Belle Greene

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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Absolutely fascinating. Didn‘t know anything about the MC- it‘s a novel about her life. What a tapestry of life she had- have no idea how she had the confidence to pull it all off, but she was brilliant.
Big exhibition about her next year in the Morgan Library, now just to get to NY.

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 6mo

LeahBergen I read a biography about her after I visited the Morgan. Fascinating! 6mo

squirrelbrain Gah! I‘m going to have to read this soon, aren‘t I?! 6mo

TrishB @LeahBergen yes absolutely! Would love to visit the Morgan now! 6mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain you‘re very disciplined! 6mo

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TrishB

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

As I‘ve been struck down by the non covid lurgy I‘ve banished myself off to bed early for a read.
And also to avoid my daughter yelling at the F1 😁

squirrelbrain I think I might succumb to this before the #europacollective reads it in Dec 2024…. Looking forward to your review! Formula 1 is on here too…. (edited) 6mo

MicheleinPhilly Oh no! You caught the cooties! I hope you‘re able to get some rest and call out sick tomorrow! 6mo

Deblovestoread Looking forward to this one…in a year or so 😂 Feel better! 6mo

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Tamra I hope this one makes you feel better! 6mo

Tamra @Deblovestoread 😅😅 I know…..so far away! 6mo

LeahBergen Feel better soon! 😘😘 6mo

julesG Feel better soon! 6mo

batsy Oh no! Rest up and feel better 💙 6mo

Balibee146 Hope you feel better soon x 6mo

Ruthiella Wishing you a speedy recovery! ❤️ 6mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain loving it so far! 6mo

TrishB @MicheleinPhilly @Deblovestoread @Tamra @LeahBergen @julesG @batsy @Balibee146 @Ruthiella thanks all 😘 carrying on, but staying working from home, so as to try and not give it to everyone else! 6mo

Balibee146 @TrishB I ended up ordering this book because of your post, even though I'm on a semi official book buying ban 🤦‍♀️ not even sorry it looks great! 🤞 6mo

TrishB @Balibee146 so worth it! Really enjoying it so far. 6mo

Balibee146 Good to hear @TrishB as it will be in the next 2 or 3 reads. It arrived earlier and I was surprised at how chunky it is 👍 6mo

TrishB @Balibee146 very easy to read though! 6mo

LeahBergen Happy Birthday, Trish! I hope you have a wonderful day and get thoroughly spoiled. ❤️❤️ I have a book on order for you from Blackwell‘s but it seems to be taking forever to ship. 🙄 6mo

TrishB @LeahBergen thank you so much 😘 I‘ll look forward to it! 6mo

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Hooked_on_books

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

Layover at SeaTac on the way to see the in-laws and why yes, Elliott Bay Book Co, I think I will! I snagged the tagged book within.

TrishB I have this ready on the pile! 6mo

Librarybelle This is on my to read list! 6mo

squirrelbrain I got this on our Gladstone‘s ‘Blind Date with a Book‘ - I really want to read it now, but the #europacollective is reading it *next* December… 😱 6mo

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Hooked_on_books @TrishB I saw your post on it when I posted this and was so glad to see I‘m in good company! 6mo

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain A whole year away?!? Noooooooo!!!!!!!!! 😵‍💫 6mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain you‘re so disciplined! 6mo

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TrishB

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

#bookmail
Couldn‘t resist these (ofc) Tagged one was given as one of the blind date books at Gladstone‘s and it sounded great.
North Woods sounds fab too!

Tamra I‘m waiting for over a year to read Greene bc it‘s on our December 2024 list for #Europacollective 😭😭 7mo

BookwormM Loved North Woods 7mo

jlhammar Wow, the UK cover for North Woods is so different from the US! So excited for both of these. Hoping to start the Mason this weekend yet. And I'm with @Tamra having to wait on Belle Greene for #EuropaCollective - something to look forward to! 7mo

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TrishB @Tamra @jlhammar you never know I could still be waiting next December too! 7mo

TrishB @jlhammar I just looked at the US cover- very different indeed! 7mo

TrishB @BookwormM that‘s good to hear 👍🏻 7mo

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Tamra

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

#EuropaCollective cast your vote for December 2024!

Links to book blurbs below.

