BritishLibraryWomenWriters

❄️I‘m very much looking forward to diving into this one. Simon Thomas always writes the best, most well informed, and interesting forwards to the British Library Women Writers series. Anyone else got this on order or have plans to read?

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#britishlibrarywomenwriters #middlebrow

Tamra Oh, this looks great! 12mo

LeahBergen My copy has already arrived! 😆 I tried to tag this book, too, but no luck. 12mo

quietjenn Yes, I just heard about this book last week and am eagerly anticipating it for a cold night! 12mo

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Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen I was bummed it wasn‘t loaded in the database here. Glad you have a copy too. Hopefully we can compare notes on it! 12mo

Jess_Read_This @quietjenn So glad to hear you are getting a copy too! Hopefully we can compare notes on it! It‘s getting chillier here in Michigan which makes me think I‘ll be starting this one soon! 12mo

Jess_Read_This @Tamra I think so too! As soon as I saw the author list, I said “Take my money!” 💰 12mo

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Untitled | Anonymous

so-so

I wanted to love this one, especially as a few of these authors are favorites. But some stories read a bit bleak or didn‘t have a strong festive theme. The blurb statement “these stories are sure to fortify you over the Christmas period” didn‘t quite ring true for me. I did very much enjoy Audrey Burton‘s “Ticket for a Carol Concert”🎄

#BritishLibraryWomenWriters #JessReads2022

LeahBergen I‘m saving this one for next year. Maybe I‘ll connect with the bleakness by then. 😉 2y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen Ha! Maybe I will too by then and need a reread. I think I was fresh off of the cozy feel good read of Christmas in Nettleford, so anything with a sad ending in a Christmas themed book shook me 😂 2y

MaureenMc I just finished this one today! I kinda figured that with Muriel Spark as one of the authors, there was probably going to be some bleakness. 😆 2y

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Jess_Read_This @MaureenMc 😆 Good point! I did like the Muriel Spark story. I did not see that ending happening! 2y

MaureenMc @Jess_Read_This I‘m not completely sure I understood what was going on! 😆 It was definitely a “wait, what?” situation for me. 2y

Jess_Read_This @MaureenMc same for me! I had to go back and reread the prior two pages because I thought I missed a major plot point in Tom! 2y

elkeOriginal I didn‘t manage to read this one for this season so like @LeahBergen will get my bleak on next year! 2y

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Tension | E. Delafield

A Friday night in with a pretty volume from the #BritishLibraryWomenWriters series.

This 1920 novel about office gossip and reputation (with a dash of dark humour) is by the author of the wonderful Provincial Lady series.

Leftcoastzen Lovely! Looks like you party like a provincial lady ! 🙌 2y

Aimeesue Ooooh, and the Blackwings! So fancy! 2y

willaful Oooo. I don't think I've read this one. 2y

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batsy This one sounds really good. 2y

LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Of course. 😆 2y

LeahBergen @Aimeesue I love me some Blackwings. 😄 2y

LeahBergen @willaful I‘m enjoying it! 2y

LeahBergen @batsy I think it‘s your kind of book! 😄 2y

Centique And the colours are gorgeous! 2y

Cathythoughts Liking the sound of this one .. stacked 👍🏻 2y

LeahBergen @Centique They been producing some really lovely covers for this series. 2y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I think you‘ll like this one, Cathy. 😊 2y

EvieBee I‘m a pencil nerd but had never tried any blackwings. Now that I have a set, I know that they are truly amazing! 2y

LeahBergen @EvieBee They are! I had randomly grabbed a different pencil the other day to jot something down and the lead felt so scratchy on the paper. 😆 2y

rubyslippersreads Just wanted to let you know that part of your Christmas gift shipped today from Amazon, and one (or two) more will be shipping soon. To tie in with the tagged book, you will have the tension of not opening the packages until Christmas, since they‘re not gift wrapped. 😂🎄 2y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads 😆😆 I‘ll do my best! Thanks so much! 😘😘 2y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Two boxes just arrived! Thank you, thank you! 😘😘 2y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen And I just received a package from you! Thanks so much! 😊 2y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Yay! I‘m glad it arrived. 😘😘 2y

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Untitled | Anonymous

Book mail. 💚❤️💛

I‘ve been SUPER excited for this latest release in the #BritishLibraryWomenWriters series!

