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LitsyEvents
Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP
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Repost for @Ruthiella

Happy Halloween #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub friends! 🎃 Next month is our last pick for 2024. We‘ve read Margery Sharp before (Four Gardens) and I quite liked it, so I have high hopes for this one.

As usual, read at your own pace and post your thoughts as you like. Be sure to copy everyone when you do, so we can comment.

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

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Ruthiella
Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP
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Happy Halloween #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub friends! 🎃 Next month is our last pick for 2024. We‘ve read Margery Sharp before (Four Gardens) and I quite liked it, so I have high hopes for this one.

As usual, read at your own pace and post your thoughts as you like. Be sure to copy everyone when you do, so we can comment.

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

@LitsyEvents

Kimzey Thanks for the reminder. Already have my copy! 😊 5d
quietjenn So curious about this one! 5d
Deblovestoread Love the cover! 5d
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Tamra Thank you for the reminder! 5d
julieclair Looking forward to learning more about the flying woman (angel?) in the top right room. 😀 5d
LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to it! 5d
Ruthiella @Deblovestoread The DSP covers are often so colorful. I think they are usually a reprint of the original edition. 5d
CarolynM Thanks Ruth. Looking forward to getting started🙂 5d
kwmg40 I just picked up my copy! 4d
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kwmg40
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I really enjoyed this memoir of the author's experiences during WWII. I appreciated that she did not hide the heartbreak, deprivation and horrors of the war but at the same time could also convey the humour and ridiculousness of some of the situations she found herself in.

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LeahBergen
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I‘ve been MIA from our reading groups for a while as we‘re still travelling around in our trailer (it‘s time to head home now though as the leaves are falling!) I‘ve managed to read all three and heartily enjoyed them.

The Native Heath : a fun and frothy slice of village life
The Children Who Lived in a Barn: nice try, Mr and Mrs ‘We Forgot to Come Home to Our Children‘ 😆
Spam Tomorrow: a witty and heartfelt exploration of life on the Homefront

Tamra Happy safe travels home! 1mo
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AmyG Safe travels. Your trip sounds so fun! 1mo
Ruthiella One post-three reviews! Very efficient! 😆 Safe travels! 1mo
Suet624 Was starting to be concerned that you hadn‘t posted any reviews! 1mo
willaful Cool that you got to read them on your journey! 1mo
jlhammar Fun! Hope you have a great trip back. Love your Children Who Lived in a Barn mini-review 😂 1mo
sarahbarnes Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed your travels! 1mo
quietjenn Nice! Hope you've had a lovely trip. Get back safely and enjoy! 1mo
BarbaraBB I hope you‘ve had a wonderful time 🤍 1mo
LeahBergen @Tamra Thanks, Tamra! 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @AmyG Thanks! We‘ve been having a grand time. 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Ruthiella I had to do SOMETHING to get me posting! 😆 Thank you! 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Suet624 Never fear … I shall return! 😆😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful I always read so much less when I‘m travelling! 🙄 1mo
LeahBergen @jlhammar 😆😆 Like, what was up with that?? “Oh, yes… I seem to be forgetting something… is it our five children?” 😆😆 1mo
LeahBergen @sarahbarnes Thank you! 😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @quietjenn We have! Thanks so much! 😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB Thanks, Barbara! 😘😘 1mo
willaful @LeahBergen \“Home Alone\“ vibes. 😂 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful 😆😆 1mo
youneverarrived Hope you‘ve had the best time 🩷 1mo
LeahBergen @youneverarrived Thank you. We have! 😘 1mo
Cathythoughts Sounds like a lovely trip you‘ve been on 👍🏻❤️ 1mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It has been, Cathy! 😘 1mo
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rubyslippersreads
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I enjoyed this, especially Verily‘s attitude of “just getting on with it.”

I‘m including the “cosy, silvery barrage-balloons” because they reminded me of my mom telling me that she and her girlfriends walked by some every day on their way to school. They each picked one and named it after a movie star; my mom‘s was Humphrey, for Humphrey Bogart. 😄

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elkeOriginal ❤️ your mom & Humphrey! 1mo
Ruthiella Great story! 😃 I looked up the barrages also, to see what they looked like and how they were used. 1mo
kwmg40 I loved that story about your mom! 1mo
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quietjenn Love that story. And that you posted the original cover. 💛 1mo
LeahBergen What a great story about your Mom! 1mo
CarolynM Those little details were what made this book so evocative. Great review and I love the photo🙂 1mo
jlhammar Love that story! Great collage. 1mo
Aimeesue Humphrey! Great story 🎈 1mo
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CarolynM
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I thoroughly enjoyed that romp through one woman‘s WWII experiences and I appreciated the “jolly hockey sticks” tone. It may seem flippant to present war time like that, but I think it was representative of the way the British, particularly Londoners, maintained morale on the home front both during the war & in its aftermath. The descriptions of air raids were very evocative, I almost felt like I was there.

