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If Walls Could Talk
If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home | Lucy Worsley
An architectural and cultural history of home life in England covers a wide range of topics from cooking and oral hygiene to sex and marriage, describing such subjects as why medieval people slept sitting up and why people feared fruit for centuries. By the author of The Courtiers. 25,000 first printing.
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Another one from my dad! We‘re Worsley fans over here 😊♥️🎄❄️

lazydaizee Lucy makes some good TV programmes too on BBC 4. 3y
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Honourable mention: A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

thevagabondlawyer Yes, one of my favorite books! A Gentleman in Moscow 3y
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Fascinating social history of British domestic life as seen through rooms and the activities that went on in them. Almost every page has something that tempts you to read it aloud to anyone who will stay long enough.

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1200 years of reading in the toilet

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Fortunately in the days before cigars and cigarettes 😱🧨

Sace I've been enjoying these quotes! I was pleased to find the audiobook on Hoopla. Yet another audiobook for the TBL. 😁 4y
rwmg @Sace There are a lot more I could have added. Something on almost every page. 4y
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DAB With the advent of electronics, you can no take more than one book to be with you.
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If walls could talk, mine would say “for the love of God and structural integrity, could you at least CONSIDER a book buying ban?”

#Wonderwall
#AnglophileApril

StaceyKondla 😂😂 5y
Izai.Amorim As long as you don‘t place the shelves in the middle of the room but along the walls, you‘re safe!! 😎 5y
Melissa_J 😂😂😂😂 5y
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merelybookish Oh silly walls! 😆 5y
Caroline2 😆 5y
vivastory Hush, walls. Nobody asked for your opinion! 😂 5y
Hooked_on_books But, why? 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 5y
Aimeesue Why are your wallls saying such terrible things to you? You need new walls. Clearly. 5y
LeeRHarry 🤣 5y
Mdargusch Love all these comments! 😆 5y
Hollie I second @Aimeesue 5y
rubyslippersreads I think shelves help prop up the walls. 😄 5y
Lindy 😁😆🤗 5y
saresmoore 😂 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig Bahahaha!😂 5y
Reviewsbylola 🤣🤣🤣 I‘ve given up and my bookshelf in my husband‘s office/game room has stacks of books surrounding it. Luckily it‘s the basement so my floor isn‘t about to cave in or anything. 😆 5y
Reviewsbylola Also, do you have a lot of Worsley‘s books? I just read one of hers that I really liked so I‘m itching for more. 5y
emilyhaldi NOPE! 5y
Leftcoastzen 😂funny ,my house said the same thing! 5y
kspenmoll 😂😂 perfect! Walls that speak. 5y
LeahBergen @Izai.Amorim Whew! Thanks for easing the anxiety. 😆 5y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I like your thinking. 👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Ha! 5y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola I have that one waiting on my shelf. 👏🏻 I really enjoyed her one about Austen. 5y
UwannaPublishme 😆😆😆 5y
Jakaranda Isn‘t that our autobiographies?!😆 (edited) 5y
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I think Lucy Worsley might have the best job(s) on the planet. I just ❤️ everything she does.

Birdsong28 Loved the series of this and the book. I also love Lucy ❤️❤️📚📖 6y
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kayceecruz

I never really gave much thought about how the use of houses might have changed over time but this is super interesting.

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Starting this as my #nonfiction for this month. I read primarily #historicalfiction so this should be pretty informative. #nonfiction2018 #history

Also if you look closely at the pet gate to the left, my orange "kitty" (he is 13)is making a rare appearance( Don't worry, he isn't locked up. He can jump the gate at anytime)#catsoflitsy

mcipher I want to be curled up in that bed!! What a cover. ❤️ 6y
tracy.anne8 @mcipher I could live in that bed! 6y
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I loved this book. I think this is a great little history of the home that everyone could enjoy. Lucy Worsley has a way to entertain her readers throughout her book. Can't wait to read more of her books. #nonfiction #history #lucyworsley

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I wish I didn‘t have a mountain of schoolwork to do this weekend. I‘ve got some new books that are dying to be read....📚😩

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I've been listening to this audiobook while stitching. I wish Lucy had recorded the audio herself, but it's still a really fun and interesting listen. If you saw the television series, the book has a ton of material that the shows didn't cover.

queerbookreader Love it!!!!!!! I just started cross stitching a few weeks ago to make snarky feminist shit I love it 7y
candyflossramparts @lemonlime799 Thanks! I'm working on my next pattern design now. ✊️ 7y
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