The Persephone Catalogue, 1999-2016

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Hello #PersephoneClub!

Time to choose our books for 2024. Which of these would you most like to read in February? I‘ll link to each in the comments below.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, CarolynM, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Aimeesue, andrew61, Cathythoughts

jlhammar https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/into-the-whirlwind 5mo

jlhammar https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/still-missing 5mo

jlhammar Oops, forgot to tag you @Gissy ! Leah, if you wanted to open up voting to others who have been reading with us this past year, please feel free to tag them as well. 5mo

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willaful I'm not a voting member but I've enjoyed Gutcheon in the past. 5mo

elkeOriginal I vote for Still Missing. Love the blurb in the link. 5mo

CarolynM They both sound like good but confronting reads. I think I‘ll I go for Into the Whirlwind. 5mo

quietjenn Hm, I'm going to go with Into the Whirlwind. 5mo

rubyslippersreads Still Missing. 5mo

LeahBergen This is a hard one! Okay, I‘ll vote for

Still Missing

5mo

elkeOriginal Both sound depressing - you ok @jlhammar ? 😉 5mo

jlhammar @elkeOriginal 😆 Yeah, both on the heavy side for sure. Both supposed to be very good though from what I‘ve read. 5mo

Aimeesue

Into the Whirlwind

5mo

andrew61 Beth gutcheon still missing 4mo

LeahBergen Okay, I‘ll go ahead and close the voting. The winner, in a tight 4-3 vote is Still Missing! 4mo

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Bookbuyingaddict

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Found this listing some persephones Iv never read ; personally high wages by dorothy whipple is my fav 😍 and to bed with grand music is excellent , miss pettigrew lives for the day is a classic and a must read ! Should be up there with Austen the brontes and dickens
#persephonebooks
#persephone
#greatreads
#classics

https://www.stuckinabook.com/i-decided-to-rank-all-the-persephones-that-ive-read...

Tamra Thanks for sharing! 7mo

jlhammar I love Stuck in a Book! I just want to read all the Persephones 💜 7mo

LeahBergen I love Stuck in a Book! ❤️ 7mo

Vansa I've seen the movie of Miss Pettigrew lives for a day and it's one of my favourite movies 7mo

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elkeOriginal

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October choices for #PersephoneClub voting!

Since Litsy has no descriptions for these, thanks to my predecessors who posted the catalog link/pages inspiring me to plop the descriptions in the image for you! Get out your 🔍

After loving Milton Place, I wanted to read de Waal‘s Exiles Return. Paired with On the Other Side you have the choice between the exile story in post WWII Vienna or the German wartime experience in Hamburg via letters. Vote!

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, CarolynM, LeahBergen, Gissy, Aimeesue, andrew61, Cathythoughts, jlhammar, willaful

jlhammar Such great options! My vote is for

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

LeahBergen Ooo! Good picks! I‘m definitely going to choose The Exiles Return as I immediately ordered it after our reading of Milton Place. 👏👏

The Exiles Return: A Novel

LeahBergen Okay, @Gissy , it‘s your turn. You can now post your two suggestions for us to vote on for our December 2023 Persephone book! 👏👏 1y

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quietjenn Fascinating choice! I'm going with

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

CarolynM Another tough one! I vote for

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

willaful I'm going to sit this one out, I think. 1y

Gissy

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

Gissy @LeahBergen I have to suggest two titles? I‘m new in this Persephone club world. I‘m lost😬🤣 1y

LeahBergen @Gissy 😆 Yes! There are a lot to choose from, too. @Aimeesue shared the link to the Persephone catalogue on her post; you can start by looking through that. Also check my previous post as to the six we read last year so you don‘t suggest one of those. I‘m looking forward to your picks! 😊 1y

Aimeesue

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

elkeOriginal @LeahBergen @Gissy If you need help you could also renominate one that lost a close vote! Since the runner-up clearly had fans? Like between Miss Ranskill and Home-Maker? Leah can confirm who lost that one? 1y

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal Good idea! Yes, @Gissy , you could nominate Miss Ranskill Comes Home as it was beaten out by The Home-maker. I noticed you voted for that one, too! 1y

LeahBergen @andrew61 @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @willaful What do you all choose for this one? 😊 1y

rubyslippersreads I pick

The Exiles Return: A Novel

Cathythoughts I pick

The Exiles Return: A Novel

andrew61 I would pick Letters to my children, thanks. 1y

LeahBergen And the winner is

On the other side: letters to my children from Germany 1940-46

willaful I think I need to drop out of the club -- I didn't realize what a time commitment it was going to be. I would love to still sit in and read along some but I don't think I can be an official member. :-( 1y