@jlhammar @LeahBergen @squirrelbrain @mcctrish @GatheringBooks @DrexEdit @Aimeesue @charl08 @Deblovestoread @lauraisntwilder @BarbaraBB @CSeydel @TheKidUpstairs @Sapphire @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @Cathythoughts

Tamra https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609457587/belle-greene 12mo

Tamra https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609457273/winter-swallows 12mo

TheKidUpstairs Great choices. They both sound soo good, and those covers are stunning! My vote is for

Belle Greene

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Tamra I have to say, this whole Europa adventure is not helping diminish my TBR! I want to read them all. 12mo

Sapphire I collect Europa editions in paperback, so I should vote for winter swallows because it is the one that is available in paperback but I vote for Belle Greene because it sounds too good to resist

Belle Greene

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Sapphire @Tamra IKR!! 12mo

Tamra @Sapphire by 12/24 hopefully it will be available in paperback. 🤞🏾🤞🏾 12mo

Sapphire @Tamra that is a good point! 12mo

jlhammar Wow, these both sound amazing!! I‘m going to have to have a little think. Oh, and tagging @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader so she can also vote. I think you‘ve got everyone else. 12mo

Tamra @jlhammar thank you! I added her. 12mo

BarbaraBB Winter Swallows please! 12mo

CSeydel Ooh they both sound good but since we‘re reading it in December I‘m voting for Winter Swallows 12mo

GatheringBooks Awesome covers! I vote for

Winter Swallows

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LeahBergen Oh, both sound marvellous but I‘ve always been fascinated by Belle da Costa Greene! My vote goes to

Belle Greene

12mo

Deblovestoread Hard to choose but voting

Winter Swallows

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squirrelbrain Gah - another difficult choice! I‘ll go with

Belle Greene

12mo

Aimeesue On the one hand, it would be interesting to see how De Giovanni treats this scenario, which I remember from a Ngaio Marsh book, but OTOH, Belle Greene seems really, really relevant these days. I‘ll go with

Belle Greene

12mo

jlhammar So excited that @Cathythoughts will be joining us! Cathy, feel free to cast your vote. 12mo

Tamra @jlhammar @Cathythoughts yay! 👏🏾 12mo

Cathythoughts Thanks 😘😘 I‘ll vote

Belle Green

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jlhammar I would definitely like to try that Neapolitan mystery series sometime and it does seem particularly good for December, but the Lapierre sounds so good (you didn't make this easy!). I'll vote for

Belle Greene

12mo

Adventures-of-a-French-Reader I vote for

Belle Green

12mo

Tamra @Sapphire according to Amazon, the paperback is scheduled to be released this September. 👍🏾 (edited) 12mo

lauraisntwilder I think I'll go with

Winter Swallows

12mo

jlhammar @charl08 @mcctrish @DrexEdit Would you like to get your vote in today before we call it? If you‘ve no preference, that‘s fine as well. Thanks! 12mo

mcctrish Both look so good but I do like the idea of reading a winter time mystery in winter so

Winter Swallows

12mo

jlhammar Welcome @TheBookDream ! Feel free to vote on this one today if you‘d like. 12mo

DrexEdit @jlhammar Thanks! I like the advance planning and pace of this reading collective. I might even be able to contribute. 😊 But I'll just read whatever everyone decides to read. 12mo

jlhammar Another close one! Closing voting now so looks like our winner is the Lapierre. In December 2024 we'll be reading Belle Greene! 12mo

Tamra I would have been perfectly happy with either! 👏🏾 12mo

jlhammar @lauraisntwilder @mcctrish @Deblovestoread @GatheringBooks This is a ways off, but FYI. We‘ll vote for our 2025 picks sometime towards the end of 2024 and I‘ve got you four down next for nominating duties. I‘ll give you a heads-up when it‘s time. (edited) 12mo

jlhammar @Tamra Same! I want to read everything that‘s been nominated so thrilled either way. 12mo

Tamra @jlhammar yes!! 12mo

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Mitch

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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This is a fascinating story of the life of Belle Greene - a spirited and determined young woman who rose to become the highest paid woman in 1920s America, as the librarian of the JP Morgan library. With a fierce passion for books and manuscripts she built the library collection and laid the foundation for public access. Inspiring enough - and then you remember she did this whilst holding a secret that could ruin her.

Mitch Great story - I wish I‘d of read it before our epic trip to the library in 2019. It reads love narrative non fiction - deeply researched and faithful to source material whilst also being a page turner. 1y

DivineDiana After reading The Personal Librarian, I have become fascinated with Belle! Stacked. 1y

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RowReads1

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

I‘m looking forward to this one.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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Extraordinary! Such an excellently written history - fictionalized - of Belle Greene! Enthralling from beginning to end.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover ❤️🖤 2y

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

Starting this fascinating sounding book tonight. Belle Greene sounds like an incredible woman. Loved that the author included this in her note: To The Reader

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