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The Ladies of Missalonghi
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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The Hurlingford family have ruled the small town of Byron, nestled in the Blue Mountains, for generations. Wealthy, powerful and cruel, they get what they want, every time. Missy Wright lives with her widowed mother and crippled aunt in genteel poverty. Hurlingfords by birth, all three are victim to the family's rule of inheritance: the men take it all. Plain, thin and unforgivably single, it seems Missy's life is destined to be dreary. But then a stranger arrives in town. A divorcee from Sydney. And she opens Missy's eyes to the possibility of a happy ending. This is an endearing tale, full of wit, warmth and romance, from the bestselling author of THE THORN BIRDS.
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kwmg40
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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Mehso-so

A historical fiction novel set in Australia of the early 1900s, this story was a quick and enjoyable read, but I found some of the characters' words and actions to be problematic.

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Andrew65 Looks fun, well done 👏👏👏 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Teresereading
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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Panpan

I started 2019 with a title from Colleen McCullough Lovely illustrations and the novella started promisingly, shades of a Thornbirds family saga. BUT the latter half descended into a slightly menacing farce. Disappointing, I often see it in charity shops and now I know why!

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Brona
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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Brona
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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It's #ausreadingmonth and we're having a readalong of TLOM - join us by #missyreadalong & pop over to the sign up post - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/ausreadingmonth-is-here.html?m=1

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Brona
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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That lovely moment when you realise you don't need a bookmark because your book has a pretty ribbon marker instead #happyreading #readathon @DeweysReadathon #missyreadalong

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rubyslippersreads
The Ladies of Missalonghi | Colleen McCullough
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I need to reread this book #setinsouthernhemisphere, as well as The Blue Castle, and see for myself what the controversy is about. #junebookbugs

AThousandLives87 I didn't know there was a controversy over The Blue Castle??? What's the big deal? 7y
rubyslippersreads @AThousandLives87 Some people thought the author had plagiarized The Blue Castle. Here's the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladies_of_Missalonghi 7y
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LeahBergen I've been meaning to do a comparison read for years. 7y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Let me know when you're ready—maybe that'll inspire me to do my reread. 😄 7y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads And the same back to you! 😂 7y
RealLifeReading Ok didn't know about any controversy before this but then again haven't read either book! 7y
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