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Cathythoughts

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

New books arrived today ❤️
First up will be our Persephone read for February. #Persephoneclub

Lesliereadsalot Olive will be one of the most interesting people you‘ll ever meet. 1d

Cathythoughts @Lesliereadsalot Very good 😁 1d

Ruthiella I‘m interested to observe your journey into Strout‘s slightly connected universe of characters. 1d

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Cathythoughts @Ruthiella I‘m looking forward to it 😁 1d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Agree with you @Ruthiella I LOVE Olive !! 1d

LeahBergen Lovely! 👏 1d

squirrelbrain You‘ll love Olive! And the Shafak is amazing too. 1d

Cathythoughts @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I‘m looking forward to getting to know her 👍🏻 13h

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks Leah 😘 13h

Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain Oh great 😊 👏🏻 13h

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LitsyEvents

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

repost for @LeahBergen:

It‘s now February so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@CarolynM ‘s pick for us this month is Family Roundabout by Richmal Crompton. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! 4d

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LeahBergen

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

It‘s now February so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@CarolynM ‘s pick for us this month is Family Roundabout by Richmal Crompton. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, sisilia, daena, LeahBergen, JenlovesJT47, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, Tamra, Teresereading, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, julieclair, willaful

Teresereading Still waiting for my copy to arrive 📚 5d

LeahBergen @Teresereading I hope it arrives soon. 😀 5d

daena Can‘t wait to get started. Waiting on my copy too! 5d

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Tamra Off the shelf! Thank for your the reminder. 😊 5d

julieclair Looking forward to it! 5d

CarolynM Hope it‘s a good one🤞 5d

Cathythoughts Thanks Leah, my copy was meant to arrive a couple of days ago. So I should have it Monday Looking forward to it ❤️ 5d

LeahBergen @daena @Tamra @julieclair @CarolynM @Cathythoughts This is one I‘ve already read and really enjoyed. I hope you all like it, too! 5d

Caryl I started it last night and I'm quite invested in the characters already! Great pick @CarolynM! (edited) 4d

LeahBergen @Caryl I found that I was, too! 4d

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CaitlinR

Murder at the White Palace: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery | Allison Montclair

pick

This is the first Sparks & Bainbridge mystery that I‘ve read, so I was playing catch-up with the characters. That aside, it was a very enjoyable read. Set in postwar London, the titular characters are trying tie a new crime to an old series of robberies. The plot is pleasingly complicated, the history well drawn and the characters are interesting. The only bad news is that I now have a new back list to read, but I‘m looking forward to them.

Aims42 You‘re in for a treat reading the previous books, they‘re so fun! I love the banter between Gwen and Iris 😆 3w

CaitlinR @Aims42 Thanks, looking forward to reading them! 3w

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MallenNC

Hotel Laguna: A Novel | Nicola Harrison

pick

I enjoyed this book about a “Rosie the Riveter” who is trying to find her path after the war ends & women aren‘t needed at the airplane factory. I‘ve always been interested in this topic — where did these women go if they didn‘t want to go back home? This one is a bit more soapy as it involves artists, a little scandal, and a hotel. Hazel was a little naive at times but I was rooting for her to find her way. This was my #BookSpin & #AuldLangSpine

Jerdencon, monalyisha, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

Jerdencon Glad you enjoyed this one too! 1mo

MallenNC @Jerdencon I did! I didn‘t love the audiobook narrator but I didn‘t let that get in the way of the story. 1mo

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NovelNancyM

The Divorcees | Rowan Beaird

so-so

Before this I was unaware of divorce ranches in Reno where women could live for six months in order to file for a divorce. The plot was not predictable, but it didn't have much of a climax and sometimes felt repetitive.

plemmdog One of the best 1930s movies ever, George Cukor‘s “The Women”, features a storyline at a Nevada divorce ranch. The entire cast is women. It‘s a hoot, if you‘ve never seen the movie! 2mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I have been thinking about this time period a lot lately now that some politicians are talking about banning no fault divorce. Sorry this didn't work for you but at least you are learning about an interesting history? 2mo

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LitsyEvents

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

Repost for @LeahBergen

It‘s time to announce the Persephone Club reads for next year! 🎉

Anyone is welcome to read along with us at any time, of course.

#PersephoneClub

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816840

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! 2mo

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LeahBergen

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

Our voting has trickled off so it‘s time to announce what we‘re reading next year … TA-DAH! 🎉

Anyone is welcome to read along with us at any time, of course.