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Ruthiella She definitely seemed to be the kind of person who sees the humor in life, rather than dwell on the negative. 1mo
LeahBergen I enjoyed it, too! Now I just have to get around to posting about it. 😆 1mo
willaful @Ruthiella I suspect she would never have had the large family she did, if she didn\'t! 1mo
kwmg40 I\'m almost finished and I too liked the upbeat tone of the book. 1mo
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kwmg40
I, Robot | Isaac Asimov
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It's been a while since I've done a #192025 update. These are the slots I've filled, in the past few months. I've completed 75 of the 106 prompts!
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psalva I‘m intrigued. Can you tell me more about this? I haven‘t heard about it but I‘m assuming it‘s a reading challenge. I‘d love to know what it‘s about. 1mo
Librarybelle Oh! You‘re so close! Great job! 1mo
Librarybelle @psalva The #192025 challenge encourages reading a book originally published each year from 1920 to 2025. I started it in 2022, I think, and it ends December 31, 2025. I have the challenge also on Storygraph for easy tracking. 1mo
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psalva @Librarybelle Cool! It sounds like a fun challenge. 1mo
Librarybelle @psalva It has been fun, and I have plans to restart it as a #192030 challenge closer to 2026. 1mo
psalva @Librarybelle awesome! I‘ve joined up on Storygraph, although I may not get very far :) I love joining challenges anyways so we‘ll see how I get along. 1mo
kwmg40 @psalva @Librarybelle I\'m really enjoying this challenge. I made it more difficult for myself by requiring a different author for every slot, but that has led to my discovering many authors new to me and it\'s been a fun experience. I\'ll definitely be ready for another round by 2026! 1mo
Librarybelle I‘ve enjoyed this so much too, @kwmg40 ! I have used the same author for multiple years, but I‘ve still discovered new to me authors and have loved seeing the changes in writing styles over the years. Glad you found the challenge, @psalva , on Storygraph! 1mo
willaful The Native Heath is my 1954 too. :-) 1mo
Ruthiella I‘m so pleased to see both #ClassicLSFBC and #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub books displayed! It‘s a fringe benefit of both reading groups! 😅 1mo
AnishaInkspill these look interesting, I Robot is on my tbr 1mo
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jlhammar
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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Enjoyed our latest #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub read. I was charmed by Verily and found her wartime experiences as wife and mother fascinating. A big “eek!” to the farmhouse part about mice running over their faces during the night.

This got me wanting to rewatch the pictured reality series where “one modern family takes on the challenge of domestic life on Britain‘s home front.” Thankfully my library had a copy!

rubyslippersreads It‘s also available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Nt5O4P3_Fb0?si=yIIIAFpBBumjL4Lm With all the WWII stuff I‘ve been reading/watching lately, this looks like a good one for me. 1mo
willaful Oh, I absolutely loved 1940s house! My mom too. 1mo
LeahBergen Ooo, I must watch this! 1mo
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Tamra That show was fun! 1mo
Ruthiella That tv show is the perfect comparison for this book. 👍 I‘ve seen parts but not all of it. 1mo
quietjenn Ah, nice. I should rewatch as well. I went through a binge with all of the X Time Period House shows! Still working my way through Spam ... 1mo
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Aimeesue
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I really enjoyed VA‘s writing style - the dry humor made me laugh out loud a few times, and her characterizations were great. She captured the tumultuous back +forth & the challenges of WW2 Britain &the Blitz so well. I particularly enjoyed Verily & Julie‘s guest house adventures with all the folks who came to stay. Few mentions of Spam, but 1 of my kids likes to make Spam onigiri, so I suppose that‘s enough recipes for me.
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Tamra Great pic! I love salt, but the last time I had Spam I couldn‘t eat it! 2mo
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Ruthiella Great review. I‘ve had Spam onigiri before and liked it! 😋 2mo
LeahBergen I‘ve just started it today! 2mo
Aimeesue @Tamra It is definitely better in very small doses! 1mo
Aimeesue @Ruthiella They make teriyaki Spam, which is really good in onigiri! 🍙 1mo
Aimeesue @LeahBergen I hope you enjoy it! I liked the banana ce between what was clearly terrifying and the bits of humor she was able to find. 1mo
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Ruthiella
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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There was disappointingly only one reference to Spam on the whole book! 😂

This was fun, but not quite as fun as I anticipated. The book is Verily Anderson‘s experiences in London and in the countryside during WWII. Kicked out of the FANY, she marries and raises children in some pretty adverse and sometimes ridiculous circumstances. She seems to have been the kind of person who is able to find humor in any situation.

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LeahBergen Spam! 🤣 I‘m woefully behind on my reading but hope to get to it soon. 2mo
Ruthiella @LeahBergen Just don‘t expect any depictions of Spam being consumed! 😂 2mo
jlhammar Excited to get back to it! I‘m not very far in, but enjoying it so far. 2mo
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Ruthiella @jlhammar It was overall very enjoyable! I wonder how many modern novelists have used it in research for historical novels of that period? 2mo
The_Book_Ninja If this book let you down and you want lots of saucy, hot luncheon meat content, check out my OnlySpams….link in bio👍🏼 2mo
Ruthiella @The_Book_Ninja 😂😂😂 Thanks for the tip! 2mo
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