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Masha
Masha | Mara Kay
3 posts | 2 read | 6 to read
Although a young girl in early nineteenth-century Russia is not too happy at the prospect of spending nine years at the famous Smolni Institute for Noble Girls, she finds life at the school far better than she expected.
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LeahBergen
Masha | Mara Kay
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It‘s been snowing (and freezing!) here today. This calls for some hot chocolate and a vintage children‘s book, don‘t you think? 😉

ScientistSam I 💗 everything about this! 4y
Megabooks Love your mug!! 4y
Ruthiella Nice to see you pairing children‘s literature with a nonalcoholic drink for once...or did you spike it? 😂😂😂 4y
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LeahBergen @ScientistSam Aww, thanks! 😘 4y
LeahBergen @Megabooks Thanks! I love anything with those old Penguin stripes. 🐧 4y
MsMelissa Your mug 😍 4y
LeahBergen @Ruthiella Haha! Nope, it‘s not spiked. I can‘t say that this book won‘t be paired with a glass of red wine later this evening, though! 😆 4y
LeahBergen @MsMelissa It goes with the lovely matching Pride and Prejudice mug that I received from YOU. 🥰 The husband is having HIS hot chocolate out of that one right now. True story. 😂😂 4y
MsMelissa I love it! My husband is currently sitting in his recliner beside me reading, but we don‘t have any hot beverages at the moment. I can‘t believe I haven‘t bought one of those mugs for myself yet, although I did recently order a very similar mug which I hope arrives sometime this week 🤞🏻 4y
MsMelissa ...and I just visited the Penguin Canada shop. This is all your fault 🤣 4y
LeahBergen @MsMelissa Oops! I can‘t wait to see all of your new mugs. 🤣🤣 4y
Freespirit Stay warm🌞 4y
Lreads This sounds wonderful! 😍 4y
Suet624 Is that hand a bookmark?? 4y
MemoirsForMe Keep warm over there! 4y
LeahBergen @Suet624 It‘s actually a little brass clip that holds a book open. 😄 4y
rubyslippersreads ❤️ this book (and the #littlebrasshand 😄). 4y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I just finished it and loved it! ❤️❤️❤️ I wish I could find the sequel but ... no luck. 😭😭 4y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen It was reprinted a few years ago, but I don‘t know if it‘s still available. But knowing you, you‘ll find a vintage copy in the wild. 😊 4y
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LeahBergen
Masha | Mara Kay
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Another road trip purchase and one I've been seeking for about twenty years.

THIS is the one I was so excited about, @rubyslippersreads (First British edition and NOT an ex-library copy ... $12. Can you believe it?)

Leftcoastzen That is such a great feeling when you find one that's been on the list for a long time. 7y
MCYmermaid What makes it special? This isn't a title I remember encountering before. 7y
rubyslippersreads That is absolutely gorgeous! What a lucky find! 😍😍😍 7y
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rubyslippersreads @MCYmermaid It's been out of print for years, and when you do see a copy for sale online, it's usually extremely expensive. It's a lovely story about a little girl in boarding school in pre-revolutionary Russia. 7y
TrishB Very cool 👍 hope you did a happy dance! 7y
merelybookish Fun!! 7y
quirkyreader Great score!. 7y
Redwritinghood 👏👏 7y
Cathythoughts Twenty years later 💫that's exciting 7y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Isn't it the best feeling? I only let out a muted squeal. 😉 7y
LeahBergen @MCYmermaid Just like @rubyslippersreads said ... I think it's one of those titles that didn't have a big printing but lots of people have fond childhood memories of it (and now want to own a copy). (edited) 7y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I knew you'd approve! 😘 7y
LeahBergen @TrishB I did (while clutching it covetously 😆). 7y
LauraBrook What, seriously? Amazing!!!!!!! So so psyched for you! 🤘🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
ValerieAndBooks You have the best kind of luck!! 7y
LeahBergen @LauraBrook Thanks! I was trying to be all quietly gleeful in the bookshop. 😂 7y
LeahBergen @ValerieAndBooks I love book luck! 😂 7y
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rubyslippersreads
Masha | Mara Kay
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Shy, quiet Masha leaves her home in the Russian countryside to attend boarding school in St. Petersburg, and discovers she's braver than she knew. #bravecharacters #novemberland

LeahBergen I've wanted to read this FORVER! 8y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Masha and its sequel, The Youngest Lady in Waiting, are available at reasonable prices on Amazon.uk. 😀 8y
Bette Nice pic 👍😊❤️ 8y
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