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Belated happy birthday! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

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Thank you!

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Congratulations and happy birthday! I'm planning to be in the UK in June so I hope I can pick up a copy then.

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Let's have tea.

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That would be lovely ๐Ÿ™‚

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Mar 31Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happiest of birthdays! We're so glad you were BORN! I'll be over soon to pick up copies--not to worry--I'll bring a bunch back for the US crowd. โค๏ธ

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You're a star. And your memoir, which I'm reading, is utterly gripping. Good God I'm learning. My lord, I salute you.

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Mar 31Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

(gasp!) And sorry, these new meds have me sleeping at all the wrong, ridiculous times. You do me too much kindness :) When I wrote that book, it was considered a failure because it did not take seriously enough the severity of the disease. People seemed to want a tragic tale. But for me... all the improv comedic strategies were a means of getting through the absurdities of recovery. And little did I know, I would break my face again in 5 places and sever my jugular vein this time, just this past November. I didn't think it possible that it could all happen again to one person. And as I was arguing in text with my new surgeon about the plan to fix me, he offered two bits of frustrated wisdom: One, since the advent of COVID and AI, the technology for all surgery has advanced so much. "Be open." And two, "No two plane crashes are alike" and that's what this was. I had to look at it completely anew.

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Wow. Human forbearance and the ability to bring the funny always make me love this world, and you in it. It's a huge success, your book and you.

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

I cannot wait to own a copy! Congrats and happiest of birthdays. โค๏ธ

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Mar 31Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Ack! Itโ€™s not available through Amazon USโ€ฆ or am I wrong?

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Not to pre-order, but it will be from June 28th.... You can pre-order from Troubador now, but shipping costs are a bit ๐Ÿ˜ณ , or make a call to your favourite British book lover, or wait till June... ! x

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Mar 31Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Good idea. ;) Sharing now with my across the pond friends. I hate to wait until June but it'll be a perfect book to anticipate for summer.

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Thank you so much, Kimberly x

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happiest of days darlingheart !!! Congratulations and yes I need a copy ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿคฃ

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I'll send you one xx

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Mar 31Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

I will send appropriate remittances

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no you won't. I will send it as a gift

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Apr 1Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Thanks Em. Love Mel

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happy birthday Eleanor

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happy birthday and congratulations! From one Desmond Elliott debutante to another :-).

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Oh hi! Thanks, Ros ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happy Birthday and many congratulations

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Eleanor congrats. Is there a link on Amazon? Thanks!

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Hi Richard, you'll need to preorder with uk amazon, or direct from Troubador, or get a friend in the uk to order for you... from June 28th it' goes on sale worldwide...

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Congrats, my dear friend, and Happy Birthday!!! Wonderful blurb by Chloe Hope.

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โค๏ธ

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Congrats and congrats๐ŸŒท

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Congratulations and Happy Birthday Eleanor!

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Congratulations!

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Absolutely cannot wait to have a physical copy of this in my hands. Biggest congrats, and happiest of birthdays ๐ŸŽˆ

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xx

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happy birthday!

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Mar 30Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Happy Birthday! Wonderful Work! xx

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