Oh yes, that is a very good read. I do tend to get it mixed up with The Book Of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate, which is also a wonderful book.
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Through the looking glasses - Travis Elborough
Non-fiction that has you gripped. Very, very easy to read. Funny and you learn something. Will definitely read again - not giving it away. Hubby also really enjoyed it.
Best book Iāve read in ages and would highly, highly recommend it. (which I am doing now)
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Thanks for the recommendation. Is it a new book? I donāt find that title/author at my library or Thriftbooks website.
Yes, fairly newish. I wouldnāt expect it in a secondhand shop yet. Libraries should be sooner - depending on the size. Keep an eye open for it 
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Not available at my library. Not even on the ordered list.
Just finished Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Highly recommended. Has been turned into a series on Apple TV+.
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@dentmom4 Mystery solved ā this book is only published in the UK and isnāt available for sale in the US. I donāt think the North American rights have been acquired. If you can find it in the US, itās probably a UK edition.
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I can buy it on Amazon
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@LostInTheShuffle Pachinko: thatās a great book.
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Iām almost certain that itās a UK editionāno US publisher, not listed in the Library of Congress catalog, so unlikely that a US library would buy it. A UK publisher probably wonāt market to US libraries, even if there isnāt a rights issue. I did a thorough search, itās published by Little Brown UK.
I thought Pachinko was a really interesting book. We had a good discussion of it for the CC Bookclub. https://talk. .com/t/pachinko-june-cc-book-club-selection/1990172Iāll have to remember to look into it once weāve finished one of the series we are currently watching.
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Ah, UK book - thanks for solving the mystery.
NOTE - I had looked at Thriftbooks because I happen to use that Wishlist for my next-book ideas (it has good deal on shipping, especially if I combine books to get over $15). Despite its misleading name, Thriftbooks includes current titles. For example, it has āTrue Bizā (new this month) which Iāll order for another book club if I donāt get off my library Hold list soon enough.
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Sorry, have I thrown a spanner in the works putting up an āUKā published book? Just assumed that it was āworldwideā.
My tip to publishers in the US - snap it up!
There is no UK bias as it takes in the history of ācheatersā - an American slang word that I learned from the book - and there are many, many references from around the world - the US being one, as there are many ācheaterā wearers in the US.
Keep an eye open - you will not be disappointed.
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āWrenchā for the benefit of the Yanks. 
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Amazon has five copies of Through the Looking Glass by Elborough. $24.29.
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There are a couple of kindle books on sale today that I havenāt read but are only $2.
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isnāt): Making the Journey fromāWhat Will People Think?ā to āI Am Enoughā by Brene Brown
Iāve heard her on podcasts but havenāt read any of her books.
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel was fantastic!
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Just read Sea of Tranquility also and really enjoyed it - if you like time travel it is a must read
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Just finished West with Giraffes. It is well-researched and on the heart-warming end of story telling. I found it a little too contrived, but enjoyed it nevertheless.
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Glad to hear Sea of Tranquility was good ā I loved Station Eleven (and the show) but hated The Glass Hotel.
reading Crying in H Martā¦ crying a lot, myself..l
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