Best Wishes, Sister B

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year—my #AuldLangSpine list has arrived!! I‘m so excited to be matched with @Librarybelle ! I‘m planning to drop in where I can with #AgathaChristieClubR3, and am also doing the #192025 challenge, so I love having the #AuldLangSpine connection as well! This is a great list, with a nice mix of genres and moods—a few I‘ve read & loved (always a good sign), some from my TBR, and lots of new-to-me picks! ⤵️

monalyisha

BarbaraJean I‘ll likely start with Best Wishes, Sister B and the others pictured above…and for the rest, I‘ll leave the timing to the gods of the library holds! 4w

Librarybelle Yay!! Best Wishes is a quick read and a fun read. Perfect way to start the new year! 4w

JamieArc Great list! 4w

Chelsea.Poole LOVED #5! 4w

BarbaraJean @Chelsea.Poole I'm planning on reading that one as well!! There are so many here that I want to get to. 4w

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monalyisha

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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A quaint little epistolary novel, in which a nun from a tiny English village writes letters about her daily life to another nun abroad.

I told myself that one of these was quite enough…and then an unexpected marriage (not to Christ!) was hinted at in the third act. I‘m such a sucker. I bought the sequel immediately, which I‘m reading now.

Suet624 I‘m still on a wait list for this. It‘s been months. I didn‘t realize it was so popular. 1mo

monalyisha @Suet624 I wonder if there aren‘t many copies available in your network? There were none in (either of) mine! I had to buy it. Where are you located? 1mo

Suet624 Vermont. I can ask my library to try to grab it from another state perhaps. 1mo

monalyisha @Suet624 I‘m typically slow to actually make good on my offer to visit the post office…but I can send it to you! I might be *slightly* faster than the library. 😅 Email me your address? Monalitsy@gmail.com 1mo

Suet624 What??? Wow!!! That‘s so kind of you! I‘ll email you. 1mo

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rubyslippersreads

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

As we know from the movies, sometimes a young lady will never be a nun. I‘m rooting for Hermione and Alphonsus.

I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the sequel. And I would love to taste some of the Shoppe cookies.

#nunlit #nunlitquarterly #perpetualreadersoflitsy

@Aimeesue @quietjenn @BookishShelly @kspenmoll @Centique @Suet624 @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @batsy @marleed @Kristin_Reads @singout @PageShifter

jlhammar

Aimeesue Yes! I definitely need to try some of those baked goods and sandwiches! 5mo

Librarybelle Yes to the cookies! 5mo

jlhammar Yes to all of that! Looking forward to more Sister B and friends. 5mo

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quietjenn Same (on all points) 🙂 5mo

Kristin_Reads I plan to read the sequel, too! 5mo

kspenmoll Me too! Want to read their new adventures! 5mo

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marleed

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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Sr. Boniface is a gem and I loved her letters to Sr Emelda. A Pinterest search on orange peel boxes and I‘m compelled to make one! Artists have crafted marvelous little peg nuns and even a few priests. But alas, the Pinterest pipe cleaner people exist without perforce of clergy. …And can someone give me a ⭐️ if I correctly used perforce in a sentence. 🤣🤣

#NunLitQuarterly These books have been so interesting to read. Thank you @jlhammar

jlhammar Love the photo! I was also curious about those orange peel boxes. You remind me that I want to order the sequel

Power of Cake: Further Letters from Sister B

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AnnCrystal Lovely, the way you've arranged this book pic 🤩👍💝. (edited) 5mo

Suet624 Darn! I‘m still on a waitlist!! 5mo

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marleed @jlhammar @AnnCrystal Thanks! It‘s so much fun to pull those little nuns together - and I forgot one! The nun with the mic was a 1st communion gift oh so long ago - I can‘t believe she has survived all this time! …I have the sequel added to my TBR, as well. 5mo

marleed @Suet624 My Libby libraries didn‘t carry this nor did my mortar library have a physical copy. I ended up purchasing the kindle e-book. 5mo