JamieArc Why is every Stella Gibbons cover so great?!? 2y

elkeOriginal OMG - I think you, me, and @Jess_Read_This all had this on preorder! 🤦🏼‍♀️😆 2y

elkeOriginal LOVE your cup & saucer, by the way 📚 2y

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jlhammar Oooh, I didn't know about this. Sounds fantastic! 2y

ShelleyBooksie Beautiful cover 2y

TNbookworm Wow, what a gorgeous cover 😍 2y

CarolynM That sounds amazing. Stacked for sure🙂 2y

batsy I was wondering if you got your copy yet 😆 It's so pretty! 2y

MaureenMc @LeahBergen May I ask where you purchased this? I‘ve had no luck in finding this cover! 😩 2y

Jess_Read_This @elkeOriginal Yup! I‘m fighting the urge not to start it til after Thanksgiving. 2y

LeahBergen @JamieArc This book only includes one Stella Gibbons story but yes, the cover is sure in keeping with all of her others. 😍 2y

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal Thanks! It‘s massive and holds about a gallon of tea. 😆 2y

LeahBergen @jlhammar The list of authors is fab! 👍 2y

LeahBergen @ShelleyBooksie @TNbookworm Sp pretty! 😍 2y

LeahBergen @CarolynM I think you‘ll like this collection! 2y

LeahBergen @batsy 😆😆 You know it! 2y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This @elkeOriginal I just KNEW we‘d all have it preordered. 😆 I‘ve shelved mine until December! 2y

LeahBergen @MaureenMc I bought it through Book Depository. I just checked and it looks like they haven‘t updated their cover photo (the photo shown is the generic “not yet published” one). You‘ll receive the finished copy like mine if you order. 😊 https://www.bookdepository.com/Stories-for-Christmas-Festive-Season/978071235452... 2y

MaureenMc @LeahBergen Yay! Thank you! 2y

LeahBergen @MaureenMc 😘 2y

Suet624 This entire photo is 💕💕💕 2y

LeahBergen @Suet624 Thanks! 😘 2y

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War Among Ladies | Eleanor Scott

Today‘s book mail: the new Christie bio and the latest #BritishLibraryWomenWriters release. 🎉

War Among Ladies is a 1928 novel about the infighting between female teachers at an all-girls high school. Ooo!

AmyG Let us know how that is. Sounds “catty” and fun. 2y

kspenmoll Oh they both look so good! 2y

batsy Oooh, fun! The Eleanor Scott is high on my wishlist. Perfect girls' school title 😆 2y

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LeahBergen @AmyG The prospect of cattiness appealed to me. 😆 2y

LeahBergen @kspenmoll I thought so, too! 2y

LeahBergen @batsy Right? I can‘t resist a good school story so I knew I‘d be ordering this one. 😆 2y

Cathythoughts This makes me smile. Look forward to your thoughts on the cattiness 👍🏻😄 2y

Cathythoughts Two great covers ♥️♥️ 2y

MrsK I have to order my Agatha now!!🥰 2y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts They are, aren‘t they? 😊 2y

LeahBergen @MrsK I flipped through it a bit and it looks SO good! 2y

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Father: By the Author of "Elizabeth and Her German Garden". | Elizabeth Von Arnim

Jennifer promised her dying mother that she‘d never leave her father and has spent twelve years as his unpaid secretary and housekeeper. When her father suddenly shows up one day at tea time with a new wife (who‘s younger than Jennifer), she decides she must grab this opportunity to make a life of her own.

I‘m loving this 1931 #SpinsterLit novel (and von Arnim is rapidly becoming one of my new favourite authors)!

#BritishLibraryWomenWriters

Leftcoastzen Love the cover! 2y

elkeOriginal Love these editions and love a good spinster. Stacked! 2y

LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen I‘m always pretty impressed by these editions. 👍 2y

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LeahBergen @elkeOriginal You can‘t beat a good spinster story. 😆 2y

erzascarletbookgasm These editions are just lovely! 2y

Cathythoughts Sounds like a good one 👍🏻❤️ 2y

LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm They are! I‘m so glad they decided to publish this series. 2y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I‘m enjoying it! 👍 2y

batsy Did someone say spinster?! 😆 This sounds great. 2y

Tamra Such a fabulous cover 😍 2y

LeahBergen @batsy I was waiting for your comment. 🤣 2y

LeahBergen @Tamra It is! 2y

batsy @LeahBergen 😂😂 2y

kspenmoll Now I must read this! Happy Litsyversary ! 2y

LeahBergen @kspenmoll Thank you! And I‘m really enjoying this one. 👍 2y

Bookbuyingaddict What a beautiful 🤩 edition x 2y

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Keeping Up Appearances | Rose Macaulay

Today‘s book mail is another republished work by #BritishLibraryWomenWriters. 💗

In this satiric and witty 1928 novel, Daisy Simpson tries to navigate her lacklustre social performance and “keep up appearances”.

