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Build Your House Around My Body was one of the most curious books I’ve read this year, in that I’m still unsure how exactly I feel about it. Long-listed for the Women’s Prize in 2022 and set in Vietnam, this is a complex tale with multiple different threads, all connecting with the disappearance of two young women, decades apart in 1986 and 2011. ⁣ ⁣ One of my favourite things about this novel was the way in which Vietnamese folklore is weaved into the narrative and gives the entire story an eerie, otherworldly feeling. The atmospheric nature of the first chapter, set in a graveyard contains descriptions of a malevolent being that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget. ⁣ ⁣ Be prepared if you choose to read this book for an incredibly intricate non-linear timeline. The story bounces from character to character and across periods of time so quickly that sometimes it’s hard to keep up. However, the imaginative writing and the slow unravelling of how all the characters were connected really compelled me to keep reading. I loved the moments of surprise when I realised how a character was connected and came closer to learning WHY they were connected. ⁣ ⁣ Why the conflict? I’m not entirely sure but it felt for me like it was a novel of two halves. The first half had me completely under the author’s spell but for some reason, midway through the second half, she lost me a little. I felt as if she was trying to fit too much into an already very overloaded box and in doing this, some of the initial magic I felt slipped away. ⁣ ⁣ Saying that, there is something about this book that makes me keep thinking about it. I’m glad I read it and I’ll certainly be looking out for more from this author in the future. ⁣ ⁣ Three and a half stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 💫 ⁣ ⁣ #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #reviewingbooksonthegram #buildyourhousearoundmybody #violetkupersmith #womensprizeforfiction2022 #womensprizeforfictionlonglist #memorablereads #bookssetinvietnam #bookswithmagic #bookswithfolklore #lovereadinglovebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUgUssrOAs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 1 of #WorldBookDay. Lots of secondary school vouchers too! The special £1 books are a gift fom us, the booksellers, to the children, and we love watching them choose their book! #TravellingBookshop #wbd2020 @worldbookdaysocial @worldbookdayteen #bookstagram #instagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens @sittingbournelife (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Uf0e9gZnv/?igshid=nqa0jh8t0rco

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New Books! I've ordered some extra board books for when we visit #Wigglers next week! @worldbookdaysocial #worldbookday #worldbookday2020 #shareastory #shareamillionsstories #wbd #wbd2020 #bookstagram #instagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens @sittingbournelife (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Rj8pcAnZ6/?igshid=67i0r9nsxz7s

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We love unpacking new books! Can you see yours in here? #bookstagram #instagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens @sittingbournelife @worldbookdaysocial (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_MnT_ALBt/?igshid=10rsgdjprx1cp

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Carrying on our celebration of the50th anniversary of the #moonmission, tonight's stiries are Aliens In Underpants Save The World; Aliens Love Underpants, and Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! @simonkudsuk @simonandschuster #orchardbooksuk #lunarlanding #moon50 #moonlanding50 #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HKO03Alq0/?igshid=hhq772iyqlzt

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This Week Eleanor Loves... The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros Find the review at thisweekeleanorloves.blogspot.com #thisweekeleanorloves @nosycrowbooks #TheSuitcase @nosycrow @chris.naylor.ballesteros #bookstagram #instagrambooks #booklove #anybookyouwant #notjustkidsbooks #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @nielsenbook @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0wnIFAbkQ/?igshid=1pigrtpcluy84

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What our customers order... Although we specialise in children's books, we can order any book for you! @hodderbooks @annegriffinwriter @harpercollinsuk #francesliardet #bookstagram #instagrambooks #booklove #anybookyouwant #notjustkidsbooks #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @nielsenbook @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyAl6BAa6j/?igshid=1ohw4u3h9nepg

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Delivery!! I've got the latest box of orders here - hopefully yours is in it! I'll be distributing them in the next couple of days, so get your Book Tokens and money ready... #welovenewbooks #bookstagram #instabook #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @nielsenbook @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcuqAPgkht/?igshid=1f9dpupod6tza

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You know that joke where the chicken goes to the bookshop and says "book!" Bookseller sells book. Chicken keeps coming back "book!" bookseller wants to know what she's doing with books so follows. And sees a frog throwing books around shouting "read it!" Yeah, that. Featured by Felicity.... »(°)>    @_jimfield @hodderbooks @nnedi #mehrdokhtamini @lantana_publishing #michaelforeman #davidezrastein @bigpicturebooks #bookishchallenge #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #picturebooks I can't resist tagging @chickenandfrog #featuredbyfelicity #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @nielsenbook @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzI9vOrgnMV/?igshid=b5at14hnz89m

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We're celebrating Autistic Pride Day today! So our recommended Book us Why Johnny Doesn't Flap - flipping the idea of why autistics are "different" on its head, and saying it's okay to be who you are, and be friends anyway #autisticprideday #autisticpride #jessicakingsleybooks #ibw2019 #indiebookshopweek #bookstagram #instagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @nielsenbook @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/By17mPYAS-X/?igshid=f7ns5c5rq9aj

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We've set up an #OiFrog! Obstacle Area! The toddlers are going to have so much fun! Edit: post game, boxes are bashed but not destroyed! #ibw2019 #bookstagram #instagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @_jimfield @hodderbooks @htschurchuk @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp1RGsg4hV/?igshid=10lalta3vibdb

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The dangers of slightly curiously reading the first page(s) of the book(s) you're listing for sale.... I hadn't read this book yet and I'm now hooked! #whattbrpile #itsminenow @randomhousekids @malorie_blackman #corgibooks #boysdontcry #putacondomonit #instabook #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByinduIAvEb/?igshid=uxcx6l3khktp

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30th May - May Book Haul May new releases that this #independentbookshop loves. That rounds up May - thank you for following! We won't do June, but if you see a photo challenge you think we'd enjoy, please let us know! @moontrugger @simonkidsuk @simonandschuster @penguinukbooks @puffinbooksuk @jeffkinneyoriginal @rowleyjeffersonsjournal @klarahawkins @ladybirdbooks @campbell_books @uzin25 @laura.deo @arcturusbooks #franceslincolnchildrensbooks @ericfanillustration @terryfanillustration #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByhlpzUAG2g/?igshid=k3fq0oqdyly9

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Top Secret! It seems that the advanced details of the new Dragon Tattoo book are so very #topsecret that they were originally dispatched to Liverpool to hide their true location! Also, if you pre-order The Girl Who Lived Twice (out 22nd August) through us (#nickelbooks), you can have a freeeeeee exclusive tote bag. just shout Send My Book and we'll sort you out! #scarystuff @quercusbooks #TheGirlWhoLivedTwice #LisbethIsBack #davidlagerkrantz #idontthinkitwasdeliberate #bookstagram #booklove #lovereading #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVjcykAJlW/?igshid=mkm30636wskp

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26th May - Purple The first result on the publisher's list is Ottoline and the Purple Cat. Who am I to argue? "Ottoline and Mr Munroe are confronted with a purple fox proposing to lead them on an after-hours urban safari. This results in the pair looking for an anonymous and demonstrably broken-hearted poet leaving work stickered on lampposts, with their intention being to solve the poet's problems." @chris_riddell @macmillankidsbooks #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByI5pkxgsIE/?igshid=1mfv2rbgogjux

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This is Part One of #bedtime in our house. After E brushes her teeth, they carry on reading on her little settee. What's your bedtime routine like? #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBOD9cgzWq/?igshid=1511gyt0gldvq