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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 1d

A truly gripping read. I also found it hard to put down and the suspense is intense! A great novel from @lisettebrodey.bsky.social

lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 1d

🔶 WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER 🔶

Fraternal twins. Apart for decades. Their worlds are about to collide. 🌆 💥💥

A gripping and unputdownable read of filmic quality and suspense.

"A fascinating novel of psychological intrigue - brilliant!"

mybook.to/WTYR 📙

#KindleUnlimited 🔷 #Booksky

Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 2d

A lovely memoir by Don Hughes of his parents life and marriage. Highly recommended!

#bookstoread #welovmemoirs

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Amazon.com: Anatomy of a Sixty-Six Year Marriage: A Memoir of Lasting Love Through Triumphs, Tribulations, and Togetherness eBook : Hughes, Don: Kindle Store

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Marjory McGinn @marjorywrites.bsky.social · 3d

This is what a book swap outpost looks like on #Balmoral Estate #Aberdeenshire
I hear that King Charles was unwilling to scrap the old red box so he said, “Let them all have books!” And so we do. Books with a view. And it’s jolly good.
#scotland #cairngormsnationalpark #lochnagar #booksky

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Boddy on the Towpath @boddyonthetowpath.bsky.social · 3d

In case you didn't believe me, I DO have a bike, and I HAVE now cycled over 1,500 miles along the British #canal network, with (I estimate) another 500 miles still to do to complete the set. I reckon 2 more years, and then I'll try to get the book of rides done #UKCanals #cycling

Pencil style drawing of my cycle, complete with pannier and water bottle, leaned against a fence next to an aqueduct, with trees in the background.

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Adam B-K @abkdigs.bsky.social · 2d

Driffield Navigation 😍

#yorkshire #wolds #beautiful #scenery #sunshine #bluesky #canal #trees #photography

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 7d

I think it's a Calendula?

#flower

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 3d

We're all set up at #Bawtry Farmers #Market Yorkshire. Here until 3pm!

#art #photography #nature #naturalworld #wildlife #sea #sky #landscape #cards #greetingcards #prints #coasters #notebooks

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 2d

Life afloat is always an adventure.
Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France!

Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7

Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT

#welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 5d

My first October blog. This one’s set in France 😄https://rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/10/autumn-in-haute-marne.html

#blogging #travel
#France

Autumn in Haute Marne

Valerie Poore's blog about boats, barges, travel and observations on life in general.

rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 6d

Ah one of my happy places! I
Loved living in Lincoln 😊

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 7d

You'll spot Lincoln Cathedral in the background if you squint.

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 6d

Whatever it is
It’s pretty 😄

Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 7d

I think it's a Calendula?

#flower

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 7d

Cornflower.

#flowers

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 6d

The Write Stuff is back!
This week featuring poet & multi-genre author @annebrookebooks.bsky.social

Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about writing to aid mental health, the joys of editing, and confessions about unread books!

#interview #booksky

open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...

The Write Stuff Featuring Poet and Multi-Genre Author Anne Brooke

Interviews with Amazing Authors!

open.substack.com

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you SO much, my lovely! I’m really so grateful! 🤗🌷

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 6d

If you’re looking for a book
Full of witty dialogue, character
tension and unexpected revelations, read this or indeed any of @lisettebrodey.bsky.social’s excellent novels!

lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 6d

🛎 BARRIE HILL REUNION 🛎

Set in 1986.

As members of a college literary group reunite after 20 years, secrets abound, and skeletons are likely to come out and play. And no one's life will ever be the same. 💀💀 🛏 🚪

mybook.to/BarrieHillReunion 📙

#LitFic ⚡️ #KindleUnlimited ⚡️ #Booksky

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 6d

Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.

Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.

Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!

#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading

amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 7d

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 8d

Sharing a serene moment, from my life to yours, because we all need a moment here and there to take a breath ❤️

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 8d

The green-lane-as-tunnel type of interdimensional portal is one of my favourites.

A beautiful tunnelled footpath in mid-Cornwall in high summer.

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 12d

It’s on the Western Scheldt estuary, Aidan. At a place called Terneuzen. It’s a lovely spot for viewing passing ships.

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 12d

I can’t recommend these two books highly enough. Jules Brown aka @rexburke.bsky.social writes cracking good travel books. Try these for size and you’ll want the rest as well!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQXDWZ5S

On the Rails

Visit Amazon's On the Rails Page and shop for all On the Rails books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of On the Rails

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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 17d

All I am really saying is that EVERY coffee you ever order should come with a tiny Toblerone chocolate.

Bravo France!

#travel #france #chocolate

A cup of espresso with a tiny Toblerone chocolate on the saucer

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Val Poore @vallypee.bsky.social · 12d

A lovely, lovely book with great characters, dialogue and suspense!

lisettebrodey @lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 12d

ALL THAT WAS TAKEN 🌊 🐕 🌖

"A psychological drama that is also a romance, this book is intense, emotional and full of #suspense." 💥

"Drama, Suspense, Love and Family Toxicity"

"Buckle up – it’s a great read!"

mybook.to/ATWTaken 📘

#KindleUnlimited ✨ #Booksky ✨

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We Love Memoirs @welovememoirs.bsky.social · 12d

Just our periodic shoutout for the guiding light of We Love Memoirs: the wonderful @victoriatwead.bsky.social whose memoirs are all NY times bestsellers!

www.amazon.com/stores/Victo...

Victoria Twead: books, biography, latest update

Follow Victoria Twead and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Victoria Twead Author Page.

www.amazon.com

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