The Book of Two Ways

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'A writer the world should be reading right now.' Independent

Who would you be, if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are now?

Dawn is a death doula, and spends her life helping people make the final transition peacefully.

But when the plane she's on plummets, she…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Book of Two Ways as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Rita Lee Chapman

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This is an intricate love story which will take you on an emotional journey.

Having survived a plane crash, Dawn decides that, instead of going home to her husband of fifteen years in Boston, she will fly straight to Cairo and her previous lover.

Going back to the world of archaeology, which she loved - the excitement of the discovery of a new tomb, even the hard conditions, lack of space and comforts – she is forced to face her feelings for the man she left behind all those years ago.

Did she make a mistake when she left him,…

From Rita's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Clare Swatman

Author

Remember those stories you used to read a kid, where you could choose which way the story went next, and choose your own ending?

I was never the kid who could just make a decision and see where the story went – I always had to read all the different options to see what might have happened.

That's why this book appealed, because you get to see how both choices worked out. And then it surprises you all over again

From Clare's list on love stories that don’t follow the same old path.

All They Need to Know

By Eileen Goudge,

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On the run from her abusive husband, Kyra Smith hits the road. Destination unknown. With a dog she rescued in tow, she lands in the peaceful California mountain town of Gold Creek and is immediately befriended by an openhearted group of women who call themselves the Tattooed Ladies. They’re there for Kyra—and for each other.

The maternal Frannie is a tattoo artist struggling with a troubled daughter. Suzy is a self-described fashionista grandma bearing a painful estrangement from her son. Then there’s Jo, whose storybook marriage is shadowed by a grim medical diagnosis. And bookstore owner Marisol. She longs for…

All They Need to Know

By Eileen Goudge,

What is this book about?

A woman escaping a violent past finds new friendships, romance, and tenuous sanctuary in an emotionally gripping novel by New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge.

On the run from her abusive husband, Kyra Smith hits the road. Destination unknown. With a neglected dog she rescued in tow, she lands in the peaceful California town of Gold Creek and is immediately befriended by an openhearted group of women called the Tattooed Ladies Club. They're there for Kyra-and for each other.

The maternal Frannie is a tattoo artist struggling with a troubled daughter. Suzy is a self-described fashionista grandma bearing a…

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