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previous round: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5575361

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“I’m going on a trip and taking with me…”

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.. a suitcase, t-shirt, trousers, sandals, toothbrush, swimsuit, jacket, hat, sneakers and a book

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☀️

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Choose your favourite holiday read (do choose more than one book if, like me, you want to read more than one)

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1) The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso
One woman will either save an entire continent or completely destroy it in a captivating epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties and broken magic.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/84c0604c-eb5e-47b1-addf-934d92ecf1f6

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2) The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is ideal for readers who enjoy small-town romances blending humor and heartfelt family dynamics, with relatable characters navigating unexpected connections and second chances.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/49321b64-4b88-4cd5-bdbd-cfb7c6ecc59c

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3) The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White
A chilling classic thriller from the 1930s in which a young woman is stalked about an isolated country house by a murderer.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/7bb52dce-5096-4a31-a9f7-4eaa4a55c017

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4) Billy Waters Is Dancing: Or, How A Black Sailor Found Fame In Regency Britain by Mary L. Shannon
The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/93924416-3e3f-4be8-8cc1-2675febb8e55

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5) The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Wedding People is ideal for readers who enjoy emotionally layered, character-driven stories blending humor and heartbreak, exploring themes of unexpected connections and personal reinvention amid life's chaos.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dd60d941-21b9-421c-b475-2ee4106cbc7f

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6) The South by Tash Aw
A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author Tash Aw.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ce7c3d26-d45d-4200-b52d-8aa078c6f65a

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7) Going to the Dogs by Pierre Lemaitre
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy darkly humorous, character-driven crime narratives that explore the complexities of aging, identity, and morality against a historical backdrop.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f7ddb018-d2d8-4657-8a33-27e88f89a8e1

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8) Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll
Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll is ideal for readers who enjoy unraveling layered historical mysteries intertwined with personal redemption and mythological undertones.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/128b5fae-a6a4-4d9c-b5bb-f8b75ec549fe

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☀️

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THE NEXT GENERATION

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1) Child FIVE, a son
- His first and middle name are the top 150, The Netherlands, 2008 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/netherlands/2008)

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2) Child FOUR, a son
- His first name is British according to BtN: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/british
- His middle name is a predatory bird

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3) A child of your choice, a daughter
- Her first and middle name are from this list: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/trendy

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4) A child of your choice, a son
- His first name and middle name are from this list: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/trendy

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5) Child THREE, gender your choice
- His/her first name ends in the letters “CY” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/pattern/*cy)
- His/her middle name is ‘youthful’ (https://www.behindthename.com/names/tag/youth)

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6) Child TWO, a son
- His first and middle name are in the top 50-100, Northern Ireland, 2023 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/northern-ireland/2023)

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7) Child SIX, a daughter
- Her first name is after a nymph (https://www.behindthename.com/names/tag/nymphs)
- Her middle name ends in the letters “HA” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/pattern/*ha)

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8) Child ONE, daughter
- Her first name ends in the letter “O” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/pattern/*o)
- Her middle is ‘love’ (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/love)

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formerly Belphoebe

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⭐️

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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf

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