A Long Way from Verona

Well, #EuropaCollective people, it‘s a long way ahead but here are your choices for September 2024. Vote away!

(See comments for links to book descriptions).

mcctrish, GatheringBooks, DrexEdit, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, jlhammar, CSeydel

LeahBergen https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609451417/a-long-way-from-verona 11mo

LeahBergen https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609456184/all-god-s-children 11mo

jlhammar @Tamra Leah was ready with her picks so we decided to keep going through 2024 for this round of voting. You can go ahead and post your picks for December 2024 as soon as you‘re ready. Thanks! 11mo

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LeahBergen @jlhammar @Tamra Sorry. That flurry of voting got me all eager. 😆😆 11mo

jlhammar Tagging our newest addition, @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader 11mo

Adventures-of-a-French-Reader Excited to be in this group ;) My pick is

A Long Way from Verona

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jlhammar @LeahBergen No, I love it! Taking us through the next year is a great idea. Thank you! Hmmm, now how am I going to decide between these two… 11mo

GatheringBooks Great picks! I have a growing collection of Jane Gardam novels (i have her old filth trilogy) and so I vote for

A Long Way from Verona

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Tamra Tough, but I‘ll vote for

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

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squirrelbrain Both great choices but I think I‘ll go for

A Long Way from Verona

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CSeydel I like the sound of All God‘s Children! 11mo

jlhammar I very much want to read that Gardam sometime, but the “masterpiece of western fiction“ is calling to me so I'll vote

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

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jlhammar Welcome @Sapphire ! Very happy you‘ll be joining us, Amanda. Feel free to cast your vote! 11mo

jlhammar Welcome @TheKidUpstairs ! Feel free to cast your vote! 11mo

BarbaraBB Oooh, great choices!! But like @GatheringBooks I love Jane Gardam so my vote is for

A Long Way from Verona

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TheKidUpstairs Both sound so good, but this one is just so up my alley 11mo

TheKidUpstairs Oops, forgot to tag it

A Long Way from Verona

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Tamra @jlhammar 😅🥹 11mo

Aimeesue I will always, always, always pick Jane Gardam ❤️

A Long Way from Verona

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Deblovestoread Want to read both but voting for

A Long Way from Verona

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batsy I see that I have the tagged book stacked! I've always meant to read Jane Gardam but never got around to it 🙈 11mo

Cathythoughts These look great. I wasnt aware of this new venture. I‘ve just put my name down 👍🏻❤️😁 @jlhammar (edited) 11mo

jlhammar @Cathythoughts Feel free to vote on this one! 11mo

Cathythoughts I‘ll vote

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

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Cathythoughts Hi Leah !! I‘m excited to join in 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️ 11mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Yay!! I‘m so glad you‘ll be reading along, too! 😊 11mo

LeahBergen @batsy I read one (or two? 🤔) years ago and have always wanted to read more. 11mo

lauraisntwilder I would be happy with either one, but I'll go with the Western!

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

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jlhammar @Sapphire @charl08 @mcctrish @DrexEdit Would you like to cast your vote for this one today before we call it? If you‘ve no preference, that‘s fine as well. Thanks! 11mo

mcctrish I don‘t think it really matters to me at all but if I have to vote I guess

A Long Way from Verona

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jlhammar @TheBookDream You can go ahead and vote on this one today if you‘d like. Happy to have you in the collective, CJ! 11mo

DrexEdit @jlhammar I'm fine with either of these. Thanks! 😊 11mo

jlhammar Closing voting and looks like Gardam is our winner! In September 2024 we'll be reading A Long Way from Verona! 11mo

LeahBergen @jlhammar Wonderful! 👏 11mo

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Aimeesue

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

I love Jane Gardam and have been saving this one for when I have the time to savor it. Seems like that time has arrived. ❤️

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Aimeesue

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

#Namechallenge
Thanks for the tag @Ruthiella Spell your name with book titles. I'll tag @jillrhudy and @Billypar , if they'd like to play.

Ruthiella Very prettily presented Aimee! 😍PS I love that edition of Excellent Women! (edited) 5y

Aimeesue @Ruthiella Why thank you, ma'am! 5y

jillrhudy I'll come up with something and tag you! 5y

kspenmoll Great choices! 4y

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EmilieGR

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

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EvieBee

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

This is my trip booty! Surprisingly, I wasn‘t charged extra for my severely overweight bag. How kind of them! Many I have to blame on the Tea & Tattle podcast and THE NOVEL CURE.

