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This Real Night
This Real Night | Rebecca West
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In the second installment of Rebecca West’s Saga of the Century trilogy, Rose Aubrey, her sisters, and her cousin stand on the brink of adulthood and a new era for women They have put down their schoolbooks and put up their hair, but a talented musician and her kin ponder what being a young woman on one’s own will entail. Abandoned by their feckless father, Rose and her family must move beyond their comfortable drawing room to discover a world of kind patrons, music teachers, and concert hall acclaim, but also domestic strife, anti-Semitism, and social pressure to marry. Set before World War I, Rebecca West’s intimate, eloquent family portrait brings to life a time when women recognized their own voices and the joys of living off one’s own talents.
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merelybookish
This Real Night | Rebecca West
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Today on antique row, I scored a free book and was given a complimentary pass to the Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair.
And a homeless man sort of harassed me to say "Pain is Good."
So overall, a successful outing. ?

Jinjer A book and paper fair!!!!! 7y
Leftcoastzen One of my favorite dealers does that show. Ken Sanders Rare Books out of Salt Lake. 7y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen Cool! I will be sure to look for his booth. I'm excited. It's next weekend. 7y
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SaintUrsula
This Real Night | Rebecca West
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"There was therefore a very simple reason why we had no flowers in our garden: we had no money to pay for them. But the poor hate to admit that they are slaves to their poverty, and invent mystical explanations for their lack of freedom. So we said to ourselves that it was a queer thing, flowers would not grow in our garden."

MrBook Nice quote! 7y
SaintUrsula @MrBook thanks! I could pull out so many from this book, both profound and funny. 7y
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SaintUrsula
This Real Night | Rebecca West
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"The day was so delightful that I wished one could live slowly as one can play music slowly."

#firstlines

Branwen I absolutely adore Rebecca West! Hope you love thisone!:-) 7y
SaintUrsula @Branwen I've never read anything by her before, but so far I like this one a lot! 7y
Branwen @SaintUrsula How exciting! :-) If you like this one I would recommend The Return of the Soldier by her also! :-) 7y
SaintUrsula @Branwen I will be getting to that one as well as The Thinking Reed because they are both on the 1001 books list! 7y
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