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I couldn't relate to any of the many characters, who are sometimes called by their first names and sometimes their last names, which makes it even harder to keep them straight. It starts in 1663 at a wealthy English estate and then picks up in the same place in 1961. I bailed at around 25% as it seemed to be going nowhere interesting.

#septemberdanes Not #solidground but ‘Peculiar Ground‘ .... Picked up this one for my #TBR mostly down to the lovely tunnel of trees on the cover... something I love and that reminds me of my home county of Sussex.... plus the blurb mentions English country houses and Atonement ... so totally my jam then! 👍💕

I had an intense craving for a really good eggplant parm sandwich but couldn‘t find anywhere nearby that had it on their menu. Then I remembered that a spot just expanded that has a vegan chicken parm with meltable fake mozzarella cheese so off I went! Took this phenomenal book that I got from Jack from Daunt Books. I was in London in July. I specifically asked for UK books that aren‘t yet on our radar in the US. I‘m loving it so far.

Who's procrastinating? Not me! ?
1. Female
2. More
3. Far (set in England)
4. Nothing
5. Story moves from 1663, 1963, 1971, 1989
6. Closer
7. The Millions "what to read" list
8. Stand alone
9. More
10. More
11. Not
12. Less
13. Depends on the character.
14. More
15. TV
16. More
17. Alive
18. Neither
* Tracing life on an English estate over time, it explores how history and walls can protect and imprison.
Thanks @kaye

1. Pink's "What About Love" (sticks and stones might break my bones...I'll be ready)
2. Midway through. Captivated!
3. Bleak House or Middlemarch? Not sure actually.
4. @Ddzmini @oOArankaOo
Thanks for the tag @BookwormAHN ? @GarthRanzz

This book is 446 pages and was due back to the library last week...but last night it was the only book I wanted to read. So more library fines for me. 🤷

Lucy Hughes-Hallett makes her literary fiction debut with Peculiar Ground, an epic English country house novel that spans three centuries and explores how the past and present are inextricably linked by stories, legends, and history.
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#lucyhugheshallett #peculiarground #fiction #amreading #britishfiction

I'm 78 pages into this and every time I think I'm finally invested in the story, the POV changes. Again. Anyone read it? Worth powering through? The blurbs (and description!) had me so intrigued...