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The House at the Edge of Night
The House at the Edge of Night | Catherine Banner
A sweeping, propulsive family saga set on a romantic and beautiful Italian island, for fans ofCaptain Corelli's MandolinandBeautiful Ruins. On the tiny, idyllic island of Castellamare, off the coast of Sicily, lies The House at the Edge of Night, an ancient bar run by the Esposito family. There, over the course of three generations--from the eve of World War One to the aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis--the Esposito women will fight to hold their family together against the threats that break across their shores. As lush and magical as the island at its centre, The House at the Edge of Night is a story of love and secrets, endurance, loss and, ultimately, triumph.
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Blueberry
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Pickpick

3.5 ⭐
This story follows many generations of a family and the surrounding town folk on a small island off of Sicily.

Texreader What a beautiful cover!! 2y
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Blueberry
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Currently reading for f2f bookclub.

LoverOfLearning What a stunning and creative cover 😍 2y
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Blueberry
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"He was woken by a scratching at the window shutters."

@ShyBookOwl #FirstLineFridays

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Cosmos_Moon
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1. When I was a kid, my mom would take me out of school early so we could make it to the ranger station in the national forest before it closed to buy a permit to cut a tree from the forest. We could hike all through the national forest to find the perfect tree. It was an awesome adventure!
2. Looking forward to holiday breaks!

#ThankfulThursday

batsy That tree adventure must have been so fun 🌲 Thank you for the tag! 3y
BookmarkTavern Thanks for the tag! 3y
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Cosmos_Moon
House at the Edge of Night | Catherine Banner
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And made a #bookspinbingo finishing this book.

“There was once an old woman who took it into her head to put a curse on a king‘s daughter. ‘You shall never marry,‘ she declared, ‘until you have found the Dead Man and watched over him for a year, three months, a week, and a day.‘”

rockpools 🎉🎉🎉 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!!!! 3y
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Cosmos_Moon
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Pickpick

A beautiful cover and lovely little story of changing times through generations of a family on an isolated island. Starting with an orphan having nothing, to a life rich in love building a history for a family, recording stories and creating miracles.

aperfectmjk That IS a beautiful cover. 😉 3y
Cosmos_Moon @aperfectmjk it is why I picked it from the bargain bin 😜 but bought it cause of the decent litsy rating. 3y
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Cosmos_Moon
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Once the whole of the island of Castellamare was plagued by a curse of weeping. It came from the caves by the sea, and because the islanders had built their houses from that rock, which had been the liquid fire of the volcano itself, very soon the weeping rang in all the walls of the buildings, it resounded along the streets, and even the arched entrance of the town sailed at night like an abandoned bride.

#FirstLineFridays

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Cosmos_Moon
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A crushing, disappointing week, but feeling okay having some pumpkin ice cream, listening to good music, reading a good book with a sweater on in cooler weather. Holding on to hope for our democracy and elections.

wanderinglynn Pumpkin ice cream sounds yummy! 😋 4y
Cosmos_Moon @wanderinglynn it is yummy! One of my favorite things of fall. 4y
Bette Fingers crossed.🤞 Here‘s to holding on. 👍 4y
Cosmos_Moon @Bette yes. The fascist themes of WWII in this book have me concerned. Imprisoning scientists, poets, etc. because they don‘t align with the controlling government‘s ideals. It is frightening. I saw news about labeling certain cities as “anarchy jurisdictions”.... all I can think is WTF? People are blind to the strangling of the democracy. 4y
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Cosmos_Moon
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A beautiful night to sit outside and read with my boy. Loving this book and loving him reading alongside me 🥰

mcipher Ohhh, that makes me so nostalgic for reading time with my boy!! 🥰😕( and I loved this book too) ❤️ 4y
JennyM I love seeing photos like this. Enjoy the time together ❤️ 4y
Cosmos_Moon @mcipher @JennyM I know I‘m going to miss these moments someday. I wish my younger boy was as interested in reading. I got them each a new book yesterday, so hopefully he‘ll join in these moments in some time 🥰 4y
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Cosmos_Moon
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Deciding to jump into the #bookspinbingo this month... just scribbled this out 🤩 have a happy #humpday!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Cosmos_Moon
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Checked some books off and doubled up on some numbers for June. Didn‘t add anything new, cause I‘d like to see if I can get through these on my shelf, although others have been added to the shelf...
@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpin #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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BiblioLitten
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Two things prompted me to pick up my #currentread. 1. #covercrush
2. The setting. #Italy 💙

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Mummahgoose
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Pickpick

You ever have a book jump out at you when you least expect it and you just have to have it? I was at the grocery store of all places, and they had a shopping cart full of bargain books. So glad I picked this up!

