The Wind off the Small Isles

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

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“It didn't matter whether 'for ever' meant life's long slow span, or only the next few quiet seconds...”

Set in 1879 on the beautiful volcanic island of Lanzarote in the canary Isles.

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DieAReader, Texreader, Lauredhel, BarbaraBB, TheAromaofBooks

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6d

Teresereading I loved this. Her husband was a geologist so we can some snippets in her books. 6d

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 6d

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Eggs @DieAReader 😍🤗🥰 6d

Eggs @Teresereading 🙌🏻🙌🏻 6d

Eggs @TheAromaofBooks 😍🙌🏻 6d

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quietjenn

The Wind Off the Small Isles and The Lost One | Mary Stewart

Today in comfort reading ...

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erzascarletbookgasm

The Wind Off the Small Isles and The Lost One | Mary Stewart

Still to be read, it‘s a #blameitonlitsy purchase, more specifically blame it on @LeahBergen or I wouldn‘t know of this author 😉. A little tale of love and mystery set in the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands.

#WanderingJune #laislabonita

Cinfhen, BarbaraBB

JennyM I love this picture. 6y

Cathythoughts Beautiful post ✨✨ 6y

BarbaraBB Gorgeous edition!! 6y

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ju.ca.no Lovely cover! 6y

Cinfhen Stunning photo 🤩😍🤩😍 6y

mabell Ah!! I have to have this!! (Gorgeous photo by the way 😍) 6y

tammysue Great photo! 6y

Kalalalatja Love the photo! 6y

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howjessicareads

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

1. I looooove this cover!
2. Nothing really, except helping the 5yo make her class Valentines. I should‘ve made Galentine plans, I‘ve done it in the past with girlfriends, but it feels too late now. 😝
3. Yellow, or yellow-green. 🤢
4. Jeremy. Not that different than Jessica...
5. ❤️❤️❤️ #friyayintro

Megabooks Jeremy and Jessica would be good twin names 🤔 7y

JessClark78 My mother picked Jeremy and Jessica for my names. 😀 7y

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CoffeeK8

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

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Two sweet short stories. Also, who else wanted to leap into this book cover, pull up a chair and start reading too?

DivineDiana Me! 🙋‍♀️ 7y

Tamra Wow, really appealing! 7y

CoffeeK8 @DivineDiana sounds like a plan! 7y

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howjessicareads

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

I paid a lot for this novella. But that‘s ok, because it was the only Mary Stewart I‘d never read, and because it‘s the prettiest book I own. 😍📚 #31bookpics #marystewart

rockpools It is everso pretty! 7y

ju.ca.no Really pretty!😍 7y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 💕💐 7y

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CarolynM Lovely! 7y

Sace 😍😍😍 Oh that's gorgeous! 7y

Tamra Oh, yes lovely! 7y

tonyahoswalt Is this the same Mary Stewart that wrote The Crystal Cave (and other books in Merlin series)? 7y

mabell 😍😍😍 7y

ephemeralwaltz So beautiful; 7y

ephemeralwaltz 😍 7y

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batsy

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

#Bookmail from Book Depository ? Looking forward to my December reading. Early December is a cousin's wedding, and a whole gaggle of relatives from abroad will be around. I would like to be the kind of person for whom nonstop socialising is "fun", but yikes. ?

So I'm counting on a peaceful Christmas where I read my cozies and pretend it's "winter" over here ?❌

TheKidUpstairs 😍😍😍😍 Those are gorgeous. Best of luck getting through all the socializing! I feel you, I get overwhelmed very easily by that many people and that much smiling, happy talk. Knowing you've got some good books to escape to when it's done should help! 8y

Kalalalatja I feel you! Just the thought of all the social activities over the next few months make my eye twitch 😳 8y

batsy @TheKidUpstairs Yes, overwhelmed is exactly how I feel. Thank you, I will definitely escape into reading any chance I get 😆 8y

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batsy @Kalalalatja Right? I hope you're able to let off steam on Litsy and that it helps. Hahaha, my eye twitches in solidarity 👊 8y

erzascarletbookgasm You received your books! They look good. Hope you‘ll be able to enjoy them and get some me-time amidst all the socialising. 8y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Oh, I'm embarrassed to say ... This was a later order 😳 The ones from September are still not here. Do I need to go on a book buying ban? ... Yes #PleaseSendHelp 😆😆 8y

LauraBrook Yikes indeed! These look like two excellent books to help you recover from all of that forced extroverting! No matter how much you love your family, other people can be so draining. 💗 8y

erzascarletbookgasm @batsy book buying ban? What medieval instrument of torture is that? #proudenabler 8y

batsy @LauraBrook So true ❤️ The tagged book is a total #blameitonlitsy purchase... @rubyslippersreads and @LeahBergen, in fact 😄 It sounds lovely. 8y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Knew I could count on Littens 😁 8y