#PersephoneClub

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, sisilia, CarolynM, daena, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, Tamra, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, julieclair, willaful

Cathythoughts Good job Leah ! Thankyou and I‘m loving the choices ❤️ 2mo

CarolynM Thanks Leah. Some good books to look forward to🙂 2mo

Bookbuyingaddict All books 📚 mentioned were worthy I think so hard to whittle it down , thank you 🙏 so much Leah look forward to reading along with you and a merry happy 😃 Christmas to you all 🥰🥰😘x x. X x x x 2mo

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Teresereading I‘d like to join you 2mo

BarbaraBB I have only read the tagged one and am looking forward to be inspired by all of your reviews. Just ordered Emmeline by the way - thanks to you 😀

The blank wall: a novel of suspense

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Liz_M @LitsyEvents 2mo

Tamra Thank you, Leah! 😘 2mo

quietjenn Woohoo! Here's to another great year of reading together! 2mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @Bookbuyingaddict @Tamra @quietjenn We‘re going to have fun!! 👏👏 2mo

LeahBergen @Teresereading Please do! Would you like me to add you to the tag list? 2mo

LeahBergen @BarbaraBB I can‘t wait to hear what you think of it! 2mo

LeahBergen @Liz_M Thank you! 2mo

julieclair Yay! Lots of fun reading ahead. Thanks so much for organizing us, Leah. 💙 2mo

elkeOriginal Excited! Love this list 📚 2mo

elkeOriginal (and orders have been placed in midst of excitement🤦🏼‍♀️) 2mo

LeahBergen @julieclair It‘s going to be great! 👏 2mo

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal 😆😆 Of course they have! 2mo

Caryl What a wonderful list of titles. Thank you for organizing! I'm hoping to participate more. 2mo

LeahBergen @Caryl That would be wonderful! 😊 2mo

daena These look great, fabulous assortment! 2mo

LeahBergen @daena I think so, too! 😊 2mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘d like to join! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1mo

LeahBergen You‘re more than welcome!! I‘ll try to remember to tag you when we start reading in February 😆 1mo

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CarolynM

Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton

#PersephoneClub

Here are my two suggestions for next year‘s February read. The first is tagged, I‘ll tag the second one in the comments.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, sisilia, daena, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, Tamra, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, julieclair, willaful

CarolynM

Good Evening, Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes

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Cathythoughts I‘m liking the look of the tagged book. It gets my vote 👍🏻

Family Roundabout

2mo

LeahBergen Nice choices! I‘ve read (and really enjoyed) Family Roundabout so I‘ll vote for

Good Evening, Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes

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julieclair Both sound good, but my vote goes to

Good Evening Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes

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Tamra Short stories sound fun

Good Evening, Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes

2mo

elkeOriginal I have been wanting to read Good Evening! 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘d be happy with either, but I‘ve been wanting to read

Family Roundabout

2mo

quietjenn I've read the short stories, so vote for

Family Roundabout

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Bookbuyingaddict Oohh again two great choices and I‘d be happy with either but think 🤔 il vote for Family Roundabout 👍😀 2mo

elkeOriginal @LeahBergen @CarolynM Looks like this one needs a tie-breaker to decide it! 2mo

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @CarolynM I think we‘ll wait a little longer (until @Gissy responds) and then in the event of a tie we‘ll let the original poster break the tie. Is that okay? 2mo

elkeOriginal Sounds good! I forgot how ties are dealt with. So many close races! 2mo

LeahBergen Okay, Carolyn … it looks like we‘ll need you to tiebreak this one. 😆 Which one do you pick? 2mo

CarolynM @LeahBergen This is why it‘s good to be the nominator, you don‘t have to choose just one😆 You‘ve read one and @quietjenn has read the other so that doesn‘t help. Coin flip says

Family Roundabout

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LeahBergen 😆😆 The coin flip is always the best way! I‘ll get our schedule up soon. 2mo

CarolynM @LeahBergen 👍 2mo

LeahBergen And the winner is Family Roundabout! 2mo

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rubyslippersreads

The Far Cry | Emma Smith

This was a low pick for me. Interesting, but depressing. My favorite character was Miss Spooner, followed by the tiger, who should have eaten Richard while it had the chance. 😏

This isn‘t my copy(I read the ebook), but I certainly prefer the grey Persephone cover over this artwork. The photo depicts tea harvesting in 1945.

#PersephoneClub

rubyslippersreads @CarolynM @quietjenn @Caryl @sisilia @daena @LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Tamra @andrew61 @Cathythoughts @ChaoticMissAdventures @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful 2mo

LeahBergen Miss Spooner was my favourite, too. 😆 2mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I always root for the tiger to eat the man. 😂 2mo

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