Book 91: The Designer by Marius Gabriel

Book 91: The Designer 

Author: Marius Gabriel (Egypt) 🇪🇬

Genre: Historical Fiction 

Set in: France 🇫🇷

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'My poor little Catherine,' Dior sobbed. 'I should have looked after her better.' 

'There was nothing you could have done. We're each on our own tightrope. All we can do is pick one another up after we fall.'

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Book 90: Ken Follett's Edge of Eternity

Book 90: Edge of Eternity 

Author: Ken Follett (England) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Genre: Historical fiction 

Set in: Germany (East and West) 🇩🇪 USA 🇺🇸 UK 🇬🇧 USSR/Russia 🇷🇺 Cuba 🇨🇺 Poland 🇵🇱 Hungary 🇭🇺 Lebanon 

🇱🇧 Vietnam 🇻🇳

Page 659:

"Just pointing out that, in the end, you don't really have the power to stop us." 

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Book 89: The Girl, The Bear and The Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson

Book 89: The Girl, The Bear and The Magic Shoes 

Authors: Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (England) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Genre:  Children's Books

"Yes you will,

Oh yes you will. 

Just start climbing 

And don't stand still," - came a voice - or rather, two voices.

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Friendship

A few years ago, I faced one of the worst crises in my life to the point where I was too depressed to talk to anyone and had shut down completely. Then, one day, a friend I had been avoiding talking to sent me a message, "Don't be silly. We cannot stop doing what we want to or what we have to do." And it hit me hard enough to get me out of the stupor and walk another path. I am blessed to have friends like that. Mirrors and shadows. They've walked with me through life keeping to their parallel paths, merging with mine at the crossroads where Distance and Time stand still for a moment or two and we set off again. Those who know me well, know I don't do mush but this Friendship Day, I'd like to tell you all that I am very grateful to all of you for being part of my life. #FriendshipDay2024 #friendship