Welcome to Litsy!

#PemberLittens

I was able to snag this P&P retelling for free before the price went up. Thanks #BookBub!

Looks super cute - how Austen got “inspiration” for her Pride and Prejudice novel.

#Pemberlittens another one for Northanger Abbey Now. It's Henry and Catherine's daughter and Elizabeth and Darcys son solving crime. I need to read my ARC before June 17 release.
#JaneAustenThenAndNow

#JaneAustenThenAndNow
My June Northanger Abbey - Now plans: Graphic Novel
Movie
Fullerton Parsonage by Laura Simons is a retelling told from the perspective of Henry Tilney. Free on author's website.
https://www.laurasimons.com/portfolio/regency-stories/

Continuing to read Rational Creatures and Dangerous To Know Anthologies

#Pemberlittens what are you reading?

1. My 4th read
2. The Tilney siblings
3./ 4. I love when Austen is defending the reading of novels & making fun of people who don‘t read them, chap 5 & 7
5. Dance, at least I have a chance of surviving that
6. Snooping
7. SIL
8. That‘s hard since there‘s more people I wouldn‘t want to invite. Getting an invite: the Tilney siblings & Catherine. Not getting an invite: Mrs Allen - all the talk about muslins. Mrs Thorpe. Mr Thorpe - such a brute

Another winner from Austen

I particularly like the defense of reading the novel and all the literary references.

Some neighbors of the Morland‘s ask if Catherine would like to join them in Bath. Off course she does, and in the beginning it‘s boring since they don‘t know anyone. The. Catherine is introduced to Isabella and later to Henry and suddenly it‘s not so boring anymore

#PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow

#Pemberlittens my final quote: "I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience." FINIS

It's been an absolute joy to reread Northanger Abbey. I love Chapter a Day Readalongs because you savour a story. I always discover something new. Answers in comments.

#TalkTilneyToMe
#JaneAustenThenAndNow

June reading is gonna keep me busy this time around! In addition to keeping up with the #PemberLittens, I'm really excited to start The Summer Book for #MidsummerSolace and to finally be kicking off the tagged chunkster with the #KLBR. I've never read Undset's classic series but have been eyeing it for years. So LFG!

Northanger May is behind us and Northanger Adaptation June is ahead! I'm going for a re-watch of the 2007 film (they get it so right!), a handful of YA versions (the perfect genre for this one, can't deny it) and a book centered on the flowers and plants in Austen's work. Perfect timing as I get my own garden in gear, and who knows - maybe it'll help me learn to love a hyacinth??

Who else has some adaptations to explore this month?

#BookReport

This was a week for finishing books 😊

I finished Northanger Abbey #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow, Tata and Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit

I read A Year Unfolding and The Adventure of the Three Gables #NoPlaceLikeHomes

I continued my yearlong reads on the right

I made great progress on my audio, Weyward

I‘m almost done with A Little Trickerie

Nothing like closing out the week with another chapter and some limoncello!

"By waking up to the world, by renouncing certainty and cynicism, by opening herself to new experiences- all of which takes real courage, real strength - [Catherine] turned life into an adventure that would never end. This, Austen told us, is the true heroism. Life, if you live it right, keeps surprising you and the thing that keeps surprising you the most...is yourself."