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Guard Your Daughters
Guard Your Daughters | Diana Tutton
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Meet the five eccentric Harvey sisters, Morgan, Pandora, Cressida, Thisbe, and Teresa, in this enthralling, heartwarming, and ultimately moving period novel from 1953, perfect for fans of Dodie Smith The five Harvey sisters are unconventional, unschooled, and oddly named by their famous detective writer father and fragile mother. Still living in the comfort of the rural family home, apart from Pandora who has done the impossible and managed to bag herself a husband, the eccentric sisters are largely left to their own devices, living at a distance from the outside world. So when Gregory turns up on their doorstop unexpectedly one afternoon, his car having broken down, Morgan declares it fate and welcomes the somewhat stunned Gregory into the female dominated household. Plied with tea and toast he is rather flabbergasted but captivated by Thisbe in her slightly inappropriate skiing trousers, Cressida's desperate attempts to hide the stockings and snow boots in the room, and Morgan's blunt honesty. The excitement of Gregory's visit disrupts the sisters stable world, making them question their secluded existence. However, Mrs. Harvey is not at all pleased by the blossoming friendship and new acquaintances Gregory brings into the girls lives. Can the close family unit stay together in the face of change? Tutton has created a world abound in wonderful period detail, populated with lively, likeable characters you will long remember after turning the last page.
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Cathythoughts
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Thank you so much Leah for this beautiful Persephone 💛 I‘m looking forward to it 😘💫 @LeahBergen

erzascarletbookgasm 🤩 Beautiful indeed! Happy birthday Cathy! Hope you‘re having a lovely day. ❤️ 2y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks Jessie 😘 2y
LeahBergen You‘re so welcome (and the rest of your gift should be arriving soon 🙄). Happy Birthday, my dear friend! Enjoy your day to the fullest. 😘😘😘 2y
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MicheleinPhilly Happy Birthday! 🎂🍷 2y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks so much Leah. Yes I received a notification that your parcel should be to me in a day or two. 😘 2y
Cathythoughts @MicheleinPhilly Thankyou! ♥️ 2y
Tamra Many happy birthday wishes Cathy! 😘🤗🥳 2y
Cathythoughts @Tamra Thankyou ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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BarbaraBB
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A fun read about an eccentric family, consisting of five daughters, a father who writes detective novels and a very anxious mother who everyone takes care of in their best way. Growing up however, the daughters start to think of themselves and their future. Told by one of them, Morgan, a great and humorous character, this is an enjoyable read.
#bookspin #persephone

Nute Sounds wonderful. Stacking! 3y
BarbaraBB @Nute It has been compared to this one and I can see why: 3y
Nute That seals the deal!😊 3y
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Nute I wish that those Persephone editions were available in the USA. They are so pretty! 3y
BarbaraBB @Nute They are! You can find them at BookDepoitory too but they are not cheap. I often buy used copies. 3y
Nute Good news, Ms. Barbara! Thank you! I‘ll check it out. Are there other books in Persephone editions that you would recommend? 3y
BarbaraBB @Nute Yes! I‘ll tag some 3y
BarbaraBB @Nute But there are many good ones. You can‘t really go wrong with them! 3y
Nute I might as well make one ‘happy‘ BookDepository order. I‘ll start with your recommendations. So excited!😆 3y
squirrelbrain Sounds like a lovely book Barbara…have fun shopping @Nute ! 🥰 3y
Nute @squirrelbrain I just had the most fun on BookDepository, Ms. Helen. It can be dangerous to your purse to have insomnia in the early morning hours!🥴 3y
squirrelbrain Imagine how much more fun it will be when your books arrive @nute! Hope you get some sleep. 💤 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Nute - BookDepository is my go-to when I specifically want a British edition of a book!! It's a dangerous place to shop!! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress on this one, Barbara - I may have to check it out as it sounds quite fun!! 3y
Nute @thearomaofbooks Yes! Danger Zone discovered!⚠️ Money beware!😅 3y
BarbaraBB @TheAromaofBooks @Nute @squirrelbrain It is definitely dangerous but they have no shipping costs - that‘s my excuse mostly! Let me know what you chose Kimberley! 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Nute - As well as having a “spoiler“ button here on Litsy, maybe we also need a “Budget Endangerment“ button for posts about beautiful book editions 😂 3y
Cathythoughts Sounds good 👍🏻❤️stacked 3y
Deblovestoread I recently jumped on the NYRB train and now these are peaking my interest. 3y
Megabooks This sounds great!! 3y
BarbaraBB @Kdgordon88 I love both too! 3y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks It‘s a fun read for sure! 3y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 29/21

I am in the midst of Whereabouts for #CampToB which I should stop halfway through but I‘m not sure I‘ll be that disciplined! Next will be the Laos read for ReadingAsia. The NYRB book is my bookspin, The Persephone (tagged) just because I feel like it!