TrishB Another gorgeous cover ❤️ 3y

squirrelbrain They all have such pretty covers don‘t they?! 3y

LeahBergen @TrishB @squirrelbrain They suck me right into buying them. 😆 3y

Cathythoughts Yes ! Another lovely cover 🥰 3y

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A Pin to See the Peep Show | Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse

And some more #BritishLibraryWomenWriters book mail!

This 1934 novel is based on a notorious 1920s murder trial and follows Julia as she enters into an unfulfilling marriage and then “a passionate affair with deadly consequences”. 😮😮

TrishB Looks beautiful ❤️ 3y

mrp27 Sounds like a great story and it‘s beautiful too! 3y

AmyG I love the cover. 3y

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Ruthiella Another favorite from our favorite book blogger, Simon Thomas. ❤️ 3y

quietjenn I‘m really excited about this one! 3y

MaureenMc Sounds a bit scandalous. 😉 3y

LeahBergen @TrishB @mrp27 @AmyG This series has been doing some really lovely covers. 😊 3y

LeahBergen @Ruthiella I‘ll pretty much buy these ‘sight unseen‘ since they‘re his recommendations. 3y

LeahBergen @quietjenn Me, too! I was going to try to hunt down one of the old green Virago editions but heard that it was being republished in these editions. 👍 3y

LeahBergen @MaureenMc Perfect, right? 😆 3y

batsy Oh yes! This is on my TBR. You'll definitely read it before me 😆 so I look forward to your thoughts! 3y

Cathythoughts Oh I LOVE the sound of this 👍🏻❤️ 3y

Cathythoughts I may just have to order it right now 👍🏻thanks Leah (edited) 3y

Suet624 Love your book selections. 💕 3y

LeahBergen @batsy I doubt it. I like to age my books on my shelves like fine wine. 😆 3y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It sounds so good, doesn‘t it? And it‘s chunkier than the other British Library Women Writers books. 😆 3y

LeahBergen @Suet624 Aww, thanks! 😘 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Lovely cover isn‘t it? I‘m awaiting for my copy to arrive 😊 3y

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Which Way? | Theodora Benson

My current read is from the latest batch of books republished in the #BritishLibraryWomenWriters series.

Published in 1931, it tells the story of Claudia Heseltine in three parallel timelines. In each timeline she chooses to accept an invitation to a particular social engagement and we see how her life would change with each choice: from mistress, to unfulfilled wife, to devoted mother.

Sounds good, right??

EvieBee Terribly good! 3y

MaureenMc Yep. *stacked* 😁 3y

Tamra Does sound fun! 3y

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erzascarletbookgasm Interesting! 3y

Ruthiella Ooh! I love those kind of “Sliding Door” stories! 3y

Flaneurette Thanks for posting! This does sound good! 3y

LeahBergen @EvieBee @MaureenMc @Tamra @erzascarletbookgasm @Ruthiella @Flaneurette And it‘s starting out very well, too! 3y

Cathythoughts Sounds great too … 👍🏻❤️ 3y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I‘m enjoying it! 3y

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Sally on the Rocks | Winifred Boggs

Book Mail!

“You‘re not out for romance at thirty-one; it‘s business.”

The latest release from the #BritishLibraryWomenWriters series is this 1915 “spinster-lit” novel. Bohemian Sally (living in Paris) flees home to England from Paris during WW1 to live with her guardian, the Reverend Lovelady. She‘s determined to settle down but finds she has a dastardly rival for the affections of the village‘s “most eligible bachelor”. 😆😆

Leftcoastzen Yay, spinster lit! 3y

Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻❤️ 3y

Cathythoughts That rivalry sounds like some fun reading .. 3y

batsy Yeah, I need this! 😂 3y

rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one. 3y

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