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Almost Autumn
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
21 posts | 7 read | 23 to read
It's October 1942, in Oslo, Norway. Fifteen-year-old Ilse Stern is waiting to meet boy-next-door Hermann Rod for their first date. She was beginning to think he'd never ask her; she's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. But Hermann won't be able to make it tonight. What Ilse doesn't know is that Hermann is secretly working in the Resistance, helping Norwegian Jews flee the country to escape the Nazis. The work is exhausting and unpredictable, full of late nights and code words and lies to Hermann's parents, to his boss... to Ilse. And as life under German occupation becomes even more difficult, particularly for Jewish families like the Sterns, the choices made become more important by the hour: To speak up or to look away? To stay or to flee? To act now or wait one more day? In this internationally acclaimed debut, Marianne Kaurin recreates the atmosphere of secrecy and uncertainty in World War II Norway in a moving story of sorrow, chance, and first love.
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taylor.burrows
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
Panpan

i don‘t really like it tbh it‘s really boring

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Catsandbooks
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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These arrived yesterday!!
#cozyswap #screamathon

Laughterhp Yay! I‘m glad it made it safely! 5y
Avanders 🎃♥️🎃♥️🎃 5y
ferskner Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!! 5y
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Catsandbooks
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Signed up for these awesome fall swaps! I can't wait!! 🧡🖤🍁🍂
#basicwitchswap
#cozyswap
#screamathon
#Litsyswap

sprainedbrain Yay!! Thank you for sharing. 😃 5y
Avanders 👏🏽👏🏽♥️😘 5y
Meaw_catlady Yay!!!! 5y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Fall swaps are my fave! 5y
alisiakae 🎉Thanks for sharing! 5y
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madamereadsalot1
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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1. Fall
2. Pecan Pie M&M's, pumpkin bread, pecan pie, spiced apple cake
3. Ive always wanted to do a corn maze. Not a fan of hay rides. I don't like being pulled around. Control issues are a problem.
4. Nope.
5. Pumpkin is wonderful, so long as it doesn't touch my damn coffee.
#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

CoffeeNBooks They make pecan pie m&ms?! I thought I'd tried all the different m&m flavors, but I've never heard of the pecan pie ones. I must start looking for them, lol! 😂 6y
madamereadsalot1 @CoffeeNBooks I don't branch out too much with flavored M&M's. I'm a peanut girl. But I couldn't NOT try the pecan pie ones. I make a delicious fudge pecan pie and I figured it might give me the satisfaction without the work. Lol! 😆 Not quite the same. But they're still delicious. Also, I avoid M&M's usually because I have no self control with them. 😅 6y
CoffeeNBooks @madamereadsalot1 Peanut m&ms are definitely my favorite! 6y
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madamereadsalot1 @CoffeeNBooks Well, in that case, and if you're a pecan pie appreciator, then you'll likely enjoy them. I hope you can find them and they are as kind to your taste buds as they are to mine! 😁 6y
Kayla.Adriena @madamereadsalot1 I searched high and low and there are way more variety of M&Ms than I realized but alas I could not find pecan! There were almond, mint, coffee, sweet and salty, dark chocolate something and the regulars of course! 6y
madamereadsalot1 @Kayla.Adriena I think I might have send some to you in your swap package! ;) 6y
Kayla.Adriena @madamereadsalot1 well that's why I was looking for them of course, to include in your box 🤣 6y
madamereadsalot1 @Kayla.Adriena bwhahaha! I thought maybe you wanted to try them. ;) 6y
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MicheleinPhilly
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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The temp. is 59 degrees (real feel 54). Snuggling with my boo while reading ALL the crock pot recipes. (She is watching Property Brothers.) 🍁🍁🍁

TheNeverendingTBR 🐶💙 6y
LiteraryinPA Did she hurt her paw? 6y
MicheleinPhilly @LiteraryinLititz She got a bug bite or something on her leg and she wouldn‘t stop biting/licking it so we just cut off access. (edited) 6y
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TrishB Aww 🐶 poor Pickles. Sansa has the cone of shame after having her op....she hates it and has been a nightmare! 6y
LeahBergen Poor little paw. Does she enjoy Property Brothers? 😆 6y
MicheleinPhilly @TrishB We kept threatening her with the cone of shame but I don‘t think it had an impact. 6y
MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen She likes any program that has frequent commercials for pet foods, pet stores, and pet products. 6y
DGRachel Poor Pickles. I hope her leg heals quickly! Bailey watches TV, too, and whines incessantly whenever a dog comes on screen. 🙄 6y
MicheleinPhilly @DGRachel Pickles doesn‘t quite understand that they‘re not necessarily IN the house. 6y
DGRachel Yes. Bailey has that problem, too. LOL 6y
saresmoore Heaven! 6y
CouronneDhiver Is that a bandage on her leg? I hope all is well 6y
MicheleinPhilly @CouronneDhiver She‘s fine. She just won‘t leave a bug bite alone so we covered it up to prevent her biting/licking. 6y
Mimi28 Hope she feels better!!! My cats like BabyTv, it‘s very soothing, lol 6y
MicheleinPhilly @Mimi28 Is that a network or a show? 6y
Mimi28 It‘s a Network 6y
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Valink
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Why is my last #FFFS item stuck as “pre-transit”??? I hope it‘s actually on my way to me and just hasn‘t updated! #fallingforfallswap @Avanders

