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Aug 5Liked by India McHale Menon

There are a couple on your list I think I need to read! Friendship lost being the hook. Hmmm. And I love the smell of a used bookstore too Wendi! It’s kind of like a library but with a hint of depth. 😉 I haven’t found my used bookstore here in the Durham/Chapel Hill area yet but I’m looking!

While this may not be an appropriate question to ask, was there a book you found meaningful or helpful when you lost you dad? I mean, you might have been in that grad school hell where extra reading wasn’t an option….but I found myself wondering.

Awesome article dear friend! Can’t with for the next one!

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Jul 25Liked by India McHale Menon

I love used book stores. I love book stores in general, but especially used ones. I love to walk amongst the books and smell them. I know that’s weird, but I really do. I love some of the books you mentioned, Tara Brach and Chery Strayed. I also didn’t know that about Nina Simone who I also love!

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Thank you for your comment! There’s a wonderfully fun statue of Nina Simone on the main drag in Tryon by the way!

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