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Imagen_leigh
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And now it‘s a classic 🤣

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Imagen_leigh
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Pickpick

This is about the recovery period of Yozu's life after a suicide attempt. He is kept in a sanitarium along the coast while he is healing. During this book, Dazai continously breaks up the story by including chunks of his own dialogue that don't necessarily add to the story, but they make for an interesting read. I haven't ever read anything like this but could definitely read more like this.

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Ruthiella
Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

A charming Cinderella story, though I felt a little sorry for bad-girl Cora. Also, when Bunny fainted, I laughed, it was so melodramatic- which was I think not the intended reaction. 😂

Aesthetician Ann, from an impoverished but proud and upstanding middle class family, meets cute Sir Timothy. Will class differences hold back true love? If you‘ve ever read Susan Scarlett before, you know the answer. 😍

rubyslippersreads ❤️ those old ads. My great aunt told a story about a beauty salon that caught fire. Ladies had to be extricated from those permanent wave machines. 😲 2w
Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads 😳 OMG! I can only imagine the panic! 2w
LeahBergen Yes, I also had an inkling about how it would turn out. 😉😆 2w
Ruthiella @LeahBergen Shocking! 😜😂 2w
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LeahBergen
Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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Beautician Ann is the perfect size to fit the ill and absent bridesmaid‘s gown at an aristocratic wedding and reluctantly steps in to fill the role. She meets the dashing best man (a Lord, natch) and sparks fly. This was a lovely little pre-WWII Harlequin Romance/Mills and Boon riff on a Cinderella story and I was down for all of it. 😆

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CarolynM I got a bit worried when poor Bunny was at death's door 🫣🥲 I should have known that it would all turn out well in the end😃 2w
Ruthiella Sounds like it‘s a perfect Susan Scarlett fairy tale! I hope to start it this weekend. 🤞 2w
willaful Ah, Never No More. I should reread that. 2w
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Cathythoughts Great review 😁❤️ 2w
sarahbarnes Sounds adorable 🥰 2w
Suet624 My mother was the only other person I‘ve ever heard use the word ‘natch‘. It brings up memories. 2w
LeahBergen @Suet624 My mother said it, too, and that‘s probably where I got it from! 😆 2w
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Centique
Clothes-Pegs | Noel Streatfeild, Susan Scarlett
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My second Susan Scarlett and at first I thought it was going to be too sweet for my current mood - then along came Freda. 😜 It became a page turner as I raced to see whether her evil plans for our sweet protagonist Annabel would materialise!
A really fun read and I love that we see snippets of early 20th century life that I‘d never heard about. Imagine giving your staff a wee glass of port to help them through a long work day!

LeahBergen I‘m glad you‘re enjoying these, too! And we could all use a wee glass of port. 😆😆 2w
Ruthiella I do love the small details in these mid century books about what people ate and how they dressed, etc. 2w
Centique @LeahBergen I love a wee glass of port of an evening too! If I had it at work I‘d fall asleep on my desk I think! 😂 2w
Centique @Ruthiella its the best isnt it? Really makes that era come alive in my mind. 2w
CarolynM Such a lovely book. Susan Scarlett never disappoints 😁 2w
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CarolynM
Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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Delightful! A sweet little romance, a lovely happy family and some beautiful clothes. Just what I've come to expect from Susan Scarlett. #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Ruthiella That was fast! I haven‘t even started yet! 😂 But I am looking forward to it even more so now. 😊 3w
JenlovesJT47 Starting this today! 3w
LeahBergen Oh, good! I‘m just getting started! 👏 3w
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willaful It was one of my favs of the reprints. 3w
BooksandCoffee4Me A new one for me! I love Litsy and #littens! 💛 3w
julieclair This one sounds right up my alley! Looking forward to it! 3w
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LitsyEvents
Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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repost for @Ruthiella:

Happy Spring #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! May's choice is the tagged by club favorite Susan Scarlett, aka Noel Streatfield. Based on previous books by her, I expect a heroine we can root for and a baddie we can love to hate!

Be sure to tag everyone when you post blurbs or a review so we can like and comment. Read at your own pace.

All are welcome. If anyone wants to be added/removed from the tag list, let me know.

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 1mo
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Ruthiella
Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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Happy Spring #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! Our choice for May is the tagged by club favorite Susan Scarlett, aka Noel Streatfield. Based on previous books by her, I expect a heroine we can root for and a baddie we can love to hate! 🤞😂

Be sure to tag everyone when you post blurbs or a review so we can like and comment. Read at your own pace.

All are welcome. If anyone wants to be added/removed from the tag list, let me know.

@LitsyEvents

Kimzey Thanks for the prompt! I‘ll track down my copy. 1mo
willaful Already read this one, not sure if I'm going to reread. 1mo
LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 1mo
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Sace This is one I‘ve really been looking forward to! 1mo
CarolynM Me too @Sace ! Thanks Ruth😘 1mo
Tamra Thank you! 😃 1mo
bookandbedandtea I've got it and I'm ready! 1mo
quietjenn Thanks! 1mo
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Gissy
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While everyone is posting their May tbr, I‘m still posting books read in January 😳🙄🤷🏽‍♀️☺️
January 2025 Book #8

I enjoyed this book inspired in real facts and real people. It motivated me to read about what happened in that period of time before WWII and about these characters. I couldn‘t put it down because I like novels inspired in this period of time. 3.8/4 ⭐️

Gissy #SundayBuddyRead @TheBookHippie that‘s why I like to participate in these buddy reads or Readathons because they give an opportunity to read books that maybe I would not read on a regular basis due to lack of time but it takes me time to finish them

#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin (#3) #BuddyRead #ISpyBingo (mittens/gloves) @TheAromaOfBooks

#RushAThon2025 @DieAReader #Read2025
#GRAroundTheYear #ATY prompt #19 building/city on cover
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TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ I‘m so glad you enjoyed it!! 1mo
janeycanuck I have books from a year ago I still haven‘t posted! So you‘re way ahead of me 1mo
Gissy @janeycanuck I‘m not alone then😅👌 1mo
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julieclair
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My choice for the May #ThematicCozies theme of #Flowers/Plants is #6 in the Darling Dahlias series, by Susan Wittig Albert. I have read several others in this series and enjoyed them.

What will everyone else be reading? 🌸💐🌺🌷🌻🥀🌼🌹🍀🌿🍃🌴🌲📚📚📚

PathfinderNicole This one! It‘s been a solid series and I‘m looking forward to the next. 1mo
julieclair @PathfinderNicole I‘ve not heard of this series, but it sounds very appealing! Enjoy! 1mo
Librarybelle Oh! I have to think up a title! 1mo
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BookmarkTavern I‘m so excited to get to this one! ❤️ 1mo
Bookwormjillk Also going to start my April book today 🤣 1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooh a Flower Prompt! So many choices! 1mo
mhillis I‘m planning to read 1mo
julieclair @Bookwormjillk I still have 3 April books to read! 😂 1mo
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