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Jacob's Room is Full of Books
Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading | Susan Hill
When we spend so much of our time immersed in books, who's to say where reading ends and living begins? The two are impossibly and gloriously wedded, as Hill shows in Jacob's Room Is Full of Books. Considering everything from Edith Wharton's novels through to Alan Bennett's diaries, Virginia Woolf and the writings of twelfth century monk Aelred of Rievaulx, Susan Hill charts a year of her life through the books she has read, reread or returned to the shelf. From beneath a shady tree in a hot French summer, or the warmth of a kitchen during an English winter, Hill reflects on what her reading throws up, from writing and writers to politics and religion, as well as the joy of dandies or the pleasure of watching a line of geese cross a meadow. Full of wry observations and warm humour, as well as strong opinions freely aired, this is a rare and wonderful insight into the rich world of reading from one of the nation's most accomplished authors.
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readingjedi
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I am currently strongly drawn to books about books and/or reading. This beauty was a recent purchase. Love this cover 😍

KathyWheeler She also wrote another one about books that I liked: 2y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Stacking for that cover alone. 2y
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#BookMail Pt3 This is a reading memoir by the author of The Woman In Black. In it, she documents a whole year of her reading, giving thoughts on books from Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf & even the 12th Century monk Aelred Of Rievaulx. And not just the books but also the places she reads in, it should be a fascinating read. I loved Bookworm by Lucy Mangan, reading memoirs are a lot of fun & give great insight to a person.

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Currently reading this very interesting book.
My view so far is this book is full of everything and nothing!
It does have a few great recommendations of other books.

Gina Too funny. My teenager is named Jacob and his room is bare except gor his book collection! 6y
kaysworld1 @Gina 📚📚📚😁👍 6y
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5+ stars for this little gem! Susan Hill contemplates about literature, the writer‘s self-perception, country life, birds, etc. etc. Written with witty humour (her comparison of Waterstones to WH Smith is hilarious) and in beautiful poetic language, I recommend this to any book lover, i.e. y‘all! 😉🤗😘

scripturient @vivastory Me too. And this one is even better. 😍 6y
EvieBee This one‘s better than her first?! Buying now. 6y
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scripturient
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Loving this book! ❤️

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chowmeyow
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I loved Susan Hill‘s first memoir about reading (Howard‘s End is on the Landing), and so was thrilled to spot a sequel today while book shopping.

Reviewsbylola It‘s beautiful. 7y
Jess_Read_This 😍What a gorgeous book. 7y
RealLifeReading 😍😍 7y
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Oh, @rubyslippersreads - this pile of perfection is like you took me shopping with you and bought me all of my favourite things. The Brontes, Jane Austen, Dorothy Parker! The vintage copy of Going Back that I‘ve been coveting, Susan Hill‘s new “book about books”, the gorgeous Penguin tote, the Austen socks, the teeny Bronte book, the Jane Eyre bookmark, the dancing Austen card, the biscuits - I‘m so touched. Thank you so much, sweet friend! 😘😘

LeahBergen And a great big THANK YOU to @cobwebmoth for organizing this #BookToteSwap ! 😘😘 (edited) 7y
britt_brooke Ooh, nice!! 7y
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vivastory Nice! I was completely unaware of Susan Hill's new book. I recently read & loved Howard's End is on the Landing, or as a friend of mine thought I said when describing it, Howard Zinn is on the Landing 😂 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So awesome!!!! ❤️❤️ 7y
AmyG Great tote! I love Dorothy Parker. 7y
rubyslippersreads I'm so happy you liked everything. I had so much fun picking it all out. 😘 7y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 7y
Kalalalatja Very lovely! 👌 7y
Mdargusch That is a great tote! 7y
LeeRHarry Very nice ! 😊 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Love all your gifts!! ❤️ 7y
Avanders Wonderful box!! 7y
batsy Wow, everything about this is perfect ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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