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The Marches
The Marches: A Borderland Journey between England and Scotland | Rory Stewart
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From the best-selling author of The Places in Between, a flat-out masterpiece (New York Times Book Review), an exploration of the Marchesthe borderland between England and Scotlandand the people, history, and conflicts that have shaped it In The Places in Between Rory Stewart walked through the most dangerous borderlandsin the world. Now he walks along the border he calls homewhere political turmoil and vivid lives have played out for centuries across a magnificent natural landscapeto tell the story of the Marches. In his thousand-mile journey, Stewart sleeps on mountain ridges and housing estates, in hostels and farmhouses. Following the lines of Neolithic standing stones, wading through floods and ruined fields, he walks Hadrians Wall with soldiers who have fought in Afghanistan and visits the Buddhist monks who outnumber Christian monks in the Scottish countryside today. He melds the stories of the people he meets with the regions political and economic history, tracing the creation of Scotland from ancient tribes to the independence referendum. And he discovers another country buried in history, a vanished Middleland: the lost kingdom of Cumbria. With every step, Stewart reveals the force of myths and traditions and the endurance of ties that are woven into the fabric of the land itself. A meditation on deep history, the pull of national identity, and home, The Marches is a transporting work from a powerful and original writer.
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Kshakal
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Looking forward to my reads this month! #tbr

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Kshakal
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This year is already flying by… how is it March already?!? This photo challenge looks fun… you should join us!

#ittakesallkinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Thanks Kerri 💕 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 😊 9mo
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AshleyHoss820
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March‘s #BookSpin list! An extra day in February and we still flew by it like a fence post on the interstate. Happy Reading, fellow BookSpinners! ☺️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
AshleyHoss820 #2 & #17 (edited) 8mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @robinb

The #BirthdayFairies are getting ready to celebrate all our lovely Littens with March birthdays. If you'd like to be added to the list (for any time of year) and receive birthday wishes on your special day, email litsybirthdays@gmail.com with your Litsy handle and the date of your birthday and we'll do the rest! #BirthdayLove 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

See the original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2551915

robinb Thank you! 🤗 2y
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robinb
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February is over halfway gone and the #BirthdayFairies are getting ready to celebrate all our lovely Littens with March birthdays. If you'd like to be added to the list (for any time of year) and receive birthday wishes on your special day, just email litsybirthdays@gmail.com with your Litsy handle and the date of your birthday and we'll do the rest!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

squirrelbrain 🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️ 2y
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JackOBotts
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My March #bookspin & #doublespin list!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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suvata Way to go! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 4y
Gissy Amazing!!! 📚📚📚👏👏👏 4y
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Well-ReadNeck
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My favorite reads of March!!!

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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March was a bit slow for me (can‘t imagine why, lots of time at home, but too much news time 🙄).

So 7 reads for me: 5 books, 2 comics.

Finished up the end of my ongoing #LOTRChapterADay with the #FellowshipOfTolkien

Caught up with the Discworld reading group #PratchettPosse or #OokBOokClub

And otherwise caught up with an ongoing series that I was behind on, basically good old-fashioned escapism.

3 carrying over into April

#MarchStats

squirrelbrain Love your artwork! Great month...👍 5y
Butterfinger That image is pretty. 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @squirrelbrain @Butterfinger Thank you, it‘s just layered images using an app called Over and text.... plus some green for Saint Patty‘s and Spring. 5y
wordslinger42 Will we be reading Morgoth's Ring soon? 😊 I'd love to join in again for the histories! 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @wordslinger42 I think that‘s the plan, not sure of the start date though. I know @JazzFeathers got her copy, but I don‘t think @Daisey has hers yet. 5y
JazzFeathers I have my copy and l think l'll finish the Appendixes of The Lord of the Rings before the week ends. And l think it's my turn for the schedule 😜 5y
Daisey @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @JazzFeathers @wordslinger42 I have ordered a copy, so it just depends on current shipping times. 5y
wordslinger42 @JazzFeathers @Daisey @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I just ordered my copy, but it won't be here until April 24th! If you all have your copies sooner, I can always play catch-up 😊 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @wordslinger42 I know they are prioritizing necessary shipments from most places...so I‘m not surprised. We‘ll see how @Daisey makes out. And if it‘s ok with @JazzFeathers, I‘m fine waiting until everyone has their copy. (edited) 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @eanderson @BookwormAHN we are planning on carrying on with the histories, so if you don‘t have Morgoth‘s Ring, and want to order it...I just wanted to let you know. 5y
Daisey I ordered from a different source than usual in an attempt to get my copy sooner, but still not sure when that will be. I‘ll let you know when it arrives. I‘m also good with waiting until everyone that‘s interested gets their copy. 5y
BookwormAHN I have my copy. Fortunately I ordered it about a month ago. I'm ready whenever y'all are and I'm fine waiting awhile until we all have copies. 5y
JazzFeathers Me too. No problem waiting for everyone to get their copy, so we can all start together 😊 5y
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Kshakal
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I read 12 books this month... I guess that‘s what happens when you are forced to social distance. #marchstats #marchwrapup #magnificentmarch #marchmadness @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Ps. I know this picture has nothing to do with March I just liked it! 😊

