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Smarkies
Address Unknown | Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
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A short novella in epistolary form. It's crazy that this was written in the 1930s without hindsight of what actually did transpire. Within this short book, it encapsulates the mood of the time.
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Cathythoughts This sounds interesting. Stacked 6d
Smarkies @Cathythoughts it's super short so a really quick read. 6d
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AnneCecilie
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On his first night in Jerusalem, Poirot overhears a man telling someone that she has to be killed. Then Poirot travels to Petra along with several others, among them the Boynton family. While there, Mrs Boynton is found dead and Poirot decides to find out if it was murder and if so, who did it?

Once again, Christie had me fooled, because I didn‘t see that ending coming. Even if I have seen the TV dramatization

Hugh Fraser is an amazing narrator

Librarybelle Wonderful! This is one I have yet to read by Christie! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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kwmg40
Yoked with a Lamb | Molly Clavering
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This was a charming story about a woman's attempts to help her friend get reintegrated into society after a breakup and reconciliation. I was uncomfortable with some of the attitudes toward women but had to remind myself that this book was written in 1938. I especially liked the main character and the humour.

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Librarybelle Hooray!! 10mo
Ruthiella I agree. It‘s a novel “of its time”, but I liked it in spite of those aspects. 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo
kwmg40 @Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for stopping by! 10mo
kwmg40 @Ruthiella I really liked it too despite the issues. It was a fun read! 10mo
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CoffeeNBooks
The Long Valley | John Steinbeck
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I finished reading this one this morning. I prefer John Steinbeck's novels, but this collection of short stories and the novella The Red Pony was good. I love John Steinbeck's writing style, and this one did not disappoint. #ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #1938

Howard_L I love Steinbeck‘s writing style as well. Haven‘t read this but will add it to my list. I have a tattered copy of “The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights” in the TBR stack on my bed shelf. 4y
ljuliel I haven‘t heard of this before ! 4y
ONH East of Eden is on my December reading list! Will look into this one too 4y
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CoffeeNBooks @Howard_L I have that one on my bookshelf, but haven't read it yet. 4y
CoffeeNBooks @ONH East of Eden is great! 4y
jewright @ONH East of Eden is my favorite Steinbeck. 4y
jewright I need to read The Red Pony. It‘s one of the few books by Steinbeck I haven‘t read. 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
The Portable Steinbeck | John Steinbeck
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Second day of Thanksgiving Break reading, relaxing, and coffee! 📚😊☕ #coffeeandabook #ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #1938

Cailey_Mac Oooo I love your mug! And Bones coffee😍 4y
Sungirl79 Bones coffee is so good!! 4y
UwannaPublishme Nothing better than Steinbeck and a warm beverage! 😍🙌🏻 4y
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DreesReads
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A fun romp and great palate cleanser after the more serious and complex stuff I‘ve been reading lately. If it didn‘t have the Italian slurs it would be a perfect romp. #1001books #1938 #englishlit #tbrtakedown

BarbaraBB Just bought this one. Good to know you liked it! 5y
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Eyejaybee
Munich: A novel | Robert Harris
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Another great historical novel from Robert Harris. Well researched and well written. Another winner. Read my Goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33539583-munich. #munich #robertharris #historicalfiction #1938