DebinHawaii I definitely have had that happen, Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚🎉Hope you are enjoying it here. 5y
DebinHawaii Follow @LitsyWelcomeWagon to get more connected. There are links to good tips for navigating Litsy in the profile. 👍 5y
LitsyWelcomeWagon Welcome to Litsy! Here are links to #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU. There‘s lots of fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more!
5y
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mcipher
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My February reads - thanks to a a few well underway and some graphic novels, I read 13 books this month - not too shabby. The tagged was my favorite but there are a few other good ones here.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Great job! 📖💖 5y
SW-T Awesome! I enjoyed Murder 101 and Coffee & Kung Fu when I read them 😊 5y
BarbaraJean Great reading month! 💜📚💜 Coffee & Kung Fu is so good—that one is such a comfort read for me. 😊 5y
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mcipher
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#Chloe and I are hoping that this book gets me out of a mini-slump - everything I pick up this week I put down after a few chapters, or feel like I‘m slogging through. The cover is really pretty and so far I‘m enchanted, but I liked the past 3 until I lost interest...
#catsoflitsy #tuxedokittiesoflitsy

AnneFindsJoy Awww sweet kitty, and I loved that book! 😻📚🤩 (it was awesome on audio) 5y
Dragon 😻 5y
mcipher @AnneFindsJoy Good to hear and thanks! 🤗 5y
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Victoriahoperose
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Mehso-so

Hot detox bath and #newyearwhodis pick number 2! The description in this was really excellent and it made you feel like you were in the story. I found it to be a bit slow. I think these types are not something I usually tend to get sucked into. It reminded me of Jane Smiley and the cover mentions Beautiful Ruins which I didn‘t love. I appreciate the beauty in the writing and the story, but it was hard to get through for me.

Hestapleton Yeah it was a slow one, but the descriptions made it a pick for me. I also read it with my book club, so talking about it definitely made me appreciate it more too. 5y
Victoriahoperose @Hestapleton that‘s a good point. That may have made it a little bit easier to get into! 5y
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Purrfectpages
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I‘m hoping others are open to interpretation with this prompt because I‘m not a Harry Potter fan, sorry! ((Ducking))if it helps, I think the tagged book has a gorgeous cover. #houses #newhogwartsadventure

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Anything you like!! I LOVE The Dollhouse 💗💗💗 6y
vkois88 All interpretations are always welcome ❤ 6y
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reciprokate

For war was really at the heart of all of this. It was war that had bundled him away from his life in the north, leaving the examination for the University of London forever unsat, his apprenticeship forever uncompleted, and his library copy of 'Bleak House' forever abandoned at chapter 5.

reciprokate "War had interrupted that paragraph of a life, made of it merely a preamble to some greater, unrelated history. War had ended everything, and yet not everything, for it was war that had brought him to her." 6y
reciprokate "It made her reel a little to hear him, in his approximate Italian, describe this war in the same way she had always thought of it: as a great monster that had swallowed cities, islands, men, and then, in the end, given one thing back only - the Englishman, appearing like a strange blessing out of the sea. War had ended everything, and war had brought him to her.: 6y
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reciprokate
Pickpick

Pairs well with: vacation, Italian anything, restless in a small town.
I almost passed on this after reading the hohum reviews; phew, glad I didn't! Salty, sensuous, angst-ridden - I have to admit that I couldn't believe the prim woman on the jacket had written a sweeping saga with such depth and feeling. Bravo!

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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This is one from my #20BooksofSummer and the one my in-person book club chose to read for our August meeting.