LeahBergen @willaful That‘s absolutely fine and no worries! Feel free to read along with any (or all) selections that interest you as they come up. I‘ll tag you when I post the 2023 reading list. 😊 1y

elkeOriginal I honestly could not choose between these two so thanks to the group for making the decision for me 😉 1y

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Cathythoughts

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These are my two choices for August. I didn‘t know what to pick , so it‘s a bit of a shot in the dark… but these looked interesting to me. #PersephoneClub As @andrew61 said … ‘ the voting lines are open ‘ 😁

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quietjenn Oh, I didn't know Persephone published a Wilkie Collins. I'll vote for

The New Magdalen: A Novel

jlhammar Wonderful choices! I want to read both, of course, but I'm especially excited to see the Hoult (I was eyeing that one). My vote goes to

There Were No Windows

rubyslippersreads I pick

The New Magdalen: A Novel

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Aimeesue Tough choice! My vote is for

There Were No Windows

elkeOriginal New Magdalen sounds fantastic and gets my vote! 1y

LeahBergen Great choices, Cathy! I keep meaning to read a Wilkie Collins so my vote goes to

The New Magdalen: A Novel

CarolynM What a hard choice! I vote for

There Were No Windows

andrew61 Great choices Cathy, I'll plump for There were no windows. 1y

Gissy

There Were No Windows

LeahBergen @willaful What‘s your vote for this one? 😊 1y

LeahBergen And the winner is

There Were No Windows

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andrew61

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My wife says that Im an indecisive libra + poopoo star signs as much as I like the fact I am still undecided as I post this + I have been back + forth for hours proves the point.
Anyway here are my 2 selections for April, the voting lines are open @LeahBergen @Aimeesue @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @Gissy @jlhammar @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @willaful
One is a comic novel about a funeral, the other a wife's memoir of her poet husband

jlhammar Nice work! Very difficult decision. Hmmm, my vote goes to

As it was

LeahBergen Great choices, Andrew! I‘ve read Vain Shadow so my vote goes to

As it was

(edited) 1y

rubyslippersreads I also pick

As it was

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quietjenn Ah, they both sound great, but as it already seems to be popular, I'll go with

As it was

CarolynM I vote for

Vain Shadow

Cathythoughts I‘m going for

As it was

elkeOriginal Vain Shadow is my vote! 1y

Aimeesue Nice picks!

Vain Shadow: A Romantic Biography of the Discoverer of the Amazon

LeahBergen @Gissy and @willaful What do you two choose? 😊 1y

LeahBergen #PersephoneClub 1y

willaful As a romantic, I guess I must pick As It Was. :-)

As it was

Gissy

Vain Shadow

LeahBergen And the winner is

As it was

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Aimeesue

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My two choices for February 2023, No.7 and No.46
Vote below!
#PersephoneClub
Link to catalogue: https://persephonebooks.flywheelsites.com/catalogue/index.html

@LeahBergen @Aimeesue @andrew61 @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @Gissy @jlhammar @LeahBergen @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @willaful

elkeOriginal I have to vote Home-Maker simply because I have read Miss Ranskill already…but it was so good I will happily reread if it wins! 1y

elkeOriginal And well done @Aimeesue picking books I already own! You are helping tackle the TBR 😉 1y

jlhammar Such a hard choice! I will be very happy to read either one, but my vote goes to

Miss Ranskill Comes Home

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LeahBergen Ooo, great choices! Let‘s see … my vote goes to

Home-Maker

LeahBergen And good idea to share the link to the catalogue. 👍 Thank you! 1y

rubyslippersreads Since I actually own it, I vote for

Home-Maker

quietjenn I've read Home-maker, so am voting for

Miss Ranskill Comes Home

Aimeesue @elkeOriginal That's always a goal! I own them both 😉 1y

Aimeesue @quietjenn @jlhammar Yay! I love Miss Ranskill. But I'll be happy with either (edited) 1y

Aimeesue @LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I would definitely like to know what strategies the family uses to keep up the cleanliness standards when mom goes to work! 😄 1y

Gissy I go with any book the group choose🤗 1y

CarolynM They both sound good, but I‘m going for

Miss Ranskill Comes Home

LeahBergen @Gissy Oh no no no … we are counting votes here. You must vote! 😆 1y

andrew61 I'll go with Home maker. I'll post my April choices as soon as I can but can't make my mind up ! 1y

