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Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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I loved this book. Every little bit of it is my catnip: Poor girl, rich boy, jealous rival, sick family member. I read this in a day.

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Ruthiella Glad you liked it! And I believe there‘s more where that came from with her other titles. “Murder While You Work” has been the only (slight) outlier so far! 😅 3d

LeahBergen What @Ruthiella said! 😄 2d

Sace @Ruthiella @LeahBergen I‘ll have to look up more of her titles! 2d

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Ruthiella I can highly recommended “Babbacombe‘s” and

Clothes-Pegs

Sace @Ruthiella noted! Now I want to read all her romances. I think I might start with the book you tagged. 2d

willaful I also really liked Poppies for England, Under the Rainbow and Clothes Pegs. Really didn't care for Murder While You Work. 2d

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rubyslippersreads

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

Ann was a bit too noble, and her family (especially Bunny) was a bit twee, but I still loved this book. You can always count on Susan Scarlett for escapist fluff. 😄

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Ruthiella I agree, it‘s a bit formulaic and the Bunny side story was a bit much. But from time to time, this kind of Cinderella story is fun to read. 😊 4w

LeahBergen I kind of wanted to go to her for a beauty treatment (just to see how they‘ve changed over the years) 😆 4w

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quietjenn

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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Hello, #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub pals! I haven't been online too much lately, but I did finish our May selection a few weeks ago.

At first, I thought that Scarlett's take on the Cinderella story might actually be *too* sweet for me and verge on saccharine, but I should've had some faith. I ended up being all about and finished the book with such a satisfied grin.

Ruthiella Glad you liked it! I don‘t think I could read too many Susan Scarletts in a row because they are so formulaic- though as a teen I‘ll bet I could have!😂! 4w

quietjenn (Sorry about no-tags. I've been trying to get them posted for the last fifteen minutes and no luck. Will try later when maybe things are more stable?) 4w

CarolynM Glad you enjoyed. I wouldn‘t mind living in Susan Scarlett‘s world 😆 4w

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LeahBergen They are a bit sweet but reading one every once in a while isn‘t too bad! 😄 4w

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @Ruthiella Too many in a row would be like bingeing on too much candy. 4w

rubyslippersreads @quietjenn I can‘t post tags either. I‘ve tried in the app and the browser version. I think it doesn‘t like all those @@@ 😆 4w

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads Exactly! It would be a little too much! 😅 4w

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Ruthiella

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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A charming Cinderella story, though I felt a little sorry for bad-girl Cora. Also, when Bunny fainted, I laughed, it was so melodramatic- which was I think not the intended reaction. 😂

Aesthetician Ann, from an impoverished but proud and upstanding middle class family, meets cute Sir Timothy. Will class differences hold back true love? If you‘ve ever read Susan Scarlett before, you know the answer. 😍

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rubyslippersreads ❤️ those old ads. My great aunt told a story about a beauty salon that caught fire. Ladies had to be extricated from those permanent wave machines. 😲 1mo

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads 😳 OMG! I can only imagine the panic! 1mo

LeahBergen Yes, I also had an inkling about how it would turn out. 😉😆 1mo

Ruthiella @LeahBergen Shocking! 😜😂 1mo

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LeahBergen

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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Beautician Ann is the perfect size to fit the ill and absent bridesmaid‘s gown at an aristocratic wedding and reluctantly steps in to fill the role. She meets the dashing best man (a Lord, natch) and sparks fly. This was a lovely little pre-WWII Harlequin Romance/Mills and Boon riff on a Cinderella story and I was down for all of it. 😆

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CarolynM I got a bit worried when poor Bunny was at death's door 🫣🥲 I should have known that it would all turn out well in the end😃 1mo

Ruthiella Sounds like it‘s a perfect Susan Scarlett fairy tale! I hope to start it this weekend. 🤞 1mo

willaful Ah, Never No More. I should reread that. 1mo

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Cathythoughts Great review 😁❤️ 1mo

sarahbarnes Sounds adorable 🥰 1mo

Suet624 My mother was the only other person I‘ve ever heard use the word ‘natch‘. It brings up memories. 1mo

LeahBergen @Suet624 My mother said it, too, and that‘s probably where I got it from! 😆 1mo

Bookbuyingaddict Love the cover too looks similar to the apricot sky you told me about 😍 3w

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CarolynM

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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Delightful! A sweet little romance, a lovely happy family and some beautiful clothes. Just what I've come to expect from Susan Scarlett. #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

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Ruthiella That was fast! I haven‘t even started yet! 😂 But I am looking forward to it even more so now. 😊 2mo

JenlovesJT47 Starting this today! 2mo

LeahBergen Oh, good! I‘m just getting started! 👏 2mo

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willaful It was one of my favs of the reprints. 2mo

BooksandCoffee4Me A new one for me! I love Litsy and #littens! 💛 2mo

julieclair This one sounds right up my alley! Looking forward to it! 1mo

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LitsyEvents

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

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Happy Spring #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! May's choice is the tagged by club favorite Susan Scarlett, aka Noel Streatfield. Based on previous books by her, I expect a heroine we can root for and a baddie we can love to hate!

Be sure to tag everyone when you post blurbs or a review so we can like and comment. Read at your own pace.

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

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 2mo

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Ruthiella

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

Happy Spring #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! Our choice for May is the tagged by club favorite Susan Scarlett, aka Noel Streatfield. Based on previous books by her, I expect a heroine we can root for and a baddie we can love to hate! 🤞😂

Be sure to tag everyone when you post blurbs or a review so we can like and comment. Read at your own pace.

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

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Kimzey Thanks for the prompt! I‘ll track down my copy. 2mo

willaful Already read this one, not sure if I'm going to reread. 2mo

LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 2mo

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Sace This is one I‘ve really been looking forward to! 2mo

CarolynM Me too @Sace ! Thanks Ruth😘 2mo

Tamra Thank you! 😃 2mo

bookandbedandtea I've got it and I'm ready! 2mo

quietjenn Thanks! 2mo

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Gissy

Miss Granby's Secret: Or, The Bastard of Pinsk | Eleanor Farjeon

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January 2025 Book #10
I know this one didn‘t work for everyone but it worked for me. I liked the idea of a novel within a novel. The drama in the novel aunt Addie wrote was so silly, maybe too long but I lol. It was like watching the movie Clue but without a murder. When you thought you had the answer another ridiculous situation appeared. It was fun but the ending also has nostalgic, sad moments for aunt Addie. I like these covers😍 3⭐️

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#GoodReadsAroundTheYear 52 books #ATY prompt #15 (secrets, lies, deception) 2mo

LeahBergen Lovely review! I enjoyed it, too. 😊 2mo

Ruthiella I‘m so glad you liked it! 😃 2mo

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Gissy @Ruthiella 👌 2mo

Gissy @LeahBergen 👌 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 2mo

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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

Nicky and Sadie do NOT approve this message. 😼

Except for that slightly anti-feline quote, I loved this book. Every character was interesting, even (or maybe especially) when they were unlikeable. Poor JimJams!

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Sace I can see myself rereading this (despite the anti-feline vibe 😂). 2mo

Ruthiella Poor Jimjams! 😢 Love the cover! 2mo

LeahBergen Oh JimJams!!! 😭 And I hadn‘t seen this cover before. How cool! 2mo

quietjenn Oo, love that you found this cover! 2mo

CarolynM That is the best cover! 2mo

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