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Cinfhen
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My weekend reads...it‘s the books that called to me this morning....I started both books months ago, so I feel like I need to begin again from page 1, since my memory is questionable 😜I‘m still madly in love with the Essex Serpent cover💚 🐍🌼

CindyE09 I am reading the Essex Serpent right now and I really wish I had a hard copy because the cover is so pretty 😍 I bought it as a kindle daily deal though, so I only have the digital. 6y
Cinfhen I admit @CindyE09 I totally bought the book for the cover!!! 6y
TrishB Happy reading 👍🏻💜 6y
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Velvetfur That is a gorgeous cover 😊 6y
Cathythoughts I love that Essex Serpent cover too. I liked the book ! Read it last year. It was a definite cover buy ❤️I have the other book on your post on my kindle .. looking forward to your thoughts 👍🏻❤️ 6y
CindyE09 @Cinfhen Haha I‘m jealous. Might have to buy me a copy if I end up loving it! 6y
AmyG Ah, we have the same memory. Or lack of. 🤣 6y
lahousewyfe I loved the Essex Serpent! What a fun pile of reading for the weekend! 6y
Cinfhen It‘s soooo good @lahousewyfe I‘m nearly done @AmyG Do you want the book sent to NJ or Colorado?!?! I‘m pretty sure you‘re going to love it too!!! 6y
AmyG @Cinfhen Whatever is easiest for you. Before July 1 NJ and after CO. 6y
Cinfhen 👍🏻 @AmyG 6y
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Areader2

@Tove_Reads
1. Bandoola the elephant,The Elephant Company
2. Castellamare Italy ,The House at The Edge
of Night
3. Leia Birch Briggs ,The Almost Sisters

#largestisogrammicgiveaway

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JulAnna
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Mehso-so

This was a book that I should have enjoyed more. A multi-generational saga set on an Italian island, it sounded perfect for me. Unfortunately, I have to say that it was disappointing, it went on too long and something was missing from the character development. I just couldn‘t get invested.

HotMessJess It looks like they took the photo from the cinque terra though?! 6y
JulAnna @HotMessJess That is where the cover photo reminds me of, too! It was set on a fictional Italian island. ❤️ Cinque Terre 😊 6y
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JulAnna
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Snow day! ❄️😊☕️

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Ajessgirl
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed it! It had a little of everything - family saga, travelogue, romance, and historical fiction. I recommend reading it continuously, rather than interspersing with another book. Because of the number of characters and the long time span, I found it took a few minutes to regain my place in the story each time I picked it back up.

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DocBrown
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Pickpick

First half was dynamite but then it started to trip over its own feet. Like The Good Earth, the epic didn't quite know where to stop. But it did finally finish, on this morning's constitutional through my state park. And it was a satisfying ending, making it all worth while. Unlike The Neapolitan Series. Great tale of the lives and loves on an Italian island -- soapy but good 😊

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DocBrown
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Listening to this, which not only bears a strong family resemblance to Beautiful Ruins, but even shares the same narrator! Only two-thirds of the way through but already know it's a keeper.

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KatrinaB
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Mehso-so

I got this book via Goodreads giveaways.

I'm not sure what to make of this book... parts of it were really good but there were huge chunks of years missing and it just seems a little out wack. Also dear writers: if you use foreign word, you MUST translate them! Ug drives me nuts when authors don't translate foreign words.

@Liberty #STACKEDUP

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Felso
Pickpick

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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Felso
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This has been a tough week, couldn't concentrate. So, hopefully will finish this tonight.

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Cinfhen
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#90sInJuly My current book has "night" in the title and it's quite a good read but #tonightTonight I'm meeting a friend for early drinks ? and then I'm getting cozy with this new book ~ so many Littens I trust have varying opinions on Idaho, that I need to give it a read!!!

Ms_T Have a great evening 😃 7y
Cinfhen Thanks @Ms_T 😘a little sangria and a new book..can't ask for more!!! 7y
TrishB I'll be looking for your review! Still in wifi land in hotel. Countryside tomorrow. 7y
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tricours I can't wait to start Idaho! I love the cover 😀 7y
Cinfhen I agree the cover is like fine art @tricours 🌼🌼🌼 (edited) 7y
Kalalalatja I have been thinking about picking up Idaho, so look forward to what you think! 👍 7y
merelybookish I loved Idaho!! (I know others did not!) 7y
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Felso
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I think some reading by the pool time is needed.

