Louise Duffy

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@Annie3H It’s a scandal that people are losing all sorts due to misdiagnosis. I hear of so many people quitting or losing jobs due to their very very treatable symptoms. It’s so shameful

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

I wrote about hormones, HRT, and being early for things.

[I thought about that a lot @allconsuming_20]

In 2023, I thought a lot about early menopause.

"It is infuriating to be told 'no further action is needed' as a result of a blood test despite being a sweaty, bruised, knackered husk of a person. 

It is medical gaslighting."

https://t.co/5aCJ5p5x5f

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

@AmyMcNichol Thanks for all the word advice and support!

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@AmyMcNichol Just too good!

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I inhaled this book in about 2 days. The story, the writing, and unusually, the recipes, are first class. It’s set a new bar for books and I now need to find more fiction which has a recipe index in it as it must be a sign of greatness.

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Wasn’t expecting to love this as much as I did. It’s always a risk reading about somewhere you know so well but I felt this book really captured tenement life in Glasgow. My mum grew up in the Gorbals so this was a trip back in time for me when I used to visit my Granny

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

I never normally buy hardbacks but a new Zadie Smith is a big deal. Sadly, it wasn’t for me. I enjoyed it, thought the story was great, it had lots of lols. But it just felt like a bit of a chore. I think her non-fiction is what I enjoy most so I’ll stick to that.

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

This book is electric. The narrative that the author has created is exceptional especially considering it’s a non-fiction book about slavery. His words about feeling uncomfortable being the best way to learn and develop will stay with me for a long time

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I love Emma Dabiri’s stuff and this was no exception. Her stuff is always well researched, well written, and just really sound. She also has great taste in book covers

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I definitely remember seeking this book out but can’t remember why or who told me about it. I’m so glad I did as the story is immense. Completely unpredictable and loosely based on a true story, I found it really moving. The outdated language was the only downside. Big recommend

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

A gem of a book. I’ve read a few Muriel Sparks over the years and I enjoy them more and more. How she pulled together all these random threads I’ll never know. And her characters are always top notch

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

Finished the 4th of his 5 memoirs and he’s back on form thankfully. I was always allowed to stay up and watch his TV show when I was a kid so it was really cool hearing about how he started his multidisciplinary career. His self-deprecating remarks are excellent too

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Knew nothing about this author apart from the fact she’s married to Paul Auster, who I love. I really enjoyed the shifting timeline and the main character read like a fully fleshed out person, quite rare in books that have a young woman as the protagonist

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I didn’t know that the Moomin lady also wrote books for adults. So when I found this in an excellent bookshop in Stockholm, I was intrigued. The stories are often semi-fictional and I’m really starting to love that type of storytelling where you don’t know fact from fiction

[Louise Duffy @louduffs]

Took me quite a few pages to get into this. Once I did, it was the perfect blend of humour and horror. Roddy Doyle is a treasure

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Not so subtle “I’m on holiday so you must see the book I’ve just finished in front of a lovely backdrop” tweet. Including a cameo from my finger toes. Book was very challenging in a good and necessary way but I really can’t complain when I got to read a lot of it in this spot

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There’s nothing like reading a book in the same environment as the book’s setting. And there’s quite a few similarities between reading a book in a Swedish campsite by a lake that’s set in Scottish cabins by a loch . A perfect book in an almost perfect setting

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This book is classed as “social history” which is slowly becoming one of my favourite genres. I never thought that a book about a fish would be one that I’d wax lyrical about but here we are. It’s quirky, enlightening, and has proper story telling. Cod knows how (lol) 🎣