Gissy

Miss Ranskill Comes Home

LeahBergen @andrew61 😆😆 I know! It‘s hard to decide, isn‘t it? 1y

LeahBergen @Aimeesue and @andrew61 I‘ll make a note of the winners of both of your picks and create a post when we have all six of our 2023 reads decided upon. No need to post the winner (unless you want to, of course)! 😊 1y

elkeOriginal These titles are neck-and-neck! 1y

willaful Home-Maker, because I'm a DCF fan. 1y

LeahBergen Okay, @Cathythoughts … let‘s hear your vote! This is a close one. If we have a tie, we‘ll let the person who suggested the books break the tie. And don‘t forget to vote on @andrew61 ‘s post, too. And now that we have these two months up for the vote, we‘ll have @CarolynM post her two suggestions for June and @Cathythoughts , post your two suggestions for our August read. 1y

CarolynM @LeahBergen I‘ll post my choices later today. 1y

LeahBergen @CarolynM Yay! And just tag the people from this post. Thanks! 1y

Cathythoughts @Leahbergen Sorry , I‘m late. I‘ll have a look now and make my choice ❤️ (edited) 1y

Cathythoughts @Leahbergen Ok. I‘ll post my suggestions later today 👍🏻❤️ (edited) 1y

Cathythoughts I‘m voting for

The Home-maker

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Thanks, Cathy! And don‘t worry, you aren‘t late! I just wanted to tag you as I know how busy you‘ve been lately with your grandbabies and wanted to make sure you saw this. 😘 1y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks so much for tagging me .. I have been busy ! I‘ll have to check in more often. Looking forward to picking out my choices later today 😘 1y

LeahBergen #PersephoneClub (just retagging here because this post isn‘t coming up when I click on the tag, for some reason? 🤷🏻‍♀️) 1y

LeahBergen And the winner is

The Home-maker

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Andrea313

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The last title in my post-holiday Persephone order finally arrived today, and I'm seriously loving all those gray spines lined up on the shelf! Persephone below, Jane Austen up above... why can't I read everything at once?! #PersephoneBooks #Shelfie #BookshelfLove

LeahBergen What a beautiful sight! There‘s nothing like a row of Persephones. 🥰 2y

Caroline2 Absolutely stunning 😍 2y

catebutler Love that stack of grey!! 🥰 2y

elkeOriginal Love the strategically placed vase in front of those illustrated non-grey Persephone covers 😆 1y

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elkeOriginal

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Did anyone think how any dove grey #Persephone book would suffice as #NorthernDroplet in the #Pantone2022 challenge? It sure took me long enough to make the connection! Somehow this color was giving me trouble - until I saw a whole shelf begging to be chosen for this prompt 🤦🏼‍♀️

Now to make the #persephonepick…

(That postcard is the old London shop. I have not had any friends make the trek to the Bath shop yet! HintHint😉)

#persephonebooks

Clwojick

Jas16 Hint taken- I am hoping to head to there in March. 2y

LeahBergen What a glorious sight! 2y

elkeOriginal @Jas16 You lucky duck! 2y

Clwojick It‘s a perfect match! 2y

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Reviewsbylola

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Not really #bookmail, but I got two lovely book catalogues in the mail. And as always, the Persephone catalogue has a bookmark. I‘m excited about the new Wilkie Collins title!

Megabooks Love that Persephone bookmark! I‘m eagerly awaiting my catalogue (and Christmas gifts)! 3y

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quirkyreader

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Look what came today. And I‘m on holiday so you know what I‘m doing. #persephone #persephonebooks

Megabooks Oooo!! I‘m excited for it to come! 3y

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squirrelbrain

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This is my #temptation at the moment.... I want that one, and that one, and that one.....

#ayupaugust

*Heaven 17 were formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980*

Cinfhen

laurieluna Oh! Hoping one arrives for me soon. Need to start circling those Christmas wants...😂 5y

squirrelbrain This isn‘t a new one @laurenbescoby - I‘ve had it a few months.... I sent some Persephone vouchers to my niece after her A level results and it led me to start perusing it myself! 😘 5y

laurieluna @squirrelbrain they're addictive. Wish I had more. I might have one laying around somewhere, probably a bad idea to dig it out...I recommend despised and rejected. Read it last year and still think about it! 5y

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laurieluna

Despised and Rejected

squirrelbrain I‘ll think about that one @laurenbescoby and I‘ll let my niece know too.... 5y

LeahBergen Oh, that‘s my kind of temptation 😍 5y

Cinfhen Sooooo pretty!! 5y

Cinfhen And what a lovely gift for your niece #BestAunt 5y

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quietjenn

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Baby's first Persephone Biannually 😍

LeahBergen Is it your first? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y

quietjenn @LeahBergen it is! So glad to have finally signed up. 5y

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