LeahBergen I hope you enjoy Guard Your Daughters as much as I did! 🤞 3y
Cinfhen I love the cover of your NYRB 3y
Ruthiella Reading a book just because you feel like it? 😱 🤣 3y
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BarbaraBB @Ruthiella It‘s a shame I know 😂😂 3y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen Me too! Just saw your review and loved it! 3y
Cathythoughts That‘s the spirit 👏🏻👏🏻😄 3y
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LeahBergen
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I read 75 pages of this book before bed last night and it‘s fantastic! It reminds me of I Capture the Castle with a bit of a Little Women March family vibe thrown in (if they were wacky and mid century British). Oh, and add a bit of the Bennet sisters from Pride and Prejudice to the mixture ... with dark undertones, to boot. 😆

#PersephoneBooks

Andrea313 Love all things Persephone. 😍😍😍 5y
robinb Wow...that‘s quite an ambitious book!!! 😳🤣 5y
BookNAround This sounds amazing! 5y
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teainthelibrary This sounds fantastic - just put a hold on it at the library! 5y
merelybookish You had me at Capture the Castle! 💛 5y
quietjenn It's been on my proverbial to read list for ages, but this might have me actually getting to it soon! 5y
batsy I'm pretty sure I have this stacked because of you, but after this description I'm simply dying to read it 😆 5y
Aimeesue I loved this one wholeheartedly. ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Jas16 How could I possibly not stack it after reading your description? 5y
rubyslippersreads I need this! 😊 5y
Centique Oh my lord - you couldn‘t make it sound more wonderful than that! 😍😍😍 Did you see the new Little Women movie Leah? I really enjoyed it - the characters of Laurie and Amy particularly. 5y
mklong I don‘t think you could have added anything to make me want this more! 5y
kspenmoll Sounds wonderful- all the right ingredients!! 5y
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LeahBergen
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This book mail came with some dangerous supplements. 😬😬😬

#PersephoneBooks
#Persephone

readordierachel They know their audience! 7y
rubyslippersreads I'm really tempted by this one! (Oh, let's face it, all of them. 😊) (edited) 7y
Leftcoastzen Nice! 7y
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TheKidUpstairs I feel like the book title works so well for this moment of temptation! 7y
elkeOriginal Catalogue!! 7y
emilyhaldi 👏🏻💕😍 7y
Kalalalatja 😍😍😍 weeeee! 7y
rockpools Uh oh! Have fun 😉 7y
Mdargusch That catalogue! Very dangerous! 7y
Reviewsbylola Ooooh I just got this one on my trip!! Now I need to actually read more of my Persephones before I order more. 😂 7y
LeahBergen @ReadOrDieRachel 😂 They certainly do. 7y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads This one REALLY tempted me with its Mitford/I Capture the Castle type blurb. 7y
LeahBergen @TheKidUpstairs Completely! 👍🏻 7y
LeahBergen @elkeo @RachelO @Mdargusch I can‘t be trusted with book catalogues. 😆 7y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Me, too! Your recent blurbs have made me move Someone At a Distance up the stack. 7y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I'll probably give in to temptation on this one at some point. 😊 7y
EvieBee I loved this one! So funny and tender. Enjoy! 7y
LeahBergen @EvieBee Yes, it was you who “made” me order it. 😉 7y
Aimeesue One of my favorite Persephones! 7y
Sophoclessweetheart Persephone 💛💛💛💛 7y
AceOnRoam I'm not sure if this would be something to interest you @Neale but they do deliver worldwide. Just sayin. #persephone #persephonebooks 7y
Neale Thanks @AceOnRoam but I don‘t trust myself with that. I can see myself ordering every book and then going bankrupt. :) 7y
AceOnRoam @Neale haha that's exactly why I have stayed away from it. They do look gorgeous though. 7y
Sophoclessweetheart I need this one 😍😍 7y
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EvieBee
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I adored this book! Five sisters live an idyllic, if somewhat sheltered life, in the English countryside. Realizing that they‘ll never meet interesting people or marry if this continues, the narrator (Morgan) attempts to bring the outside world to them. I was reminded of the insular world of the VIRGIN SUICIDES that the reader was never allowed into. I feel like it was a good primer for Nancy Mitford. 💋💋💋💋💋