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love the pic!! Great job!! 5y
Eggs So cool. Congratulations 🥳👏🏻🥳 5y
OriginalCyn620 It is a cool pic! 5y
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TheSpineView
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#literaryluck @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
#SpellMarchWithSpines

I was curious if I could spell it more than once. I only went as far as the "L" and could spell it 3 times. Does that mean I have too many books? I ?

kspenmoll Nope, just that you are creative! 6y
TheSpineView @kspenmoll That's a good one... I have to remember! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Way to go!!! 🙌🏻📚 6y
vkois88 That's incredible 6y
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LibrarianRyan
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Realized while doing my April stats I never worked up my March ones. So here they are.

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Cathythoughts
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My March books. 🤭I‘m quite shocked, my reading has steadily increased since joining Litsy. Instead of 2 books per month... I see here 7 for March ( one Audible) . ( ??? What ??) God bless all you Littens... these are All ( except 1) #blameitonlitsy & I loved them all ( I bail easily enough) So grateful 🙏🏻❤️

TrishB Great stuff👍🏻 7y
Cathythoughts Thanks @TrishB I wonder how many you read. I know it will be double figures ( if not triple) .... thankyou for Eleanor 💕 7y
Ms_T 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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rockpools 🎉📚🎉 I agree- it's amazing how much more I'm getting through since Litsy too. 7y
Cathythoughts Thanks @Ms_T 💕 7y
Cathythoughts @RachelO isn‘t it great ! I can hardly believe it ! Go us 🎉🎉🎉 7y
batsy 🎉🎉📚📚📚 7y
Cathythoughts @batsy thankyou for the great recommendations every month 👍🏻 7y
batsy Thank you Cathy, you've been very good for the health of my TBR as well 😁😘 7y
Andrew65 Wow! That is some change! Well done and pleased you have enjoyed the books you have read. 🙌👏👍 (edited) 7y
Cathythoughts Thanks @Andrew65 👍🏻 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Our friend Mike caught this one at the #MarchForOurLives in Lancaster, PA today. We had thousands out marching in our little city. (Wish I could have been there, but I had a class to take that was required for my license.)

#readersresist

See more photos at https://www.facebook.com/LancastersPhotographer/

mrozzz 😲👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
AmyG That‘s great. 7y
sprainedbrain This might be my new favorite sign from today! ❤️ 7y
BookMaven407 👏👏👏 7y
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swishandflick
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Oof, this sign got me right in the feels 😔 #marchforourlives

(That Hamilton reference though 👏🏽)

GondorGirl This one breaks my heart... 💔 7y
Ingerella Today made me feel so, so hopeful! 7y
merelybookish Nice! I saw some Hamilton today too. My favorite sign said: "You can't change stupid, but you can vote'em out!" 7y
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Quasifesto
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March TBR

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Ke633
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Trying to cover 3 prompts in one pic. Haha!! Here is my first 2 weeks or so of March.. but spring break is coming up and i couldn‘t be more ready for a break from work so there will be much time for many books!! #readingresolutions #marchtbr #magicalmarch #marchlineup #marchinbooks @maich @Jess7 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Jess7 🤗🤗 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choices!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
vkois88 Love your choices... and hooray for spring break!! 7y
maich 😍😍 7y
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SilversReviews
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@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@Vkois88

TODAY'S PROMPT: ​MARCH LINEUP

I have read and reviewed all of these books.

