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Arizona restaurant reviews written by Jayne Stanford, the character from the series.
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Summer monsoon season in Arizona, paired with a beautiful sunset. What could be better?
I just joined yet another writing group, well actually make that a new group and two sub-groups. You may wonder why, when I already barely have time to catch my breath, that I decided to commit myself to something else. The answer is simple - I get so much more than the time I invest. Every time I attend a meeting or read the publications from these associations I find my almost dead batteries are re-charged. My inspiration (some like to call it their muse) returns. My motivation to sit back down at the keyboard and bang away is back and I remember why I'm doing this at all. I love books and even more than reading books I love to write. As hard as the task seems to be at the end of a long day, or an even longer week, putting my thoughts on paper is exhilarating. The possibility of seeing my work in print or even in an e-book format is thrilling. So despite feeling that I have absolutely nothing to contribute, nothing to say (which is shockin...
I haven't loved a book this much in longer than I can remember. I read every genre, except horror and nothing has kept me a prisoner of the page like Gail Honeyman's beautiful story of a woman lost in a world of regret, shame and abuse. This description sounds like the book is depressing but it's the opposite. The evolution of the character is heartwarming and you'll only be sad when the book is done. I don't want to give away the story so this review will be intentionally vague. When you first meet Eleanor your impression is one of a completely different person than the one who emerges as the story unfolds. Eleanor works in an office, the same job she's held for a long time but despite that she has no friends. Her co-workers snicker about her, she believes her boss hired her because he felt sorry for her and she has scars - some visible and others not. She lives by a strict set of self-imposed rules and to vary them causes her great stress. But one ...
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