Welcome to Litsy!

Thanks to @youneverarrived for sending this along to me. So far the stories have been pretty short, so it's nice for dipping in and out of them.

I started this a while ago and have read a few of the stories but I don‘t think it‘s for me so I‘m bailing. If anybody is interested in reading it let me know and I‘ll happily pass it on ♥️

“All autumn, Mrs Parmenter had run out between the showers and picked the asters, saying brightly that an old woman must be allowed to do something around the house. Opposition would hardly have been hysterical if she had offered to make the beds, but her tastes appeared to be floral." ?

I think I‘m going to enjoy this one after reading a few of its sharp quotes. A favorite seller was offering these up at a steal, so much for #nospendjanuary...

Revisiting these superb short stories: scenes from the Home Front in WW II, told with heart, wit, and style.

(The title shown is “Literary Scandal at the Sewing Party.”)

#MayBookFlowers Day 17 - Obsession

I guess you could say I have a mild #persephone obsession...

#recommendsday - This collection of 21 short stories, written during WW2, gives readers a sense of what life was like for the older men, children, wives, mistresses, and others who remained on the Home Front and had to deal with the fear, loss, frustration, and inconveniences of war. The writing is beautifully crafted and moves effortlessly from humor to sadness to longing and beyond. Highly recommended!

#PersephoneBooks
#shortstories

This is now tied with The Redemption of Galen Pike for my favorite collection of short stories ever. The writing is amazing and they evoke an incredible sense of time and mood. Even though many of them are dark, they were still like comfort food to me because I disappeared into the author's world

Subway reading!