My lineup will be giveaways and reviews for the month on my blog. http://silversolara.blogspot.com

GA = Giveaway
R = Review

3/6 - GA - THE CHILD
3/13 - R - THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR
3/14 - R - LET ME LIE
3/20 - R - THE RECIPE BOX
3/22 - GA - R - THE BROKEN GIRLS
3/27 - R - NOT THAT I COULD TELL
3/29 - R - THE OTHER MOTHER

margreads Heard rave reviews about The Family Next Door 7y
SilversReviews @margreads It was good. Hope you get to read it. 7y
SilversReviews The GIVEAWAYS can be found NOW in the GIVEAWAYS TAB at the top of my blog. 😍. GOOD LUCK, and thanks for stopping by this post. 7y
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vkois88 Thank you for sharing! I'll have to pop over and enter 😊 7y
SilversReviews @vkois88 😍 Good luck. 7y
AmyG Thank you. I enjoy reading your blog. Another good thing that resulted from Litsy. 7y
SilversReviews @AmyG Thank you, @AmyG. So nice of you to say that. Love Litsy. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s so awesome!!! 👏🏻💕👏🏻 7y
Andrew65 I enjoyed The Child. 7y
SilversReviews @Andrew65 It was good. 7y
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Eyejaybee
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Although I do have previous for egregious crawling, I genuinely bought this book before Rory Stewart became my Minister. I don‘t think I have the nerve to ask him to sign it, though. #rorystewart #themarches #ministryofjustice #ministerofstate #books #bookstagram #currentlyreading #crawling

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rockpools
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Another day, another prize longlist. This is the Orwell Prize for political writing - there's a book prize & a couple of journalism prizes. I loved Black & British, but there's a bunch of really interesting stuff in here, and I'd only heard of a couple of them. #orwellprize

https://www.theorwellprize.co.uk/

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Alisnazzy
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OK which Litten is this?!?! Saw this on Twitter and I'm in love. ✊🏼

TheBookAddict 🙌🏽👏🏽😍 8y
OrangeMooseReads 👏✊🏼 8y
valeriegeary Perfect!!😍🙋👏 8y
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BookishMarginalia That is fabulous!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 8y
Kristy_K I love this. 8y
Bette 😂 terrific! 8y
MMenefee ❤️💛💚💙💜 8y
heatherkaz Omg this is perfect 8y
Lcsmcat ❤❤❤❤ 8y
StellaDz That is fabulous! ❤ 8y
elkeOriginal Once introverts emerge, watch out!! 8y
SheReads3 Hahaha! 8y
Mimi28 I ❤❤❤❤❤ that sign!!! 8y
JoeStalksBeck ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏😂😂😂 8y
Lmstraubie GREAT sign!!! 8y
Megabooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻💙💙💙 8y
Faibka Love it! 👏❤️ 8y
DebinHawaii Awesome! 😂😂 8y
Eyelit Absolutely love it! 8y
Debiw781 Ok that's my favorite sign 💕 8y
kspenmoll Absolutely love!!! 👏💚 8y
LauraBrook Yes, love this one too! 8y
Reecaspieces That is awesome!! ❤️️❤️️ 8y
Sharanya PERFECT 😍 8y
ReadingSusan This was my favorite sign. So true. 8y
BookishTrish ❤❤❤❤ 8y
slhbooks True! It got me out of the house😉 8y
Branwen Ahahaha! Omg that's so perfect and true! Love it! :-) 8y
TheLondonBookworm I saw a whole article of epic signs like this it's so spot on! 😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 8y
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breading
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First read of 2017. I would love to walk across Scotland and England.

rachelm Happy New Year! 8y
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ReadingEnvy
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this book would be going faster if I didn't keep getting distracted by tangential internet research

PatienceFortitude This reminds me of Joan Aiken's Dido Twite series. 8y
LeahBergen I ALWAYS do that sort of thing. 😂 8y
ReadingEnvy @PatienceFortitude interesting, I've never heard of this! 8y
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Nebklvr

Has any one gotten their hands on this? I read a couple of books by him--one on Iraq and one on Afghanistan and they were good