We All Have Our Secrets: A twisty, page-turning summer drama

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This book is full of twists and turns. I've not read a book in a long time which kept me on my toes as much as this one did. And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

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Rounding up, none of them are trustworthy and while their secrets and interaction are reliable enough, that long expected twist at the end felt really flat for me, unfortunately. What then, are queer people to do, if the heart of who we are leads to unhappiness? If queerness is the impenetrable barrier to happiness, then it is also the tool that permits us to redefine sadness. It is our ability to find camp, humour, and glamour in even the most devastating of circumstances. It is our sadness that offers a different sort of joy that is inspiring and empowering, a reframing of happiness that recognises and defines itself from queerness instead of heteronormativity. There is agency in recognising that the “promise of happiness” for most will be unattainable in the same way for us as queer people and not be defeated by that realisation.

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Many thanks to Net Galley, Penguin Random House UK, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily. As usual, with any Jane Corry books, the easy style of her writing means that you’re immediately drawn into the story. The plot weaves effortlessly and as hints of Francoise’s personality are revealed I still didn’t know whether to trust her or not, which definitely enhanced the intrigue. Takže, píšete sžíravou zprávu o brzkém zániku Esta Noche? S tajemstvími a poznatky od bývalého vrátného? The entire G20 summit was premised on the world's intelligence organizations coming together to share their secrets once and for all and to stand down their spying.

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M: Very hard to know what to say, but I thought we should gather and remember. And I thought this was appropriate. “The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” Told majorly thru POVs of the daughter Emily and the carer Francoise, there are also chapters that take the reader to the past of Emily’s father Harold Gentle. The family dynamics were efficiently drawn, one can see Emily’s intense need to be the sole concerned member for her father, and having a young woman who all of sudden becomes more important than Emily herself tilts her axis upside down. Emily, Francoise, and Harold are all hiding secrets and this is what drives the story forward when misgivings and doubts raise their head. I didn't find this to be at all suspenseful, nor thrilling. I expected the writing style to be a lot more polished than it is. I found the characters to be one dimensional, the dialogue stilted. The only element of mystery centred around Emily's mistake in her job as a midwife and, really, it's not much of a mystery. M: Look, if it’s an error, it’s on my shoulders, fair and square. I’ve dedicated my life to defending this country. I believe in defending the principles of this. But we used to be able to get into a room with the enemy, we could look him in the eye. And now the enemy is just floating in the ether. We don’t even know what they’re after. On the bright side, those shared confidences can be a boon to bonding, he’s found ( Journal of ExperimentaWhile we often focus on the celebratory elements of the Bond franchise and the icons we adore, there is an equally empowering element in our consumption when we recognise the other ways in which media speaks to our lived experiences: Joy is not devoid of sorrow, company is not a stranger of loneliness, and indulgence does not mean we don’t also have to live without.