AnnCrystal @marleed I love these little figures, they are just too cute 🤩👍💝. 5mo

rubyslippersreads I love your little ceramic convent. ❤️ 5mo

marleed @AnnCrystal @rubyslippersreads Oh thank you! Each one of these figures has a family history to it. I became the steward of that sweet angel last summer. My eldest sister passed in 2021 and my BIL has a gf now (good for him). I was home and at their house last summer and my sister‘s life story remains in every corner so I picked out this beauty. Then on the bottom Monica had written her name in likely 6-yr old writing. I saved the angel! 5mo

AnnCrystal 🫂🙏💝 how lovely a keepsake 😘💕💝. They are all Sweet Keepsakes 💝. (edited) 5mo

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Librarybelle

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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What a charming read! An epistolary novel, the reader discovers the good and the bad in a year at St. Winifreda‘s convent. I laughed out loud a few times and think this would make a wonderful TV series. A great pick for #NunLitQuarterly !

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jlhammar I agree, this would make a great TV series! So glad you enjoyed it. 5mo

Suet624 Jeepers! I‘m still on a library waitlist 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5mo

Librarybelle @jlhammar I see that this is the first in a series. I may have to add the others to my tbr list! 5mo

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Librarybelle @Suet624 It‘s a fast read, so hopefully once it arrives you can read it quickly! 5mo

Aimeesue Yes, a series would be great! 5mo

Librarybelle @Aimeesue 😁 5mo

monalyisha I‘d watch this! 1mo

Librarybelle @monalyisha 😁 1mo

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Aimeesue

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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An epistolary novel, concerning the Sisters of St.Winifreda and their struggles with a crumbling bell tower, a rat infestation, and a leaking roof with no money to pay for repairs. Through kindness, prayer, ingenuity, good neighbors and some luck, the Sisters build a community while rebuilding their convent. A cheering and uplifting tale.
#nunlitquarterly
#perpetualreadersoflitsy

Aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @BookishShelly @kspenmoll @Centique @Suet624 @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @batsy @JamieArc @marleed @Kristin_Reads @singout @PageShifter @jlhammar 6mo

Librarybelle Love your photo! 6mo

Aimeesue @Librarybelle Who doesn‘t love a clothes-peg nun? 😄 6mo

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Librarybelle 😁 6mo

marleed You even have a flying-nun habit ♥️ 6mo

Deblovestoread Love the nuns! 6mo

quietjenn Yay for your pic! 6mo

kspenmoll Wonderful review-love your nuns!!! 6mo

jlhammar Oh my gosh, those clothes-pegs! 😂 Love it. Wonderful review! 6mo

charl08 Always here for the #nunlit. Stacked 6mo

Aimeesue @marleed Flying nuns are the best kind, imo! 😂 6mo

Aimeesue @Deblovestoread Aren‘t they great? I pulled the image from a Catholic kids website. Who knew there was such a thing? 6mo

Aimeesue @quietjenn 🖤🖤🖤 6mo

Aimeesue @kspenmoll Thanks! Borrowed the pic, but I do love them. I‘ve made wooden soldier ornaments from this kind of clothes peg, but nuns would be fun to try too! 6mo

Aimeesue @jlhammar Aren‘t they great? Thanks! 6mo

Aimeesue @charl08 I think I love the #nunlit because a convent is one of the spaces in which women were “allowed” to manage and run things in days of yore. I love seeing how they overcome all the obstacles that are deliberately thrown in their way. 6mo

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jlhammar

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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So nice and heartwarming. I‘ll be reaching for the sequel, The Power of Cake, when I next need my spirits lifted.

