again to Ella and @SceptreBooks for my beautiful finished copy of #VillaCoco by #AndrewSeanGreer which is out now. I have heard so many amazing things already, and it looks just the perfect read to brighten up these gloomy days!
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Thank you so much to Ella and @SceptreBooks for my copy of #Delirious by #DamienWilkins It’s out on August 6th, and is the story of Mary, and her husband Pete, who have decided to move. Before they do, they have to deal with things from their past that might change everything.
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Thank you again to Berk and @1000Horsemen for my copy of #PortraitOfAGentleman which is out on August 3rd. This is the story of Lucio Cavaliero, a Venezuelan writer and cosmopolitan libertine, and the account of his carnivalesque exile in New York.
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Thank you very much to Berk and @1000Horsemen for my copy of #FromDarknesstoDarkness by #WillHeinrich which is out on August 3rd. This is Jonah’s story told through his different relationships, and in doing so we learn about his life.
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Thank you very much to @isnotanotter and @BloomsburyBooks for my copy of #TroubleWas by @chedwardes which is out on July 2nd. A novel about families, secrets and coming of age? Just my kind of novel - it sounds brilliant.
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Thank you so much to Marcela and @dialoguepub @QuercusBooks for this fabulous package to celebrate #TheHoneymoonSuite by @rebecca_tm_ which is out on June 18th. A perfect couple, a perfect honeymoon and a perfect lie? Sounds perfect to me!
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Thank you so much to Georgia and @VikingBooksUK for my glorious copy of #TangledWebs by #CallieColes which is out on 16th July. A romantic novel set in the world of elite horse racing? It looks wonderful and I think I have something to fill the Jilly Cooper hole in my heart..
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Thank you so much to @FitzcarraldoEds for my proof copy of #FancyWork by #AliceHattrick which is out on 18th June. In this book, Alice looks at how our present has been informed by the past history of textiles and what has been lost and can be rediscovered.
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Thank you so much to @ProfileBooks for my finished copy of #TheseWildEnglish by #NicolaWilding which is out on 2nd July. Nicola’s memoir is about three generations of a working-class family and how they deal with an ever changing Britain.
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Thank you so much to @graceflahive for my fabulous Giveaway win of a copy of her latest novel #PalmMeridian which is out now. I think it looks perfect Summer Reading and can’t wait read it!
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Happy Publication Day to #AnnPatchett for her beautiful novel #Whistler which is out from @BloomsburyBooks I absolutely loved it, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you so much to @isnotanotter and @BloomsburyBooks for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/DZFAh4lsB5J/…
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Happy Publication Day to #MaggieOFarrell for her brilliant novel #Land from @TinderPress I read and absolutely loved it, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you so much to Louise and @TinderPress for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/DZE8G-ksTVN/…
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Thank you very much to @ScribeUKbooks for my copy of #Enchantment by @RiikkaPulkkinen tr. by Tabatha Leggett. It’s out on June 26th, and is the story of an investigation into Philippa’s death, told from the perspective of those who knew her and their perception of who she was.
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Thank you very much again to @FaberBooks for my copy of #BornofGuilt by #JoannaElmy tr. by Angela Rodel and Joanna Elmy. It’s out in July, and is the story of Yana, her mother Lily, and Lily’s mother Eva and the lives they have lived, and it sounds just my kind of novel.
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Thank you so much to @FaberBooks for this fabulous package to celebrate the publication of #GhostMonth by #SimonWroe which is out on 27th August. In September, the spirits of the dead return for four weeks, and this time there are four people ready to meet those they have lost.
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Thank you very much to @AllisonandBusby for my copy of #TheOriginal by #PriyaParmar which is out on June 26th. This is a novel about Katharine Hepburn and how she became a Hollywood icon. I love the premise of this, and think it’s going to be a wonderful read.
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Thank you very much to Bella and @HodderFiction for my paperback copy of #SelfishGirls by #AbigailBergstrom which is out on 1st June. A novel about sisterhood, families and the secrets of the past are things I love in a novel - and the cover is fabulous too!
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Thank you very much to @FaberBooks for my copy of #DogsonDates by #LukeHealy which is out on June 18th. Bernie and Brad are two dogs looking for love, and go on a series of dates - and slowly realise they might have just found it in each other.
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Thank you so much to Anastasia and @bedsqpublishers for this beautiful copy of #AnOceanandaDay by #HannahRichell which is out in August. This is Hannah’s memoir about the loss of her husband Matt, and how her grief shaped her and her world. I think it sounds incredible.
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I have been wanting to read #AgnesOwens ever since I heard about her, and am so grateful to @BirlinnBooks and @AOwensArchive for #AWorkingMother and #GentlemenoftheWest @BirlinnBooks are publishing these as part of the Agnes Owen Centenary Editions, and they look amazing .
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Thank you very much to @BloomsburyBooks for my proof copy of #SophieStandingThere by #MegMason which is out in August. I loved Sorrow and Bliss and You Be Mother, so am really looking forward to reading this one.
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You know what’s coming next 😉

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Happy Publication Day to #DouglasStuart for his incredible novel #JohnofJohn which is out now from @picadorbooks I completely loved it, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you to @CamillaElworthy and @picadorbooks for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/DYmC7Nosl2L/…
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To say I am a @LizStrout fan might be a bit of an understatement! Thank you so much to @VikingBooksUK for my beautiful finished copy of #TheThingsWeNeverSay I have read and loved it already, as you can see from my review, and you need to meet Artie.. instagram.com/p/DYB8wa7DCZS/…
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Thank you so much to #Mantle @panmacmillan for this fabulous copy of #TheGoldenHours by #LouisaYoung which is out in September. Louisa’s novel continues Elizabeth Jane Howard’s Cazalet Chronicles, and I think I might have to read the ones I haven’t, ready to dive into this one!
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Thank you very much to @FaberBooks for my copy of #TheInfiniteSadnessofSmallAppliances by #GlennDixon which is out in July. This is the story of what happens when humans and a little vacuum called Scout come together to make sure that their owner Harold can stay in his home.
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Thank you so much to Misty and @PeirenePress for my beautiful finished copy of #AllMyLove by #AgnesLidbeck which is out on June 10th. Agnes’ novel Supporting Act is one of my favourites, so can’t wait to read this one.
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Thank you very much to Aimee and @AtlanticBooks for my copy of #EverythingWasBeautifulandNothingHurt by #BenReeves which is out in July. I know that @Matineegirl loved this one, and Nina is always spot on with her recommendations!
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Thank you very much to @poetrycandle for my copy of #ProdigalFlowers by Mario Petrucci. I think we could all do with something to brighten up our gloomy May days!
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