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Dave Barry’s Year In Review 2020

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In the past, writing these annual reviews, we have said harsh things about previous years. We owe those years an apology. 

For years, author and humorist Dave Barry’s Year In Review has been published in newspapers across the country, and I’ve been looking forward to seeing what he would have to say about 2020. Unsurprisingly, I was not disappointed!

https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article247890015.html

Writedown: Lockdown in the Galloway Glens at the Time of Covid, by Margaret Elphinstone et al ~ 5.0 Stars

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I’d like to thank author and blogger, Mary Smith, for kindly sending me an ebook.

Release Date: Available Now

178 Pages

Synopsis: Writedown provides a unique record of life in Galloway, South West Scotland during lockdown through the works of 22 writers in a collection of lyrical poetry, desperate rants, humour, and quiet endurance. They tell the story of a community encountering unprecedented times.

Writedown at its heart is a Covid diary of sorts, where each writer shares their personal experience with the UK’s first lockdown from March 23 – June 15. Some entries are reflective and poignant, and others humorous. I found myself tearing up more than once and smiling and laughing at other times. What the writers accomplish though, is to not only connect with each other, but to figuratively reach out to the reader and form a personal connection. Wherever you live, I promise, you will relate to the feelings of anxiousness, sadness, frustration, anger, boredom, and humor that are expressed. The twenty-two writers who have so generously shared what their lives were like during that first twelve week lockdown, represent all of us. It truly brings to mind that while we may be separated by thousands of miles, our shared life experiences, the good and the bad, bring us closer than we realize. Writedown is an essential read during this pandemic. I guarantee you’ll feel a little less lonely and isolated having done so.

Amazon US ~ https://www.amazon.com/Writedown-Lockdown-Galloway-Glens-Covid-ebook/dp/B08N1JL8LD/ref=nodl_

Amazon UK ~ https://amazon.co.uk/Writedown-Margaret-Elphinstone-al/dp/1999856783