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Loved and Missed (Susie Boyt)

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Sophia

Sophia

“Susie Boyt became my favorite writer of the past 10 years with Loved and Missed. Was recommended this banger by the most fabulous woman I know and I now trust her with my life. Think this subconsciously inspired my interest in childcare hm…”

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Sarah Cohen

Sarah Cohen

“just one of the best books i’ve ever read don’t even know how to be articulate about it. shook me to my core. made me believe in things and had me shaking and sobbing. author is Freud’s great granddaughter.”

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Rachel Schwartzmann

Rachel Schwartzmann

““I couldn’t keep on trying to balance the equations all the time. That my care had equalled what she was living.” In Loved and Missed, we witness Ruth’s unrelenting love for her troubled daughter, Eleanor. As Eleanor’s circumstances worsen, Ruth’s devotion reaches a new level when she assumes caring for Eleanor’s own daughter. In short, Susie Boyt renders a candid portrait of addiction’s impact on”

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