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London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me | Norman Collins
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It is 1938 and the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant. But the city doesn't stop. Everywhere people continue to work, drink, fall in love, fight and struggle to get on in life. At the lodging-house at No.10 Dulcimer Street, Kennington, the buttoned-up clerk Mr Josser returns home with the clock he has received as a retirement gift. The other residents include faded actress Connie; tinned food-loving Mr Puddy; widowed landlady Mrs Vizzard (whose head is turned by her new lodger, a self-styled 'Professor of Spiritualism'); and flashy young mechanic Percy Boon, whose foray into stolen cars descends into something much, much worse ... Includes an introduction by Ed Glinert, as well as explanatory footnotes.
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Cuilin
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Interweaving narratives centering around a boarding house in south London.1938 -1940. The characters simultaneously avoid each other yet get caught up in each others lives. Themes of city life, class consciousness, war, murder, fear and survival. Loved it.

dabbe You should get credit for reading a #chunkster as well! 😊 2y
Cuilin @dabbe yes at over 700 pages but it didn‘t feel like a chunkster when I was reading it. Now that‘s great writing. 2y
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LeahBergen
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Congratulations on your big Litsy milestone, @Texreader , and here‘s to four more years of your bookish friendship! 🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️

I‘ve somehow had the tagged book stacked on my Litsy TBR for ages and haven‘t gotten around to buying it for myself, even though I‘m positive that it‘s “my sort” of book. You know how that that is! 😆

Thanks for the fun giveaway!

#KarensGiveaway

Texreader Thank you for entering!! 4y
Leftcoastzen I think it‘s your sort of book as well ! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm On my mountainous tbr 😁 4y
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LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Have you read it? 👍🏻 4y
LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm I hear you. 🙄 4y
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen it was one of my favorite reads of 2019 .working class , rich with interesting characters ! 4y
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Leftcoastzen I loved this novel! 5y
LeahBergen Yep. This sounds like a good one! 5y
arubabookwoman I loved it too! 5y
Cathythoughts Looks good. I have it stacked already 👍🏻 5y
Suet624 A mixture of all known movements. Love that. 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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#top19of2019 Brutal! Ask me tomorrow, I could change my mind especially with all the great #NYRBBookClub reads. #19in2019 Many thanks to many Littens who help build #TBRmountain May your dreams come true in 2020.
Happy New Year!🍾🎆

Cinfhen Happy New Year 🎊 🥂cheers 5y
Cinfhen So many great reads 😁 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Love your picks! Happy New Year! 5y
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CarolynM Happy New Year! 5y
batsy Happy new year 🥂🎊 5y
sisilia Happy new year! 🥂🎉 I haven‘t started My Struggle yet, I hope soon 🤞🏻 5y
Suet624 Best wishes to you! 5y
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Freespirit
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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 star reads this year. A mix of classics A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, London Belongs to me and 84 Charing Cross Rd, important subjects like the environment in Wilding and The Overstory and just great stories with A Gentleman in Moscow, A Column of Fire, Lanny, Hares Fur, topped off with great Aussie crime in The Lost Man. Hard to pick the best..they are all winners😍
#literature #fiction #classics

erzascarletbookgasm Lovely collage! 🧡 I‘ve only read four of these 👍 5y
Freespirit Thank you @erzascarletbookgasm I can highly recommend them all ❤️ 5y
Cathythoughts Overstory ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Freespirit Yes an important book @Cathythoughts ❤️ 5y
Crazeedi Great choices, loved several of these too! 5y
Freespirit Thanks @Crazeedi hope you have a lovely Christmas 5y
Crazeedi @Freespirit and I hope your Christmas is extra special dear friend!❤ 5y
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Freespirit
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Wonderful book! The story of the residents of 10 Dulcimer Street, London leading up to WW11. Ordinary lives, trials and tribulations, relationships told in wonderful detail. My only complaint is when I got to the last page... it was missing!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#literaryfiction #lovelondon

CarolynM Oh no! You have to find that last page! 5y
Cathythoughts Yes you do have to find that page .... sounds like a great read. Stacked 5y
TrishB That‘s terrible! 5y
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rockpools Oh no! 5y
batsy Oh no 😮 5y
Freespirit I know I was a bit amazed the last page wasn‘t there....I‘m assuming only 1 page is missing... never happened before @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @TrishB @RachelO @batsy Message to self....check last page when I buy a book!!🤣 5y
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Freespirit
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A day of rest on the ship after a pretty hectic but amazing travel schedule. For me a day at sea means a chance to read my book ....London Belongs to Me, which I am loving right from the first page! I might squeeze in a cocktail too😂🤗

rockpools Lovely! Have an amazing time! 5y
CarolynM That looks fabulous! Enjoy! (edited) 5y
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Freespirit It‘s lovely @CarolynM 😍 5y
julesG Enjoy! 5y
Freespirit Thanks @julesG heading for Berlin next 5y
julesG Enjoy "my" capital city! ? 5y
julesG PS: Among all the sights, museums and other shops (lots of bookshops), there's a large English books department in "Dussmann das KulturKaufaus" in 90 Friedrichstraße, open from 9am to midnight (if I remember correctly) 5y
Freespirit Wow thanks @julesG I am really looking forward to seeing Berlin 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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#24B4Monday helped me finish this book!I can see why Collins wanted to write this love letter to pre WWII London.It‘s a story of ordinary people just trying to live their lives.The widow , Mrs Vizzard, turns her home into a boarding house, & with that, created a different kind of family. The subtle humor of working class life, the fears & the challenges is a look into a world that would be changed dramatically post WWII. #chunkster

BeansPage 🥳🎉🎉 5y
Andrew65 Great we could help in whatever small way. 😊 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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#sundaytreat reading , coffee, and quiche.Happy Sunday Littens!

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Leftcoastzen
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The ah , you need to stop reading and feed me look.
#catsoflitsy

merelybookish Like pronto!! 😺😻 6y
rretzler 😻 6y
WhatWouldJaneDo That nose! What a cutie 😽 6y
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Suet624 Wow! Cat attack mode. 6y
Erofan Ah! 💕😻 6y
TheLibrarian What a cutie!! 😻 6y
Megabooks Awwww!! 6y
batsy Aww 😍😍 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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#catsoflitsy Tom Tom is my dedicated reading buddy this afternoon.

jenreads7 Beautiful kitty! Happy reading! 6y
rretzler 😻 6y
Crazeedi I 💞 your fur friend!! 6y
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norcalwoodstiger And when I wake up, it's still mine! 6y
Leftcoastzen @rretzler @Crazeedi He‘s a good boy! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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#marchintoThe70s #LondonCalling One of the times I ordered from Book Depository, I picked out this title,still on the TBR.A slice of London life in 1938, maybe it‘s time to read it .As to the Clash , love them! While they were selling out major stadiums in the UK , here in the southwest, saw them in a venue about the size of a high school gym . Unforgettable!

britt_brooke So cool! 🎶 6y
arubabookwoman You need to read that book asap. It is fabulous! 6y
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mrozzz
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Here's another mini #BookHaul from Tate Proper aka Tate Britain. Also bought about 2 dozen post cards so I could take some of the art home with me 😊👌🏻

Have I mentioned how cool London is???

merelybookish Your London posts have been lots of fun. Enjoying it vicariously! 7y
mrozzz @merelybookish I'm so glad!! 7y
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Kazen
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A nice way to say #HelloOctober - a 700+ page #classic from 1945! Not sure if I'll get to it this weekend but it's tempting all the same 😃

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