JazzFeathers 😂😂😂 7y
suomi Yup 😂😂😂 7y
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merelybookish Amen! 7y
CoverToCoverGirl Amen to that.. read a book instead! 😏 7y
Jaimelire True enough! 7y
Sace Truth! 7y
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Felso
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Today is my Friday, so bring on the books! I have 4 library loan requests that all came in at once. 😧

Chasing_Pages Yay! It's my Friday too as of right now as I walk out of work. Let the reading begin!!! 7y
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Cinfhen
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Loving this new ARC I started on the way into NY❤️It's making the ride fly by 🚌Thank you @penguinrandomhouse

DivineDiana Happy Travels! I usually take the Mega Bus at the same location! 7y
Cinfhen I've ALWAYS used Bolt ⚡️ the train has gotten so crazy expensive @DivineDiana 7y
DivineDiana @Cinfhen Agree! And you have the convenience of getting out right on the sidewalks of New York! 😉 7y
Cinfhen So true @DivineDiana although I miss the old bus stop 7th Ave vs 11th Ave ~ still can't beat $9 🤑 7y
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Felso
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When the library calls telling you another request is in, you go out in the heat. (I don't know why the 1 in 108* didn't show up) #toohot #stayinandread #librarybookswontreadthemselves #allrequestscomeinatsametime #bookgirlproblems

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Cinfhen
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MaleficentBookDragon One of these years I'm going to win one of those Goodreads Giveaways.😬 7y
Ms_T I keep seeing Final Girls and Hunger on here! Two more for me to add to Mount TBR 😂 7y
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Cinfhen I'll let you know @Ms_T My daughter wanted to read Final Girls, not sure it's for me😬 7y
Cinfhen @AmyG @MaleficentBookDragon I've been pretty lucky lately - I won about 5 or 6 in the last 4 months! You gotta keep trying!!! 7y
Ms_T @Cinfhen I think it's quite bloody...😬 7y
Reviewsbylola 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
DebinHawaii Final Girls is one of my #BOTM picks if it ever gets here 😬 and I have a library hold request for Hunger. I look forward to hearing what you think about the tagged book--it sounds pretty good. 📚👍 7y
Cinfhen I just read the book jacket for Final Girls, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hate it @Reviewsbylola @Booksandcooks @Ms_T @DebinHawaii 7y
Megabooks Final Girls is not usually my thing, but I'm enjoying it. I'm not big on Liberty's picks 🙈, but I think this may be good. Hunger is A-mazing!!! 7y
Reviewsbylola 🤣🤣 why did you get it then? And what makes you think you will hate it?! 7y
DebinHawaii @Cinfhen Just out of curiosity, did you not read about it before picking it? 7y
Cinfhen Ha😂my daughter thought it looked good and I wasn't really paying attention this month to the picks @Reviewsbylola @DebinHawaii After reading the flap this book sounds like a cheesy horror movie...whatev, I can always run a giveaway ☺️😉 7y
Cinfhen I'm starting Hunger tonight @Booksandcooks 👍🏻 7y
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Cathythoughts
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Also another bargain on kindle. This recommendation for 1.99 !!
Just saying .....
No more book shopping today 🙄🙄😩

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! Characterized as "Beautiful Ruins" meets Isabel Allende. This sweeping saga follows the Esposito family across 4 generations and 100 years on the beautiful Italian island of Castellamare. The book's title is of the island's meeting spot, a cafe. You'll meet: Amedeo & his wife, Pina; a cruel count; a scandalizing priest; a POW-turned-poet; an outcast girl; an English soldier. Set to two world wars. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

