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Radio Girls
Radio Girls | Sarah-Jane Stratford
The Great War is over, and change is in the air, in this novel that brings to life the exciting days of early British radioand one woman who finds her voice while working alongside the brilliant women and men of the BBC. London, 1926. American-raised Maisie Musgrave is thrilled to land a job as a secretary at the upstart British Broadcasting Corporation, whose use of radiostill new, strange, and electrifyingis captivating the nation. But the hectic pace, smart young staff, and intimidating bosses only add to Maisies insecurity. Soon, she is seduced by the workgaining confidence as she arranges broadcasts by the most famous writers, scientists, and politicians in Britain. She is also caught up in a growing conflict between her two bosses, John Reith, the formidable Director-General of the BBC, and Hilda Matheson, the extraordinary director of the hugely popular Talks programming, who each have very different visions of what radio should be. Under Hildas tutelage, Maisie discovers her talent, passion, and ambition. But when she unearths a shocking conspiracy, she and Hilda join forces to make their voices heard both on and off the airand then face the dangerous consequences of telling the truth for a living. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
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Lreads
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I absolutely loved this book! It‘s historical fiction focusing on the early days of BBC radio. We get to tag along with protagonist Maisie as she assumes secretarial work for the Talks department, and marvel with her over the wonders of the broadcasts and the people that make them happen. I thoroughly enjoyed my immersion in the story and atmosphere of London in the 1920‘s. The best book I‘ve read this year!
#historicalfiction

Leftcoastzen Lovely cover! 3y
Kenyazero This sounds like such a treat! 3y
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Danay
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21 #54 I did not care for this book. The main character went from being a sniveling pathetic girl to being a force. It sounds good, huh? But I don‘t feel that the story told how she really developed. I don‘t know...it just felt hollow. And I didn‘t fully buy into it.

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Lreads
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Evening reading. Enjoying this so much!
#historical #1920s

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MarkoPDX
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And...done! Broadcast history, feminism, fascism, and a little espionage thrown in. Our hero, Maisie has a great character arc as she grows from nobody (in her eyes) to a competent journalist--and a little bit of a spy. The best of the espionage takes place in the third act.

#HistoricalFiction #London #Spies

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MarkoPDX
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I think I waited too long before I started this. I may not finish in time for #MuseumPlaceBookGroup.

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MarkoPDX
Radio Girls | Sarah-Jane Stratford

Today I will pick up [ Radio Girls ] from the library. It is the next book for #MuseumPlaceBookGroup.

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jdiehr
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My book club from SoCal invited me to their next meeting via Zoom and I am so excited! I've missed them greatly since moving out of state.

Their pick was "Radio Girls." I found it enjoyable, but it's not moving into my top 10. I'll still give it a 'pick' because it kept me reading and I learned a little something about the early days of radio.

P.S. Happy Easter!

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SilversReviews
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FEATURING: THE RADIO GIRLS

Before the Internet and cell phones.

Before women were seen as being more than secretar​ies​.

Anyone who enjoys the era between WWI and WWII and sharing the lives of women and their fashionable clothing and lifestyles will thoroughly enjoy RADIO GIRLS.

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y4notbfv

BethM I really enjoyed this! 5y
SilversReviews @BethM Yes. It was good. 5y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I just finished reading this interesting historical fiction about the early years of the British Broadcasting Corporation's radio shows. #LitsyAtoZ #R #AbecedarianTBR @BookishMarginalia

IamIamIam This looks really interesting!! 5y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Saturday morning #coffeeandabook. ☕📚

BethM Great coffee and good book! 5y
Aims42 I loved that book, hope you‘re enjoying it ❤️ 5y
CoffeeNBooks @Aims42 I really like it so far- so interesting! 5y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I just started this and I really like it so far! #LitsyAtoZ #R

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Sporto
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Love the 20‘s

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SilversReviews
Radio Girls | Sarah-Jane Stratford
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Featuring: RADIO GIRLS by Sarah-Jane Stratford

Before the Internet and cell phones.

Before women were seen as being more than secretar​ies​.

RADIO GIRLS takes us back to the ​era of the ​wireless ​radio ​and the BBC.​

All the glitz and glamour of the era between WWI and WWII shines through as you learn the history of the BBC. 4/5

Have you read this book?

