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NEVER HEARD OF ANNE LISTER BEFORE THE HBO SERIES…WHAT A FASCINATING LIFE #audiophile #readinggoal

The library audio was available - they got a second narrator to read the longer diary excerpts and shed used a Yorkshire accent, so we got to hear something approaching Anne Lister‘s own accent. It‘s a wee bit boring in places, since this is book concentrating on letters and a diary so it is hard for the biographer to “plot” the book. However, Anne is a fascinating contradiction of a woman as this is an excellent companion to the TV series.

I really enjoyed reading this and the TV series is great - good deal on Kindle today!

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I must get better at bailing - I spent almost half the month with NY witches but them powered through my bookclubs Japanese pick (liked it a lot!), a book that‘s been on my TBR for toooo long (it didn‘t disappoint!) and two non fiction picks from my #nycbookhaul - which I loved!

So I recovered the reading month in the closing weeks!

Anne Lister was a remarkable business woman, who understood how to manage her affairs & estate, and had clarity over the needs of her heart & sexuality partnered with a level of determination that enabled her to live her own life. She left a wealth of diaries, from which her life, and the society in which she lived are under the microscope. Comfortable with her lesbianism, yet not with the working classes. Looking forward to the adaptation now!