#bookandcoffee #persephone

LauraBrook Great review! Sounds like I need to maybe buy a few Persephones, I mean, it would be mean not to. 😉 7y
LeahBergen 😍😍😍 7y
Reviewsbylola I‘ll be at Persephone next month so I nee d to add this to my list! 7y
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ephemeralwaltz Nice!! 7y
EvieBee @LauraBrook Lol! We can‘t be mean like that. I support your efforts. 🤓 7y
EvieBee @LeahBergen So good! ♥️ 7y
EvieBee @Reviewsbylola Yes! Please, do. I‘ll be there in April and am only allowing myself 1-2 but can‘t decide! 🤓🤓 7y
EvieBee @ephemeralwaltz Thank you! ♥️🤓 7y
emilyhaldi Sounds great!! #stacked 7y
Tamra Yea! I‘ll be sure to pick it up. 😁 7y
EvieBee @emilyhaldi @Tamra I think you‘ll enjoy it! Bittersweet. 7y
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EvieBee
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Good morning! I have had a little reading slump which I think is due to lack of enthusiasm for the current books I picked up. So decided to chuck ‘em all and start fresh. Really enjoying this one, which I only received yesterday. I usually have a rule about a book spending some time on the shelf before reading, so this book cut the line!

#CurrentlyReading #Bookandtea #persephone

callielafleur Something about the simplicity of this cover is quite beautiful. 😍 7y
Palimpsest Love your mug and tea cosy! 7y
LeahBergen Love this (and yes, I somehow always like to let my books ripen on the shelves for a while, too 🤔). 7y
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Tamra I bet this story is a good match for your setting! Can‘t wait to hear about this one since the blurb mentioned Dodie! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage That cozy is fantastic! ❤️ (edited) 7y
Lcsmcat I love your tea cozy! I haven‘t used one because I like to look at my teapots, but if I had one that cute I would use it! 7y
EvieBee @callielafleur They really are! And then when you open them, the endpapers are so unique and gorgeous! 7y
rubyslippersreads So pretty! 😍 7y
EvieBee @Palimpsest @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lcsmcat @rubyslippersreads Thank you so much! His name is Ollie! 🤓♥️♥️ 7y
EvieBee @LeahBergen I love the term “ripen”! Like a good wine! 😊🤗 7y
EvieBee @Tamra Right! That sold me too because I love her. I really need to read more Dotie. 7y
rabbitprincess Awww what a great tea cosy! And agreed, sometimes you just need to reboot the reading piles! 7y
LondElle89 I love everything about this photo. That mug is stinkin' cute and that tea cozy? Just let me die of cuteness. Anyways...book slumps are awful, I'm happy you found a read to escape that realm. 7y
Purrfectpages Love ❤️ this! 7y
batsy @LeahBergen Love the idea of letting books "ripen" on the shelf! That is now going to be my standard response for all the unread books I own ?? 7y
LeahBergen @batsy @EvieBee I think it makes our books feel more important and less ignored... right? 😂 7y
EvieBee @rabbitprincess @LondElle89 @Purrfectpages Thank you so much! ♥️♥️♥️ 7y
DivineDiana Love everything about this post! 💗 7y
EvieBee @DivineDiana Thank you Diana! ♥️♥️ 7y
JaclynW I love your mug!! My daughter would love that! 7y
EvieBee @JaclynW You need to get to World Market! They have 4 mugs in this style from around the world. They‘re so cute! 7y
JaclynW @EvieBee Oh my goodness yes! One just opened near me a bit ago. (Not exactly near, it's 45 minutes away, but....) I will make it there someday!! They are really cute! 7y
JaclynW @EvieBee Thanks! 😊😊😊 7y
Lesliereads Er...did you say last year that you experience reading slumps about the same time each year? 7y
EvieBee @Lesliereads I do! But always around March/April. I think this month I was full of good intentions and all these books I wanted to cross off my list, but I just wasn‘t feeling them. So put them down for now and am just focusing on enjoying what I read and not reading challenges. I put too much pressure on myself. 🤓😊 (edited) 7y
peacegypsy Love the mug! 😊 7y
EvieBee @peacegypsy Thank you! ♥️ 7y
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EvieBee
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Got these two books in the mail today and was so happy! I bought 3 Penguin clothbounds in the month of December, which is unheard of for me! The 2 I owned before I bought in 2012! But this edition is so gorgeous, in navy and lime green! Also couldn‘t resist this #Persephone when I read about it this year. It‘s a 2017 release.

#bookhaul #penguinclothbound

quietjenn That sounds awesome! 7y
EvieBee @quietjenn Right?! I love reading about “eccentric” women. 🤓 7y
LeahBergen I‘ve been wanting this Persephone. 😍 7y
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Tamra This sounds delightful! 7y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 7y
batsy Yes, sign me up for the eccentric women! 🤓 7y
whatthelog I love Persephone books! 7y
EvieBee @LeahBergen I started reading it right away which I don‘t usually do! 7y
EvieBee @tamra @TrishB @batsy Thank you! Already started it so hope to post a review soon. 🤓🤗♥️ 7y
EvieBee @whatthelog Me too! The best! 7y
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