#NunLitQuarterly

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kspenmoll I so enjoyed this as well. Such ingenuity! I also thought about the sequel. I loved that the story was told through letters. 6mo

Librarybelle I plan to start this later this week! 6mo

KathyWheeler I liked it also and got the sequel. I haven‘t started it yet though. 6mo

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rubyslippersreads @Librarybelle Me too. 6mo

Aimeesue I liked it a lot and also got the sequel. It was a lovely reminder that we CAN build community if we want to. 6mo

Kristin_Reads I‘m almost finished with this one and loving it! 5mo

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quietjenn

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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Just the sort of sweet, feel good and lightweight novel that I needed, after a rather long week. I very much enjoyed Sister B and her community (big C and little c). The ending felt a wee abrupt, but it just guaranteed that I'd immediately download the sequel, so I guess well-played Fran Smith?
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Tamra This sounds lovely. ☺️ 6mo

jlhammar Look forward to spending time with Sister B today! 6mo

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Deblovestoread

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#NunLit

This was an enjoyable lightweight read. I liked getting to know the village and nuns as they worked together to improve their lot all told through letters.

@jlhammar

jlhammar Glad to hear you enjoyed it! It‘s in my stack for this weekend. I could use something lightweight right now. 6mo

Aimeesue Looking forward to starting this one! 6mo

Deblovestoread @jlhammar Me too. And the letters are short so easy to dip in and out. 6mo

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kspenmoll

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

First cup of the day. A thread of joy & irreverence runs through this epistolary novel. #nunlit

jlhammar

jlhammar I‘ve only just started - enjoying it so far. Hoping to finish this weekend. 6mo

KathyWheeler I enjoyed it. It was perfect for the mood I was in. 6mo

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KathyWheeler

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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This light and warm-hearted book was quite the change from The Forever War! The story of a group of nuns trying to save their old convent from being sold is told in a series of letters from Sister Boniface to another nun, Sister Emelda, who is working in South America. It‘s a lovely book and was just what I needed. #NunLitQuarterly

jlhammar Oh good, I could use a lovely read. Excited to get started! Did you see that there is a sequel?

Power of Cake: Further Letters from Sister B

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KathyWheeler @jlhammar No, I didn‘t. Thanks! 6mo

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LitsyEvents

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

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kspenmoll Will do! 6mo

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jlhammar

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, BookishShelly, kspenmoll, KathyWheeler, Centique, Aimeesue, Suet624, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, JamieArc, marleed, Kristin_Reads, Singout, PageShifter

Librarybelle Thanks for the reminder!! 6mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 6mo

rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one. 😀 6mo

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Deblovestoread Happily anticipating this read 💜 6mo

kspenmoll I am happy to read this! 6mo

Aimeesue I love an epistolary novel! 🖤 6mo

BethM No idea what this is but the book sounds good! 6mo

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jlhammar

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

#NunLitQuarterly 🗳 QUARTER 3 VOTING 🗳

Okay Sisters, which of these has your vote for July 2024?

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, BookishShelly, MemoirsForMe, DivineDiana, Penny_LiteraryHoarders, kspenmoll, KathyWheeler, LeahBergen, Caroline2, MicheleinPhilly, Centique, EvieBee, Aimeesue, Suet624, Libby1, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, Tamra, AlaMich, monalyisha, JamieArc, marleed, Kristin_Reads

KathyWheeler Best Wishes, Sister B — but they both look like fun. 1y

Librarybelle Best Wishes, Sister B 1y

Deblovestoread Small Miracles 1y

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marleed Best wishes, Sr B 1y

JamieArc Hmmmm both of these sound lovely. I‘ll go with Small Miracles. 1y

Aimeesue Best Wishes, Sister B. They both sound fun, but Sister B is available in ebook form and the other isn‘t, in the US at least. 1y

quietjenn I love the sound of both of these, but since Sister B is more easily available, I'll vote for it 1y

BookishShelly They both sound really good though Best Wishes, Sister B sounds a little better. 1y

rubyslippersreads Both sound good, but I‘ll pick Sister B since it‘s available for Kindle. 1y

jlhammar @Singout You can vote here for your July preference. 1y

Singout I‘ll pick Sister B too. 1y

Caroline2 Small mercies 1y

batsy My vote is for Sister B. 1y

kspenmoll Sister B 1y

jlhammar Voting is now closed - Sister B is our winner! 14mo

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