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Janette Parker Platter's avatar

Ok, so you already know my name and what I hope to discover as we read together, but I haven't shared my ideal reading setting. Only I'm going to cheat and give two settings - but that's okay. This is our place, we make the rules, we can give two settings if we want to.

1) The beach, in the shade of an umbrella, with my toes in the sand and my book getting all warped from the wind and saltwater. Yep, sorry, I'm one of those.

A more achievable reading setting is in a cafe with the right balance of background noise and a comfortable arm chair. It has to be cushy and the arms have to be padded too so that I can comfortably change positions as I read.

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I'm Jonathan, and I live in Cambridge, UK. I'm very much a homebody, so my ideal reading spot would generally be at home, next to the bookcase. As much as I love open windows and to be able to see what's green and growing outside, I probably tend to want a more isolated and disconnected reading context. I find that if my view is too beautiful, I may end up thinking more about the natural horizon than the book! (In contrast to Janette, I like reading indoors because it ensures that my books will stay safe from the elements.)

I'm looking forward to reading this book for the first time, not least because someone in my family has been raving about it for some time now. I'm also interested in exploring the ways that Francie's spirituality might be seen in relation to her sense of place and the literal place(s?) where she grows up.

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