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. . . such passage, one of the steps on the round, a "point," if made by a blow of the mallet.

Side.—One of the two parties of players, of which the members play alternately.

Spot.—A point between the starting stake and the first bridge, one mallet's length from the former; from which the play commences.

Starting Stake.—That near which the play commences, and the striking of which by a rover puts it out.

Step on the Round.—Running the proper bridge, or tolling the stake at the proper time, which advances a ball on the grand round, and gives the right to re-roquet.

Striking for First Choice.—The usual method of deciding the first choice, in making up the sides and the first play. Each chief places a ball under the arch of the first bridge and plays at the stake. The ball lying nearest the stake entitles the chief playing it to the first choice of friends and the option of the first or second play.. . . Read More

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- karen - Jun 02, 2021

i give it a three even though i enjoyed reading it in a four star kind of way. the three star means there are better books by her out there, but that this one is fun, if imperfect. and it's a shame, because she really tells a good story. this one was just a little too ambitious with what it was tryi

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- Tarin - Feb 04, 2013

Have you ever read a comedy of manners that involves time travel? Or a Gothic novel that takes place in the 1960s? Or a coming-of-age story whose rites of passage include meeting Shakespeare, witnessing several murders, burning down a house, and turning into a tree?

Kate Atkinson once again blew me a

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- Peter - Dec 07, 2020

My GR friends will know that I am a big Kate Atkinson fan. I sometimes feel that she doesn't get the critical acclaim she deserves - maybe it's because her books sell so well that she is often tagged as "Popular Fiction"? Anyway, Human Croquet is one that had passed me by until now. It doesn't seem

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- Julie - Jul 19, 2009

Surreal but grounded, quirky but not frivolous, endearing and sad- this is a mystery of lost identity, lost souls, crimes of passion, time warps and warped minds. It's delicious, clever, unsettling, grim and guffaw-inducing. Atkinson is a category unto herself.

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- Melissa - Oct 07, 2022

If you loved Atkinson's Life After Life or John Crowley's Little, Big, you have to read this immediately. The jacket copy hooked me, but the book isn't exactly as advertised. It's just as good, though weirder and more impressionistic than I expected--with enough threads of story to keep me in. I'm a

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