Litsy

Scarlet | Genevieve Cogman

I somehow missed this when it was released. I‘m a big fan of cogman‘s invisible library series. Anyway it‘s 99p on kindle at the minute!

julesG The sequel is due soon. 😉 1w

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readingjedi

The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford

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What a delightful treat this is! Writing that has that easy-breezy lightness of touch that makes your eyes just gobble it up, characters that are hilarious, ludicrous, sometimes hideous, events so ridiculous but also poignant, insightful, devastatingly real - just an utter joy to read! The satire is deliciously arch, the mocking merciless but affectionate & it feels so fresh! Such a rich reading experience - the perfect blend of funny & sad.

tpixie Great to hear!! This last year I read a lot of historical fiction featuring Nancy Mitford, and some of her siblings- and I‘ve been wanting to read this book- and more of her writings. What a very interesting family! 2mo

LeeRHarry I enjoy Nancy Mitford‘s books immensely 🥰 2mo

Aimeesue “Sewers!” always makes me laugh. I use it frequently 😂 2mo

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LeahBergen

Great Granny Webster (Revised) | Caroline Blackwood

I‘m loving this book!

It‘s weird and dark but so funny at times … like a gothic Nancy Mitford. 😆

MaureenMc Well, that description is intriguing. 🧐 2mo

Aimeesue I liked this one too. Glad you enjoyed it! 2mo

rubyslippersreads I‘ve been curious about this one. 2mo

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jlhammar Sounds fantastic! 2mo

Tamra It‘s such a great story! I could easily reread it. 2mo

Librarybelle What a description! Stacking! 2mo

Megabooks That cover!! 😍😍😍 2mo

BarbaraBB This sounds fabulous! 2mo

CarolynM I remember reading about Caroline Blackwood in the Tatler years ago. An interesting life. Stacking this one🙂 2mo

erzascarletbookgasm Sounds great! 2mo

Cathythoughts Definitely stacking ❤️ 2mo

batsy "Gothic Nancy Mitford" is all I needed to hear! 2mo

LeahBergen @MaureenMc It‘s weird and good. 😆 2mo

LeahBergen @Aimeesue It seems like “our” kind of book. 😊 2mo

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads It‘s dark but good! 2mo

LeahBergen @jlhammar @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm @batsy I hope you like it, too! 2mo

LeahBergen @Tamra It was so surprisingly good! 2mo

LeahBergen @Megabooks Right? It‘s awesome! 2mo

LeahBergen @CarolynM She seems fascinating! And this is semi-autobiographical, which is shocking. 😆 2mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It‘s short and bizarre. I hope you like it, too! 2mo

Suet624 I‘m clearly going to have to find this one! 1mo

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bibliothecarivs

My History: A Memoir of Growing Up | Antonia Fraser

Recent acquisitions:

📖 My History: A Memory of Growing Up by Antonia Fraser
📖 Essex Churches and Chapels: A Select Guide by Members of the Friends of Essex Churches
📖 How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom
📖 The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner, translated by Andrew Porter

#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans

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julesG

Scarlet | Genevieve Cogman

#12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

May - French Revolution and the Scarlet Pimpernel

TrishB Loved this after your recommendation! 4mo

Andrew65 What could be better. 4mo

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vlwelser

Scarlet | Genevieve Cogman

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This is maybe a little bit weird. A young maid who resembles someone French and famous is brought to France for a covert operation. That sounds pretty normal. It's French Revolution with vampires.

#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo

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vlwelser

Scarlet | Genevieve Cogman

Beach. Just beach.

Soubhiville Just beach is the best. I wouldn‘t mind if it was my job. Enjoy! 7mo

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Vansa

The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford

So funny..and so true.
So all my well read Littens, what are your opinions on the surprisingly dark ending she gives to this book?She doesn't end her other Radlett-Montdore books on a note of such sadness, why do you think she chose this ending for this one?

Ruthiella Maybe because Linda was based on her sister Diana and it was a more palatable fictional outcome than in real life Diana‘s marrying the leader and founder of the British Union of Fascists? 7mo

Vansa @Ruthiella bit of a composite of all the sisters, the Communism was very Jessica and Nancy herself, though the leaving a family was Diana! Possibly, though.Just seems like a very sudden dark turn, maybe because of her own miscarriages? 7mo

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Vansa

The Pursuit of Love | Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford is so insightful

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Twainy

Scarlet | Genevieve Cogman

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It‘s 1793 revolutionary France. The Scarlet Pimpernel with vampires? YESSS.

Eleanor is a British housemaid on a vampire baroness‘s estate. During an evening with guests she‘s told that she‘s Marie Antoinette‘s doppelgänger so off to Paris she goes for a fun romp through alternative history. There was a class system so a lot is mentioned about that societal structure.

Oh, and Eleanor is possessed by a witch. (I ♥️ the S.E. book cover)

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