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Number9Dream

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36. Finished "The Sanctuary" by Raymond Khoury

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Aug 21, 2022, 03:06 PM

Aug 2022

Thanks for the thread, hermetic.

This was a good action, page-turner. A fountain of youth formula is pursued by two rival families over three centuries, from Portugal to Italy to Paris to the Middle East.

Started "The Glorious Case" by Jeff Shaara... Excellent so far.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, August 21, 2022? [View all] hermetic Aug 2022 OP

So glad you are feeling better! SheltieLover Aug 2022 #1

Thanks! hermetic Aug 2022 #6

Yw. How are kittens? SheltieLover Aug 2022 #16

Cute as ever hermetic Aug 2022 #18

Awwwww SheltieLover Aug 2022 #23

Just fostering hermetic Aug 2022 #26

Cat Lady SheltieLover Aug 2022 #28

Sisterhood book 5? I do so love the just desserts the Sisterhood dishes out yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #15

Not Sisterhood. I thought it would be in that series by the title, but it isn't. SheltieLover Aug 2022 #17

Sweet Revengd is #5. SheltieLover Aug 2022 #25

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. Ford_Prefect Aug 2022 #2

Terry was the best hermetic Aug 2022 #4

we have all of the Discworld books & I have only read about half of them yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #14

Several with really young and really old detectives unc70 Aug 2022 #3

There's some authors hermetic Aug 2022 #5

Everything Donal Ryan has written Chalco Aug 2022 #7

Sounds lovely hermetic Aug 2022 #9

Currently immersed in a New Orleans paranormal mystery series yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #8

Those sound great hermetic Aug 2022 #11

Sounds great! SheltieLover Aug 2022 #19

Library doesn't have any of Eric Wilder's books. SheltieLover Aug 2022 #21

These books are lendable on Kindle. yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #27

I don't have a Kindle but ty for your kind offer. SheltieLover Aug 2022 #29

The Kindle app is free and you can put it on your computer, tablet or phone yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #30

Some time ago you mentioned The Winter King Ponietz Aug 2022 #10

That sounds pretty intense hermetic Aug 2022 #13

Not sure I'd describe it that way Ponietz Aug 2022 #33

Stone Cribs was really good! Glad you liked it. yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #12

I inhaled Night School after you posted about it last week. SheltieLover Aug 2022 #20

Yeah, I really enjoyed that one hermetic Aug 2022 #22

It's a can't put it down book! SheltieLover Aug 2022 #24

a couple of books that I read while traveling yellowdogintexas Aug 2022 #31

Q is for Quarry.... bahboo Aug 2022 #32

Interesting that you started at the end... more or less question everything Aug 2022 #45

I am reading nonfiction this week, murielm99 Aug 2022 #34

We love you, too! hermetic Aug 2022 #35

Finished "The Sanctuary" by Raymond Khoury Number9Dream Aug 2022 #36

Ah, The American Revolution hermetic Aug 2022 #39

I'm reading Baudolino by Umberto Eco pscot Aug 2022 #37

Thanks, pal hermetic Aug 2022 #38

Love the OP photo of those fuzzy little kittens. I chose to read a book that was recommended by japple Aug 2022 #40

Thanks, pal hermetic Aug 2022 #41

"The Dark Vineyard" by Martin Walker The King of Prussia Aug 2022 #42

"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr Jeebo Aug 2022 #43

Fantastic book! bif Aug 2022 #44

State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny. Finally. question everything Aug 2022 #46

The Judge's List by John Grisham wnylib Aug 2022 #47