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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

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Middle-aged spinster, Miss MacFarren, is reduced to taking in a lodger at the end of WWII. Mrs. Bankes comes highly recommended and seems perfect but problems arise on the very first day. To save her beautiful house filled with antiques, Miss MacFarren must find a way to somehow rid herself of this horrible tenant and a course of “domestic warfare” begins. I loved it and think it‘s now my favourite book by this author!

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TheBookHippie Oh I love the Stafford dogs! 1d

ShelleyBooksie Love those bookends!! 1d

Tamra Cute! 😍 1d

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Ruthiella I found the start unbearably tense… the damage 😱the poor birds 😱 Mrs. Manders 😱! But, at the 30% mark, relief (and romance) is in the air. I hope (suspect) the comeuppance will be satisfying! 😆 1d

rubyslippersreads Gog and Magog! 1d

LeahBergen @TheBookHippie @ShelleyBooksie @Tamra Thanks! 😄 22h

LeahBergen @Ruthiella I was so anxious at the start! 😬😆 22h

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Pretty close! 😆 22h

CarolynM Lovely review and fantastic photo😍 I‘m about 50 pages in and I agree it feels a bit tense so far @Ruthiella 19h

MemoirsForMe Stunning bookends! 😍 10h

LeahBergen @CarolynM Thanks! I can‘t wait to hear if it gives you “tchotchke anxiety”, too. 😂 10h

LeahBergen @MemoirsForMe Thanks!😊 10h

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LeahBergen

Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

As someone who collects (odd) antiques myself … this book is giving me anxiety.

Miss MacFarren, please get rid of the “bull in a china shop” lodger. I fear for the safety of your Gallé cats! ??

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Leftcoastzen What quirky cats ! 1w

Ruthiella Those are quite quirky!😹Thanks for the research. I‘m also quite worried about the lodger… It doesn‘t bode well. 🙀 1w

quietjenn I think the cats are a little worried too 😹 1w

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Cathythoughts A bull in a china shop lodger …. Oh no 😳😂 7d

LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella They are quirky! I had to look them up and couldn‘t believe how “modern” they looked for the era. They are circa 1900 but look almost 1980s. 😆😆 7d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella And yes, the lodger has me biting my fingernails! 7d

LeahBergen @quietjenn 😂😂 7d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It‘s seriously making me anxious! She‘s broken all sorts of things, got cigarette burns on others, and now she‘s using the expensive cats as doorstops! 😂😂 (edited) 7d

CarolynM Those cats give me the creeps🥺 Looking forward to starting the book, though🙂 6d

LeahBergen @CarolynM I had to look them up after the description of them in the book! 😆 5d

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Ruthiella

The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel | Don Marquis

#weekendreads

📕Still reading the tagged for the poetry prompt for #OffMyShelf

📗Encyclopedia Brown is this month‘s #EBBR

📘Not at Home is for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

📙Das Achte Leben I pulled down on a whim. It‘s gonna take me a few months to finish but it‘ll work for #ChunksterChallenge2025 and #AllergictoChunksters

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LitsyEvents

Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

Repost for @Ruthiella

Hello #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reading friends! Our second group read of 2025 kicks off in March. This‘ll be the 3rd title from Moore that we‘ve read together. IMO her books aren‘t particularly cosy- they definitely have a few sharp edges. Let‘s see how this one turns out🤔 Read at your own pace & be sure to tag the group when you post. Anyone is welcome to join us. Let @Ruthiella know if you want to be added to the tag list

Ruthiella Thank you! 😊 2w

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Ruthiella

Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

Hello #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reading friends! Our 2nd group read of 2025 kicks off in March. This‘ll be the 3rd title from Moore that we‘ve read together. IMO her books aren‘t particularly cosy - they definitely have a few sharp edges. Let‘s see how this one turns out. 🤔

Read at your own pace and be sure to tag the group when you post.

Any one is welcome to join us. Please let me know if you‘d like to be added or removed from the tag list.

Ruthiella @LitsyEvents 2w

willaful Sadly I can't find this at any of my libraries, so probably will have to miss out. :-( Even interlibrary loan can't get it. 2w

Ruthiella @willaful Well that‘s disappointing! ☹️ 2w

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CarolynM Looking forward to this one even more than usual😃 Doris Langley Moore is becoming a favourite with me. 2w

bookandbedandtea This author is new to me. Looking forward to it. 😀 2w

Tamra Thank you! 😁 2w

Ruthiella @CarolynM I know. The two we‘ve read so far have been witty and with a bite. 👍 2w

Ruthiella @bookandbedandtea I hope you enjoy it. 😃We‘ve previously read in the group from the same author All Done by Kindness and

My Caravaggio Style

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Ruthiella @Tamra You are welcome! 🙏 2w

LeahBergen Yay!! I‘m looking forward to this as I so enjoyed the previous two! 2w

LeahBergen @willaful I see that there‘s a Kindle version on Amazon for $3.99 (if you read e-books) 2w

quietjenn Thanks for the reminder. I hope we like this one as much as the other. I'm more than ok with a little bite in my reading right now. 😏 2w

Ruthiella @LeahBergen I‘m super curious about it! 2w

Ruthiella @quietjenn I‘m looking for to finding out what this one is about. 2w

Kimzey Thanks! Looking forward to it. 1w

Ruthiella @Kimzey Me too! 1w

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Sace

Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

Thanks to some kindle credits I got the next selection for the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub for free!

Ruthiella Awesome! 2w

LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 2w

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Sace

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

so-so

2.75/5⭐️

My engagement with this selection for the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub was up and down. I struggled to get into it. I was delighted with the book with a book. I often fell asleep while reading after that point. Then it picked up again with young Addie‘s diary. It was indeed too long and I think it could have been executed better or at least could have gotten some editing. The structure was weird to me.

Ruthiella I think it would have worked better for me if the Bastard of Pinsk had been shorter or broken up throughout the narrative. But here‘s to the next title; may it be more enjoyable for us! 🤞 3w

LeahBergen @Ruthiella I was wishing that the novel had been interspersed throughout the narrative, too! 3w

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quietjenn

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

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Finally finished our #furrowedmiddlebrowclub book from last month, and my thoughts echo what others have said. It wasn't my favorite, although I found bits of it amusing in its Over the Top-ness. Addie reminded me a bit of Elizabeth Taylor's Angel, in a kinder and more comic way. But rather melancholy and like I agree that it went in a bit too long. Not sorry I read it, just wish I'd liked it more. A low pick.

LeahBergen We all seem to be feeling very similarly towards this read! 4w

Ruthiella That‘s a good way to put it. I also wish I had liked it more. 4w

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JenlovesJT47

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

so-so

Finally finished this for the #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub - it had its funny moments for sure. The book within a book was hysterically bad but actually did hold my interest, but the last 100 pages of the book dragged on a bit. But I enjoyed my first foray into the FMBC and look forward to reading more. 3.5⭐️

LeahBergen You seem to have felt the same as many others in the group. 😆 I‘m glad that you‘ll continue reading along with us! 1mo

Ruthiella I will make sure you are on the tag list for March‘s pick! 😃 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @Ruthiella @LeahBergen thank you! 🤗 1mo

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julieclair

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

so-so

This entire book felt like an old-time slapstick comedy movie. It did make me laugh out loud several times, but ultimately, it was just too silly. I kept waiting for it to be over.

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Ruthiella Your last sentence made me laugh! 😆 1mo

LeahBergen Haha! It was pretty silly but I ultimately enjoyed it. 😆 1mo

Tamra Silly indeed! 😆 1mo

CarolynM It really was over the top. I would have enjoyed it more if it had been shorter. 1mo

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