#bookhaul

GarthRanzz You brought home some great books! I know someone who‘ll be jealous of those Persephones! 6y

saresmoore 😍 6y

batsy Fabulous haul 😍😍 6y

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erzascarletbookgasm Lovely haul! 😍 6y

rubyslippersreads Wonderful picks! 😍 6y

EvieBee @GarthRanzz LOL! Those were the main highlights. 🤓 6y

EvieBee @saresmoore @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @rubyslippersreads Thank you! I have a few that I ordered that should be coming in the next week or so. So much for a book ban. I think I‘m not going force myself to not buy anymore because I go nuts lol!!! 6y

tammysue Fantastic picks!! 😍 6y

Moray_Reads Great haul! 6y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled 👌 I STILL haven‘t read Long Way From Verona. Soon, soon! Great book haul! 6y

emilyhaldi Amazing!! I feel that your Persephone haul was impressively restrained, so you should feel great about the whole thing 👍🏻 6y

EvieBee @whatshesreadingnow @Moray_Reads Thank you! 🤗♥️ 6y

EvieBee @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled It sounded so good when I first heard about it. I‘ve never read any Gardam so hope it‘s up my alley (especially because I already own so many of her books and short story collections lol!) 6y

EvieBee @emilyhaldi Well I was promised that if I restrained myself, I could order from the catalogue in a couple of months. Those tokens are serious! Give‘emtome! 🤓🤗♥️ (edited) 6y

catebutler Such a great book haul! I see so many books on my TBR. So glad to hear you made it home safely. 6y

EvieBee @catebutler I finally realized what kindred book spirits we are last week when I would look something up on goodreads only to find you‘d either read AND loved it, or wanted to read it. Mind meld! 🤗♥️😆 6y

catebutler @EvieBee Ha! I know what you mean! I have felt the exact same way, every time I see one of your posts pop up! It‘s so fun to find someone who loves the same types of books. And I‘ve loved reading through several of your book reviews on GR, you put things so eloquently. 💓 6y

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Husband goes to Houston for work, brings back:
🌠 Mini-bottles of Scotch from Spec‘s
🌠 Beaver nuggets from Buc-ee‘s
*note: not actual beaver
🌠 potato knish from Kenny & Ziggy‘s
🌠 BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST! (Thanks for telling me about this one, @Marchpane )

LeahBergen Nice!!! 6y

Ms_T He‘s a keeper! 6y

Marchpane Yay! I hope you love it 😊 6y

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batsy Lovely! Duras! And I also added the tagged book to my TBR after the @Marchpane review 😊 6y

erzascarletbookgasm So did I! 😊 @Marchpane is an enabler! 6y

Marchpane @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Not sorry!! I even made my mum read it hahaha 😂 6y

BookNAround I must research Beaver Nuggets! 6y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @BookNAround 😂 They kinda remind me of Corn Pops cereal 6y

MaleficentBookDragon I ❤️ mini bottles of booze! 6y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @MaleficentBookDragon One of my favorite things! 😂😍 6y

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Marchpane

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

October wrap up! A couple of duds this month but mostly great reads. Highlights:

🔸A Long Way from Verona - deserves to be as well-loved as I Capture the Castle
🔸The Trauma Cleaner - I keep recommending this to anyone who will listen
🔸Ghost Empire - fab intro to History of Byzantine Empire, can't wait to read his new one, Saga Land
🔸Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - reread of an old fave
🔸The Halloween Tree - a new fave & a classic

#bestofoctober

TrishB Great month 👍 6y

Gezemice Very nice! 6y

kspenmoll 👏🏻👏🏻 6y

Redheadrambles Nice image setup. You have me really keen to try out these Richard Fidler books 6y

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Marchpane

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Well, this was just blimmin delightful. Bright and charming and fierce and FUNNY.

It follows 13 year old Jessica Vye's misadventures at an English school during WWII but that description doesn't do justice to this sparkler of a book. Read if you love: I Capture the Castle, Cold Comfort Farm, Flavia de Luce etc.

As Jessica would say: I ADORED IT!

chowmeyow This sounds so lovely!! 7y

cathysaid Stacked! I loved Gardam's Old Filth trilogy. 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled With that review, stacked!! 7y

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Reviewsbylola I ❤️ Europa. 7y

rubyslippersreads This sounds perfect for me! 7y

batsy You just listed three of my favourite books/series so I *have to* read this 😀 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Stacked! 👍 7y

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