LeeRHarry Sold! 😊 7y
Lindy It's a warm, atmospheric saga. Edoardo Ballerini does a fine job narrating the audio edition. 7y
christineandbooks Oh, wow, this sounds fantastic! Stacked! 7y
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Mamashep Beautiful Ruins meets Isabel Allende? I'm in! 7y
Cathythoughts Don't know Beautiful Ruins. But I love Isabelle Allende. Another stack !! 7y
Cathythoughts Only 1.99 on kindle. I just purchased. I do love a bargain. Thankyou for this tip. 🙏 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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Branwen
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Getting in some quiet reading time in before the obligatory social interactions begin! ;) ♡

vivastory How is this one? Been curious about it 7y
BennettBookworm I can relate! Haha 7y
Branwen @vivastory It's really great so far! A bit of a slow beginning, but the writing is beautiful and the characters are really well developed, so the pace works really well! :-) @BennettBookworm Right?!? The joys and downfalls of holidays! :-P 7y
vivastory @Branwen I'll have to check it out, thanks! 7y
Branwen @vivastory Awesome! Let me know what you think of it! 7y
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Branwen
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Dinner cruise tonight on the Spirit of Philadelphia! Of course I had to bring some books with me! :-) ♡♡♡

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Branwen
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Last night in Cape May. Having dinner on the ocean at a lovely place and eating my heart full of popcorn shrimp! We had a great view of the water and boats. I picked this book up at random today at a little Indie bookstore I found down here. Have any of you guys read this before? Any opinions on it? I have never heard of it but it looks very promising! Plus, you know, the cover is gorgeous and it was hard for me to resist it! :-)

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DaniRa
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#riotgrams #favoritecover I am a sucker for florals and nature related covers..I love these especially ❤🌳🍃🌹

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post! With a 3.9 GR rating, this literary historical fiction story meets many's standards. The Esposito family saga spanning 4 generations & nearly a century on the Italian island of Castellamare. The eponymous café is where the community gathers. Among the extensive cast: a cruel count & his bewitching wife; a scandalizing priest; a POW-turned-poet; an outcast girl: an English soldier. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

Bookish.Heart Beautiful cover! 7y
Karli That cover is beautiful! 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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Kimmie
Pickpick

Great walking book. Family saga worth the trip

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aa_guer2021
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Pickpick

Sweeping and majestic, the story of a man who went after his goals despite humble beginnings, and the generations of a family that grew out of that decision. It is the story of heritage, community, and overcoming adversity. And how a building can become much more than that. Lush, detailed, and insightful it is an impressive adult fiction debut. #letterB #LitsyAtoZ #adultfictiondebut 😍💙🏡🏝
@BookishMarginalia

BookishMarginalia 👍🏼👏🏼 7y
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DaniRa
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#recommendedby #readjanuary these are because of Litsy😊otherwise I do not like to take recommendations from other sources since it is usually promotional and my friends don't recommend anything to me because they aren't big readers. Not to mention I don't normally go for what everyone is crazy about. If I decide to read something popular then on my own time. I just don't want to be influenced when I start a book😉

AThousandLives87 Tell me how the book on the very left is!!! I keep seeing it and putting it back. Hesitation is my worst enemy. 7y
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Nat_Reads
House at the Edge of Night | Catherine Banner
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I wish you all could hear the storm and crackling fire and smell my cinnamon tea ☕️ I am excited for this one! Sounds a bit like Allende in style and I'm a sucker for "multi-generational" on an inside flap.

mcipher Sounds like a wonderful night! Hope the book is awesome. 😊 7y
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EvieBee
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Saturday night! Picked these up from the #library this morning and can't decide which to tackle first! #libraryhaul #librarystack #dogsoflitsy #henry

Suzze I loved One Man. I want to read The Nix. 7y
Cinfhen I've been wanting to read the new Nadia Hashimi. You have a great #libraryhaul 😍 7y
Zelma That is certainly a nice looking haul! 👍 7y
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EvieBee @Suzze I'm so glad! I haven't read anything by Gross yet but looking forward to it. 7y
EvieBee @Cinfhen I finished reading When the Moon is low not too long ago and couldn't wait to get my hands on something else of hers. I like how she writes about current issues. 7y
EvieBee @Zelma Thank you so much, Zelma! 7y
Suzze @EvieBee48 I have read a lot of his books, liked them all, but think this is the best one. 7y
britt_brooke Aw, I have a Boston, too. 💕💕💕 7y
EvieBee @britt_brooke Really?! Aren't they precious? Always cheer me up. 🤗 7y
Simona Nice picture❣️ 7y
EvieBee @Simona Thank you! 😊 7y
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krismlars
Pickpick

Impossible not to fall in love with the island and the characters. I'm going to miss this book.

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krismlars
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Windy outside, cozy inside. #Squeak

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