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Goose Island

Name: Goose Island
Rating: 4.49 (155 reviews)
Author: Lucinda Davis

Lucinda Davis January 1, 2018

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A woman named Joy finds herself lost in her daydreams, while at work. She begins visiting a fictional place called “Goose Island”. She struggles to balance her real life and her daydreams. She finds many strange and unusual people on the island, but soon finds out there’s more to this place than meets the eye. This book is entertaining but it also has a deeper underlying meaning. It is about freedom. Whether we make our own prisons or are imprisoned by others, this book will cause you to reflect upon your own freedoms and decisions. It hopefully teaches us to never take these things for granted.

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