Avanders 😖 6y
SexyCajun I‘ve ordered things fromEtsy and had it stuck in pre transit even AFTER I received it in the mail 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
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KrystleTheBookSlayer
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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1) Chai, although I've started to like pumpkin more than I used to.
2) I'm a bonfire type of girl, but fireplaces are wonderful too.
3) CAKE!!!🎂
4) This is tough, but I've seen owls outside and they're glorious, although foxes are adorable...
5) Addams Family *snap snap*
6) Anne Rice ( I have yet to read her book though 😂)
7) SO MUCH HALLOWEEN! 🎃👻🔪
#ALLTHEFALL @hermyknee

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Christyco125
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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All my items are wrapped. 🎁 Next, it‘s off to the post office in the morning for shipping. 📬 I hope my fellow Litten is happy with the items I picked out. 🤞
#halloweengoespostal

TrishB Looks lovely 😀 7y
JacqMac So pretty! 7y
Chelsibeau Beauty 7y
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Chelleo The ribbon 😍 7y
Nat_Reads That's just gorgeous! 7y
GypsyKat Love the ribbon! 7y
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BookBabe
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Happy Friday, Littens! I‘m really excited for fall and I bet a lot of you are too. 🍂 So I‘ve got a seasonal treat for you! I‘m thrilled to share with you my latest bookish painting design that I‘ve made for you…and this time, all the goodies are available in the boutique starting now! Bookmarks, greeting cards, fine art prints, and more! Head over to our Bookish Art Boutique to check them out! I hope you love them! 😊 ❤️
✨ www.BookishArt.com ✨

cobwebmoth Beautiful! 7y
GypsyKat So pretty! ❤️📚🍁 7y
alisiakae Lovely!! 7y
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Coleen Love these! 7y
saresmoore Gorgeous work! 7y
jfalkens 😍😍 7y
GondorGirl This is lovely! #LiteraryArt 7y
TheBookAddict Awesome! 7y
minkyb Simply lovely! 7y
JessClark78 Gorgeous! ❤️🍁 7y
LiteraryMind I am excited for fall too! Last year I had to endure treatments and it took a toll on myself and my family during the holidays. Praise the Lord for new beginnings and a great Autumn to come! 😊 7y
nature.books.and.coffee Love fall! Theyre beauteous!! 7y
kspenmoll So lively... puts me in a fall mood- been holding on to summer! 🍁 7y
BookBabe @LiteraryMind Thank you! ❤️ So glad you're better now. I hope you thoroughly enjoy your autumn this year! 🍁🍂 7y
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jessberk13
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Fall is my favorite time of year! I always have someone say something snarky to me when I put up my decorations in the beginning of September and pronounce it to be fall. Also, please don't make me choose between pumpkin and apple, I just can't do it!!! 😳😳😳

Also, I'm not a football watcher, but it keeps hubby occupied on Sundays which means I have a day to read, so I'm all for it!

#falltimefavorites @Tiffy_Reads

AmyG Football! I love football season for exactly the reason you said. The husband watches all day and I sit in my chair and read...then nap...then read. 👍🏻 7y
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TheRiehlDeal
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Pumpkin. Although, apple pie is delicious as well.
Cozy book. I consider horror books only to be read during October.
Hayride
Apple Cider
Pumpkin patch
Surprisingly, I have done neither, but I would probably do bonfire because a fire during cold weather is all you need.
I only watch college football, but my Syracuse Orange aren't too good of a football team.
#falltimefavorites
@Tiffy_Reads

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LittleWonder
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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🍁Always Apple, and Homemade
🍁Horror for October
🍁Hayrides
🍁Hot Apple Cider with Mulling Spices
🍁Neither
🍁Tailgating with Style
🍁Football - College and NFL ☺️

#falltimefavorites

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Christyco125
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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I had such fun with the summer exchange, I'm looking forward to #halloweengoespostal

Sign up now by filling out this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSek_f1fhygGbWYlUp4QR11qc7rrK78OaSVVJIkT...

Thank you @BookishMarginalia

Reviewsbylola 🍂🎃👻 7y
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kbriggs89
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Pickpick

History is hard and this book definitely proves that. Such a hard read but one that ill never forget.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Mehso-so

This book was translated from the original Norwegian in such a way that I felt the language it was written in still shone through. It was a sometimes disjointed story of a family in Norway in 1942.

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Freddie4473
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Starting this YA novel for a possible book battle for teens.

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ness
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Pickpick

What a gut punch. The story in this is gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, and feels so current despite the WW2 setting. I didn't know much about what Jewish people endured in Norway during WW2. This book shares multiple perspectives: a Jewish family, a teen involved with smuggling Jews into Sweden, a taxi driver who helps the Germans arrest Jewish women and children. The translation wasn't great, but the story was compelling despite that.
⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ness
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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Book haul from two different libraries: Horrorstör came from my campus' graduate library, and Almost Autumn is from my local public library.

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Kshakal
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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I love when my day starts out with new books!!!

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HiddenGemBooks
Almost Autumn | Marianne Kaurin
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It's 1942 in Norway. Ilse Stern is waiting to meet Hermann Rod for their first date.
But Hermann won't be able to make it tonight. Hermann is secretly working in the Resistance, helping Jews flee the country to escape the Nazis. The work is exhausting and unpredictable, full of late nights and code words and lies.
As life under German occupation becomes more difficult for Jewish families, the choices made become more important as well.

#TBR 😱📚

lynneamch Incredible cover. Fits yesterday's #DressesOnCovers beautifully. 💕 8y
Suet624 Have you ever read Mila 18. Powerful book about the Warsaw Uprising. 8y
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