Terry Madeley rated George's Marvelous Medicine: 4 stars

George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the …
I'll give this summary a little more thought later, but for now I'll just say I'm really enjoying books by Jeff Noon, Patrick deWitt, Becky Chambers etc. My main Mastodon account is @terry@social.coop. Am I doing this right?
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