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y4notbfv

Laughterhp I really liked this book when I read it! 5y
SilversReviews @Laughterhp Oh yes...it was a great read. Thanks for commenting. 5y
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Jenken1998
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So this weeks audiobook was to last me all week at the gym.. i I couldn't hold out. Lol. I loved it and listened in two days. Wonderful piece of historical fiction that contains real people, women's rights, Great Britain, WWI , WWII and the history about an emerging technology (radio).. umm yes please! Solid 4 stars for believable characters, authentic time period struggles, and great history lesson. 🎙🎙🎙🎙

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BethM
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I actually really ended up enjoying this. Slow, slow start- give it 6 chapters, if it wasn‘t a book club book I would‘ve bailed too early. The story ended up being an intriguing picture of the BBC and a woman‘s place in the word in the late 20s. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this 3.75/5.

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BethM
Radio Girls | Sarah-Jane Stratford

I have to be up in just over 5 hrs and hAd to force myself to put this down. Slow start but I'm totally enthralled now! Good night my dear Littens 💗

Bklover Sleep well!!!! 6y
Callemarie Its 2 am here and I'm now wide awake uggghhhh! Go 6y
Callemarie *goodnight 6y
BethM @Callemarie I hope you got back to sleep! 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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After reading The Impersonator I feel a 1920s binge coming on. These are the books I have so far.

Aims42 I loved Radio Girls!! Great picks! 6y
AlaMich A 20s binge sounds fun! 6y
MeganAnn Ohh Radio Girls sounds fascinating! A 20s binge sounds amazing! I loved this one: (edited) 6y
rubyslippersreads A 1920s binge sounds wonderful! 😄 6y
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KerriNTurner
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A fascinating book which picks up the pace as it goes along until you just can‘t put it down. Set in the early days of BBC radio (when they controversially hired women workers and gave them equal pay), it touches on suffrage, espionage, propaganda and love between unequal sexes. Particularly love the real-life character Hilda Matheson, a gay woman who was the Director of Talks and a former MI5 spy. Now I want to read more about her!

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knotmagick
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One down, two to go.

Excellent book, 100% reccomend.

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knotmagick
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I have at least 3 books I want to get through this weekend. Anyone want to join me for a 48 hour readathon?

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SassyBookworm
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What a great historical fiction about the real beginnings of the BBC radio broadcast. Full of real facts and actual people who worked there! Tying in perfectly with the wonderful fictional character of Maisie, it was a perfect seamless combination of fact and fiction. I loved following Maisie as she worked her way through the BBC and all the issues women faces during those changing times.

#SassyBookworm😏 #HistoricalFiction #RadioGirls🎙

Crazeedi This was an interesting book 6y
Jaimelire I enjoyed this one. 6y
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theladygreer
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Today's #womenshistoryreads guest is Sarah-Jane Stratford, author of RADIO GIRLS. Check out her inspiration, next project & more! Greermacallister.com/blog #historicalfiction #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #herstory #bbc #hildamatheson

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SassyBookworm
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Congratulations @Librarybelle on reaching 50k w and 1k followers!!! And thank you for the #giveaway #50k1k

The book that I am super excited about on my TBR list is Radio Girls. This book is set in London 1926 and tells about a woman, Maisie, and her time working for the BBC radio program. The radio program was still pretty new so how exciting that would be to see how the effects of their programming effected the nation!

Librarybelle Thank you! This looks very interesting! 7y
SilversReviews It is good. ENJOY!! 7y
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Laughterhp
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Finished book 1 of my #LRC. This book was great! I didn‘t know Hilda Matheson was a real person, but she seems like she was a fabulous woman in the 20s. She did so much for the BBC and making sure people were educated and aware of what was going on. This story was a great mix of fact and fiction, but I didn‘t know which was which! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

SilversReviews I liked this book. 7y
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Laughterhp
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How heartbreaking! 💔 I can‘t imagine never owning a book! 😬

Currently 120 pages into this book and loving it!

