pickSo glad I finally read this book. It was my first long chapter-a-day read with the #pemberlittens and won't be my last. I liked getting to know the staff and thinking about everything that was going on “downstairs“ while the well-loved events of Pride and Prejudice unfolded “upstairs.“ I did not like how one of my favorites from upstairs acted completely out of character toward the end of the book. The pic is called Sewing Maid by Alexis Vollon.
so-soI have conflicting feelings about this one.I don't see the need of making Jane Austen the protagonist, more than to throw in a couple of quotes and maybe reach a wider audience, the story would have been the same if it was Jane Doe instead. I think for that reason I was quite bored and confused the first part of the book. But I ended up enjoying it as a good murder mystery, so I'll stick around for another month of #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong
Today‘s #bookmail includes the tagged for #DeadPhilosophersSociety, A Secret Sisterhood for #PemberLittens, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground for #SheSaid - and a bunch of feminist works because that‘s the mood I was in when I was on Book Outlet that day. Also a cute puzzle/find ‘em/geography thing for the kiddo.
#Pemberlittens ?‼️
If you're going to write Austenesque you should know that original novels were not written in one book. Pride & Prejudice was 3 Volumes.
“The producer gave them to me as a gift when I signed on to do the film. I‘d prefer jewelry, but never mind. These are nice. First editions, I believe.”
A momentary silence filled the house as Jane stopped breathing. She stared at the six books that now lay on the table."
pickI truly enjoyed this story. Poor Anne her life was not easy. It was interesting to see Jane from a different perspective. That as a friend and a sister. This author really did an amazing job bringing these very real people to life for the reader. #pemberlittens
#BookBub deal #Amazon #PemberLittens
Ebook now $1.99 via #Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JMN3MQQ?_bbid=78107943&tag=bookbubemail1-20
pick4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed the book and noticed much more of the story the second time I read it. I really liked the behind the scenes of the book, while still having a lot of familiar characters around. #2022 #historicalfiction #retellings #fiction #bookreview #bookstagram #pemberlittens
Read this as my #doublespin for August
#alphabetgame #letterP
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Such an amazing book by Susanna Clarke, also wrote my J pick Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell
Also The Princess Bride, Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice. For my fellow #pemberlittens
I have many fav books in #LetterP . This book is hidden gem 🤩 one of my favourite books 😍
Of course the another choice is Pride & prejudice ( forever m a #Pemberlittens) 😍
I also recommend Proust & the squid. It is my fav nonfiction . #Alphabetgame