Ms_T Sounds like a fun month. Enjoy! 8y

laurieluna I'm the same! Was at a Christening yesterday and all I wanted to do was sneak off to a corner of the function room and read the book I'd put in my bag. It's not that I don't like my relatives, I just find conversation awkward as I have so little in common with them. 8y

rubyslippersreads Glad I could encourage you to buy more books! 😄 8y

rubyslippersreads @batsy I think a book buying ban would be too stressful along with all the socializing you'll have to do. 😂 8y

RohitSawant Yikes is my reaction as well when it comes to family gatherings. 😱 8y

MayJasper Best wishes. 8y

LeahBergen I love the cover on the Stewart. It‘s a fun little old-fashioned read. And now I‘m off to read more about the other one. 😆 8y

LeahBergen It‘s so weird - I‘m tagged in this and yet have no notification. Hmmm... 8y

drokka Oh another British Library Crime Classic. They're my version of an Easter Egg hunt. 8y

drokka @LeahBergen Maybe because of the comma? Though I wouldn't have thought so. (edited) 8y

LeahBergen @drokka Ahh, I bet you that‘s it. It shows up in blue here, though. 🤔 And yes, I‘m always hunting these eggs, too. 😆 8y

batsy @Ms_T Thank you! I'm sure I will enjoy parts of it 😁 8y

batsy @miralunasbooknook That's exactly it! Even if I like (most 😁) of my extended relations, it's the nonstop engagement with others that can be quite taxing. 8y

batsy @rohit-sawant 😂👊 8y

batsy @MayJasper Thanks ☺️ 8y

batsy @rubyslippersreads You're right, what was I thinking 😂 8y

batsy @LeahBergen I'm having the same issue lately, where I've been tagged but don't get a notification. @drokka Interesting about the punctuation, I usually punctuate right after the tagged names and it still highlights as blue. 🤔 As for the BL Crime Classics, now I want to collect them all 😀 8y

drokka I wonder if it has something to do with the changes that had to be made because of the iOS updates. @LeahBergen 8y

batsy @drokka Maybe? Though I'm using Android ☺️ 8y

Sace Socializing is not fun. Ever. With anyone. It's taxing and exhausting. I hope you survive it! 8y

batsy @RestlessFickleBookSlut Thank you! It's comforting to have so many people here understand ❤️ 8y

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ReadingEnvy

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

Yesterday's #bookmail, something I purchased on a whim while poking around Book Depository one day.

tpixie I used to read Mary Stewart, but haven‘t in ages. Loved her King Arthur series and

This Rough Magic

LeahBergen I JUST read this one. 👍🏻 8y

Tamra That is eye catching! 8y

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rubyslippersreads

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

Thanks so much, @LeahBergen , for this lovely vintage Mary Stewart, complete with its own library card! 😺 (And I'm framing that adorable postcard—Nicky says it looks like him.) 😽

mcipher Oooh!! This one is hard to find - I had to ILL it when I finally heard of its existence! 8y

drokka What a gorgeous cover. 😍 8y

rubyslippersreads @drokka I know! 😍📚 8y

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rubyslippersreads @mcipher I had only read it as a magazine article PDF that was passed around the Mary Stewart GR group. Thrilled to have such a pretty vintage copy! 8y

TricksyTails 😍 I haven't read this but loved her Merlin series. What a score! (edited) 8y

LeahBergen You're so welcome ? (and I'm happy that it's "Nicky-approved" ?). I pre-read it before sending and really enjoyed it. 8y

tpixie @tricksytails I loved her Merlin/Arthur Books too! 8y

TricksyTails @tpixie Aren't they fantastic? I haven't read the ones from Mordred's perspective yet. Have you? 8y

tpixie @tricksytails No!!!! I didn‘t even know they existed I‘ll have to add them to my TBR! 8y

TricksyTails @tpixie 😂 So many books, so little time! I think this is the first from Mordred's perspective.

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howjessicareads

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A lovely little novella. A perfect sweet story to read on a Valentine afternoon. And now, Lanzarote is on my #literarybucketlist too. Thanks for nothing Mary Stewart. 😂 (But seriously, look at this place!!)

RadicalReader @jess.how absolutely stunning took me by complete surprise when I noticed these photos 9y

tpixie Gorgeous photo!! 8y

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howjessicareads

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

"Like clustered stands of organ-pipes acid with verdigris." I love Mary Stewart's descriptions of the Lanzarote landscape. I keep stopping to google image search places she references!

Hobbinol I don't blame you! Sounds beautiful! 9y

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howjessicareads

The Wind off the Small Isles | Mary Stewart

Look what just got delivered!!! Squeeeeee! #bookmail

Ms.Story Beautiful 💗 9y

MrBook Great cover! 9y

Teresereading Like Jess, Lanzarote is now on my bucket list. I am 'rediscovering' Mary Stewart and loving her novels. A great little novella. 8y

howjessicareads @Tereses I agree! Completely charming. And I was sad it wasn't a smidge longer! :) 8y

tpixie Lovely cover!!! 8y

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