The Stories of Jane Gardam

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I‘m kicking myself because i had almost finished this book and then the library insisted i bring it back 😂 But it was probably the best collection of short stories I‘ve ever read! That is - if you like authors like Barbara Pym, Anita Brookner, maybe Penelope Lively. These are frequently bittersweet stories where the main character is a woman, often an older woman, and they focus on love and grief and ageing and mistakes and chances lost and ⬇️

Centique …who we admired and who we should have noticed…They were written in the 60s onwards throughout her writing career. Very English, often a village or coastal setting, and often sweet on the outside with a hidden blade inside! 4d

Cathythoughts Wonderful review 👍🏻❤️ Stacked 4d

Centique @Cathythoughts thank you Cathy! 4d

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kspenmoll Lovely review. Stacked! 4d

LeahBergen You hooked me here! Stacked! 4d

Centique @kspenmoll @LeahBergen i hope you both like this! I am definitely going to be gifting it to a few people 💕 3d

Rissreadswithcats Sounds like my kind of book! 💙 3d

CarolynM High praise! Stacking, obviously😊😘 2d

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Aimeesue

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My #top10ofthedecade #fictionedition - these being favorite books that I've actually read which were published in the past ten years. (Really 12 because I cheat and like grids to be balanced🤷🏻‍♀️)

BarbaraBB Great choices! 5y

LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to buy Old Baggage. 👍🏻 5y

squirrelbrain I have The Buried Giant on my shelf to read.... 5y

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Aimeesue @BarbaraBB And what a weird range! 😂 5y

Aimeesue @LeahBergen Old Baggage is sooooooo good! Have you read Crooked Heart? Not essential, but good companion piece. 5y

Aimeesue @squirrelbrain People seem to either love it or hate it. I thought it was great. 5y

TrishB Loved Old Baggage. I‘m in the no thanks camp for The Buried Giant though! 5y

Lindy I‘m glad you‘ve included titles that I was very sorry to strike from my list. (Mr Fox, Buried Giant, Life After Life, & On Earth We‘re Briefly Gorgeous) 👍 5y

Aimeesue @TrishB I think about Maddie all the time! 5y

Aimeesue @Lindy I'm sure you could find a way around that. The Books in Translation list was very clever thinking! 😁 5y

Lindy @Aimeesue 🤪 5y

LeahBergen I haven‘t read Crooked Heart. Should I read it before? 5y

Aimeesue @LeahBergen If I had the choice, I would. Kind of adds to the experience of Mattie. It truly doesn‘t matter, though, and the events in CH take place way after those in OB. So, either/or. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y

LeahBergen Ah, good to know! Thank you. 5y

Freespirit Lots there I haven't read...and need to😊 5y

Aimeesue @Freespirit Enjoy! 5y

jillrhudy @LeahBergen I'd bet $100 right this minute on that as a Pick for you! 5y

LeahBergen @jillrhudy 😆😆 Oh good!! 5y

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Aimeesue

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Gardam is one of my favorite authors, and this is a fantastic collection. On sale today in US ebook stores.
Seriously, she's brilliant.

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jillrhudy

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Jane Gardam has the kind of gift for description that one rarely encounters in an author, the ability to draw a compelling character in just a few lines. @Aimeesue will agree on this point!

Aimeesue OMGoodness, yes! She's brilliant! And economical! 😄 6y

Ruthiella Totally agree! That ability amazes me!😍 6y

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Aimeesue

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From "The Pangs of Love" a witty take on the aftermath of the HC Andersen The Little Mermaid tale. This is not a typical subject of Gardam's writing, which mostly centers on older people and their emotional lives, which sounds boring, but honestly isn't. She's very Austen-like in a lot of ways, and The Sidwell Letters is one of the best short stories I've ever read.
And she's very, very funny.

jillrhudy 🤣🤣🤣 6y

jillrhudy Tennessee READS had this on Libby. Downloaded & headed straight to this story. 6y

jillrhudy Oh how adorable. I haven‘t read any really good flipped fairy tale short fiction in years. Atwood is my go-to. 6y

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Aimeesue @jillrhudy I'm so glad you found a copy! Can't wait to hear what you think of The Sidmouth Letters. 6y

jillrhudy I have “Faith Fox“ and “A Long Way From Verona“ in my library section. Have you read either? 6y

Aimeesue @jillrhudy Not yet, but I own both. Verona is supposed to be excellent. And it just arrived today! I‘m just starting Crusoe‘s Daughter, after reading the Defoe. 6y

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Aimeesue

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Her books are just so good!
But also I want to buy all the Europa editions of her stuff because they‘re just so pretty.

Ruthiella I love her writing! 😍 6y

Aimeesue @Ruthiella She is fabulous. So under Appreciated! 6y

Anna40 Agree. Great writer! 6y

Aimeesue @Anna40 More people should read her! 6y

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