“What did he…really derive from this friendship? He had given, but what had he ever received? What bound them? … there were the accumulated years and the habits of friendship, but there was really nothing at its centre…” ~ Ian McEwan – Amsterdam (1998) When a person who is a people pleaser begins to resent…

My favourite way to start the weekend – a cup of coffee and a book. I’m so excited to dive into this galley proof of Julie Cohen’s After the Fall! #juliecohen #afterthefall #galley #galleyproof #advancecopy #coffee #chip #disney #saturdaymorning #coffeecoffeecoffee #bibliophile #booksbooksandmorebooks #bookstagrammer #book #bookstagram #booknerd #booklove #booklist #disneylove #disnerd #read #reader #reading #kalidesautelsreads 

❤️❤️❤️💔 Sarah Waters’ historical fiction The Paying Guests is a romance, a family saga, a suspense and a social rights novel all rolled into one – which explains the density of the novel (564 pages). Telling the story of Mrs and Miss Wray, and their lodgers, Mr and Mrs Barber, in 1922, The Paying Guests…

❤️❤️💔 Daphne Merkin’s memoir about battling chronic depression and suicidal ideation is both intimately close, while keeping the reader at an arm’s length. Sharing her innermost thoughts, and wishes to die, the reader feels that Merkin is sharing in a therapy session; however while she paints a fearsome picture of her relationship with her mother,…

 Does anyone else read short stories? Any favourites, or favourite authors? I am starting this Ian McEwan – I tried reading Atonement years ago and did not enjoy it, then I re-read it this past winter and fell in love, kicking off an absolute McEwan kick!!  #ianmcewan #amsterdam #novella #shortstory #atonement #mcewan #bookerprize #bestseller #bookerprizewinner…

❤️❤️❤️ Alex Kershaw’s The Liberator is the World War II biography of infantryman Felix Sparks, on his journey from joining the Army when he was broke and starving during the Great Depression to being one of the first few men through the gates of Dachau. The book describes in angry, sad, morbid detail the difficult…

❤️❤️💔 Geri Halliwell’s memoir If Only was written shortly after her sudden departure from the Spice Girls, when they were at the top of the world. Halliwell writes of what led her to that decision, her relationships with her band members, and her reactions to the blow back of her decision. Also covered is Halliwell’s…

Hoppy Easter!! Coffee with my honey after the craziness!#beautyandthebeast #chip #starwars #coffeecoffeecoffee #coffee #ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀsᴜɴᴅᴀʏ #ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇɢɢs #easter #marriage #onedecadedown #love #readersofinstagram #readallthebooks #reading #read #reader #readallthebooks #readersofinstagram #book #books #disney #disnerd #kalidesautelsreads 

Two books at the top of my wish list!!!! It’s an Easter miracle from my Auntie Nor!!! #carriefisher #shockaholic #wishfuldrinking #leia #wish #wishlist #ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇɢɢs #miracle #booklist #happy #happiness #comedy #booknerd #books #book #ripcarriefisher #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksbooksandmorebooks #read #reader #reading #readallthebooks #readersofinstagram #kalidesautelsreads 

I’m a #hufflepuff with a @jaredpadalecki toque! #hufflepuff #hufflepuffpride #hufflepuffprideday #hufflepuffhouse #harrypotter #potterhead #jkrowling #newtscamander #universe #toque #readersofinstagram #readallthebooks #reading #read #reading #book #books #believe #booknerd #kalidesautelsreads