Ashley_Nicoletto Me either. I can't imagine what it would be like to choose to never read. 7y
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Aims42
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars!!! This book was fantastic!! It was quick-paced and such a delight to read. Anyone interested in 1920‘s/early WWII would definitely enjoy it.

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Aims42
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Loved the magnetic bookmarks my mother in law gave me for Christmas 😍 Got a set of three so I can coordinate them with the covers 😋 Also, LOVING this tagged book SO MUCH!

Reviewsbylola I love magnetic booksmarks. 🐘 7y
Aims42 @Reviewsbylola I‘m a new fan! They‘re so handy 🐘❤️ 7y
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Aims42
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Spending a few days with my sister, brother in law, and their 2 kids (5 and 1 year‘s old). Haven‘t started the book yet, but finished my glass of wine 🧐😋😉

ReadingSusan 🤣🤣 7y
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Laughterhp
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My book purchases from this past weekend! My husband bribed me and I got to go to the bookstore and got books out of the deal! Slowly adding books to my new Agatha Christie collection! 💕

SilversReviews I really enjoyed RADIO GIRLS!! 7y
Laughterhp @SilversReviews Good to know! It sounds really good based on the blurb on the back of the book! 7y
SilversReviews @Laughterhp I hope you enjoy it...I like that time period. 7y
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nickimags
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Saw this coming back into the library when I was standing in the queue to check out my books, and decided to add it to my haul. 😀

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rustoryhuf
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So in addition to packing up #hygge, #LitsyPenPals and #LitsyGiesPostak, I've gotten a bit of reading done. A good women's historical fiction account of the BBC early days. But I'm tired, I have a toothache, so I'm off to bed. #GoodNightNeverland

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Jaimelire
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It took me a while to get into this one, but I am glad I continued reading. Historical fiction buffs will enjoy this book. Got to learn about Hilda Matheson and get a feel for BBC radio in its infancy. The fictional elements kept it moving and added intrigue.

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Jaimelire
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Current read. Bit slow to start but getting into it now. 😁

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CandycaneBelle
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I've never been much of an audio book listener, but I had a long drive this weekend and this one is so good! I have a little bit left! What are some of your favorite audios?

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Meganbub
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I loved this!! Felt real feels and loved reading about women being awesome! The gender roles and thoughts of the day were quite infuriating. It was nice to see some of that being overcome.

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Meganbub
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Time for some 1920s BBC radio! #R #LitsyAtoZ

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Bookworm83
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Two books from my massive TBR pile with #girlinthetitle. #readjanuary

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Lesliereads
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A fun way to learn about the beginnings of British Broadcasting Corporation (aka BBC) and how enterprising and progressive women shaped its content and popularity before they even had the right to vote in Britain. Before television and the internet there was RADIO! #radio #bbc #technology #suffragettes #radio #antiques

CrowCAH @Lesliereads cool radio! 8y
Lesliereads @CrowCAH I know, right? 8y
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SharonGoforth
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I love #bookmail, especially on Sunday!

Suzze I've had that on my list. Nice cover! 8y
Jaimelire That looks so good! 8y
SharonGoforth @Suzze Yes, it is! 8y
SharonGoforth @Jaimelire I think so, too! 8y
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maria.adey
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I loved the time period and learning all about the BBC and Hilda Matheson. It was so infuriating how all the women were treated and props to Stratford for making their struggles real and relatable to her readers. However, I didn't love the writing and I found the pace of the book a bit slow.

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ReadingEnvy
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I loved the time period and historical detail but the writing bogs down the story, especially the mundane description and chatter. I found the author's notes to be a more direct and readable style, so I suspect this is her first novel. I also noticed overuse and incorrect use of words like "copacetic" and "atavistic." I'd like to read the actual journal of Hilda, who is a real person.

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ReadingEnvy
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@DeweysReadathon has become finish-half-read-booksathon for me... heading into the second half of this one now, after taking a break to record a podcast

Notafraidofwords 👏🏽 can't wait to hear it. 8y
ReadingEnvy @Notafraidofwords I've had such a bad cold that I kept postponing but it posts Tuesday so it had to be done!! 8y
Notafraidofwords @ReadingEnvy oh no, feel better. Everyone here is sick too. Everywhere you go someone is coughing. 8y
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