As I started reading other people’s contributions, I said that I might play the “my life in books” meme – and I have not decided that I will! So, thanks to Lisa for bringing it to my attention and to Annabookbel for managing this fun meme.

It’s a simple meme, and goes like this:

Using only books you have read this year (2020), answer these prompts. Try not to repeat a book title. (Links in the titles will take you to my reviews where they exist)

• In high school I was Displaced, by John Kinsella
• People might be surprised by Murmurations, by Carol Lefevre
• I will never be (a) Redhead by the side of the road, by Anne Tyler
• My life in lockdown was like The drums go bang, by Ruth Park and D’Arcy Niland
• My fantasy job is (being a) Trooper to the Southern Cross (not!), by Angela Thirkell
• At the end of a long day I need “Quiet days in Malibu”, by Joan Didion
• I hate being Unsettled, by Gay Lynch
• Wish I had Phosphorescence, by Julia Baird
• My family reunions are In whom we trust, John Clanchy
• At a party you’d find me with Trailblazers, by Carolyn Collins and Roy Eccleston 
• I’ve never been to Bruny, by Heather Rose (though I’ve seen it across the bay!)
• A happy day includes (a) Field of poppies, by Carmel Bird
• Motto I live by Benevolence, by Julie Janson
• On my bucket list is (a) House on endless waters, Emuna Elon
• In my next life, I want to have The enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, by Shokoofeh Azar

I’m sorry about the paucity of images, but darned if I could get the columned gallery work in block editor. WordPress’s support page said that even if you choose the number of columns you want “Your images will automatically arrange themselves to look good no matter how many columns you select.” Well, no thanks, WP. I want the columns to do what I want them to do and not what you think looks nice! (I think it’s to do with desktops vs tablets vs phones, but the end result is no control at all, it seems to me.)