ReadingRetreat

julesG

Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)

Roomie book pairing

#ReadingRetreat #Gladstones24

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The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal: Meet your favourite new partners-in-crime in 2024�s most hilarious time-travel caper | Jodi Taylor

At happy place for a #ReadingRetreat.

MariaW Tolle Farben! 💚🤍💚🤍 9mo

julesG @MariaW Stimmt. 9mo

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julesG

Binding | Bridget Collins

Part of the #Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat #BookHaul (quite literally - carried home 13 books)

Thank you especially to @scripturient @Oryx @squirrelbrain @Caroline2 @TrishB 😘😘😘 - also thanks to @RaeLovesToRead for foregoing her prior claim on The Binding and letting me schlepp it home instead.

Caroline2 Beautiful 🤩 I hope you like it 👍 2y

Cinfhen Oh WOW!!! 2y

squirrelbrain Great pic! ❤️ 2y

TrishB Hero! Carrying all those books. 2y

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julesG

Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)

Miss this view already.

I'm home. Might have a reading party with the offspring now.

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGalinor3 @Susanita @Oryx @squirrelbrain

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Cupcake12 Are there any plans for a retreat trip this year? 1y

julesG @Cupcake12 Yes, from October 10-13. Would be great to see/meet you there. You best ask @squirrelbrain for the booking details - there might be a discount. 1y

squirrelbrain Hi @Cupcake12 - it would be lovely to have you along. If you email Gladstone‘s with the dates and give them my name (Helen Thain) they‘ll add you onto our group booking - there was a discount up until the end of 2023 but I‘m sure they‘ll roll it forward for you. Let me know if you do book and we can add you onto our group chat for afternoon tea bookings etc. 1y

Cupcake12 @squirrelbrain thank you. I‘ve just emailed them to make an enquiry x 1y

squirrelbrain Let us know how you get on! @Cupcake12 1y

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julesG

"Idler" | Tom Hodgkinson

Bit of idling in the Reading Rooms

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGainor3 @Susanita @Oryx @squirrelbrain

Crazeedi How are you? I'm here again. I hope all is well. 2y

julesG @Crazeedi Good to see you!! I'm fine! How are you? 2y

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julesG

The Turnglass | Gareth Rubin

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

The first line of the 1930s part of the tagged book is:

Ken Kourian's eyes, pale green like thirsty grass, bent to the coffee-stained page in front of him.

#Gladstonerds #GladstonesLibrary #ReadingRetreat

ShyBookOwl 💜 2y

IndoorDame 💚💚💚 2y

tpixie 💚 2y

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julesG

A Taste of Darkness | Dawn Kurtagich, Melinda Salisbury, Krystal Sutherland, Kat Ellis, Amy McCulloch, Louie Stowell, Mary Watson, Kathryn Foxfield, Amy McCaw, Maria Kuzniar, Cynthia Murphy, Rachel Faturoti

Small stack of books.

Thank you, @squirrelbrain for housing and bring them.

Top to bottom:
A Taste of Darkness
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
Book of Sand

#Gladstonerd #GladstonesLibrary #ReadimgRetreat
@TrishB @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Leniverse @scripturient @CGainor3 @Susanita @Oryx

julesG Obviously I'm unable to type proper #. It's #ReadingRetreat 2y

julesG And #Gladstonerds 🙄🙄🙄 2y

squirrelbrain It‘s all that cake - making your brain go all wobbly! 🤣 2y

julesG @squirrelbrain haven't had any, yet 2y

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squirrelbrain

Gladstone's Library: A Short History | St. Deiniol's Library

All of the fabulous books from our Blind Date with a Book swap at Gladstone‘s Library #readingretreat.

Are there any you‘ve read and would recommend?!

Tamra Anxious to read Belle Greene - but will have to wait until December 2024 for #Europacollective buddy read. 😭 (edited) 2y

squirrelbrain @tamra - lucky for me that‘s the one I picked! I will wait too…. December‘s not that far away now is it?! 2y

Tamra @squirrelbrain next year 😫 2y

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Cinfhen Ohhhhh….good!! I wanted to see all the book titles 🤩 2y

squirrelbrain Oh no @tamra - I didn‘t notice the 2024! 🤣 Not sure I can wait that long! 2y

JenReadsAlot Oh I love the snow child!! 2y

LeahBergen Fun! 👏👏 2y

nanuska_153 Momo is ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

jlhammar I also loved The Snow Child. Looking forward to reading Belle Greene next year! 2y

Caroline2 I loved The Snow Child and I have the river one on my kindle, I‘ve heard it‘s good but I‘ve not read it yet. 2y

LeeRHarry Loved The Snow Child and Go As A River is on my TBR. 2y

squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @carolines2 - Go As A River is very good. (edited) 2y

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squirrelbrain

The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure | Coralie Bickford-Smith

Thank you to @julesG ‘s kids for my lovely gifts!

Pingu is very tired after his loooong trip from Germany to North Wales so he‘s having a quick snooze before joining his friends on the #readingretreat.

#gladstoneslibrary
#gladstonerds

Clwojick Pingu! ❤️ 2y

Centique Pingu was such a favourite of my daughter‘s. He will always be so precious! 2y

Cupcake12 Are there any plans for a reading retreat this year? 1y

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squirrelbrain

Gladstone's Library: A Short History | St. Deiniol's Library

Unpacked my book pile at our #readingretreat.

I‘ve not had one of the rooms with the posh book wallpaper before!

#gladstonerds

rockpools, Oryx, scripturient, Susanita, TrishB, jenniferw88, julesG, Leniverse, RaeLovesToRead, CGalinor3

rockpools ❤️❤️❤️ I‘m quite jealous of your book heap. I think I ended up taking most of my ‘real‘ books out. Except the Wombles. If anyone needs to borrow the Wombles this weekend, just let me know! 2y

rockpools Also 🎉Wallpaper & Roberts Radio🎉 2y

squirrelbrain You can borrow one if you wish! @rockpools 2y

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squirrelbrain And WHY the Wombles?! @rockpools 2y

rockpools @squirrelbrain And there was me planning to read all of my ARCs I‘ve ever acquired since the dawn of time 😘 2y

rockpools @squirrelbrain Heading to Scotland after. Not for me, honest guv! 2y

TheKidUpstairs Enjoy!!! If I win the lottery one of these years, I'd love to fly over and join you all on retreat 😁 Great reading stack! 2y

Mitch I loved this ! Enjoy!

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

Cinfhen Wonderful stack! Enjoy 💚 2y

squirrelbrain We‘d love you to join us @TheKidUpstairs ! 😃 2y

squirrelbrain I‘m looking forward to starting it @Mitch although I‘ve gone in with the new Richard Osman first…. 2y

BarbaraBB Looking so good! That wallpaper and that radio. And the books of course. Enjoy to the max! Next year @Cinfhen and I will join you 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 2y

MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I‘m planning on it too. ☺️ 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!! That would be awesomesauce @MicheleinPhilly - I‘ve been thinking of you xx ohhh, another reason to make it happen @BarbaraBB 🩷🩷🩷 2y

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly Look forward to meeting you all next year!! 🥰🥰 2y

MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen I‘m surviving. 😘😘 2y

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly - we‘ll decide on dates very soon and let you all know! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks so much Helen xx just hoping the Jewish Holidays won‘t interfere 💜🙏🏻 2y

Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly all the love 💕 💕 💕 2y

squirrelbrain Ohhh of course @Cinfhen - I think we might not have much choice on weekends, due to other Littens‘ commitments, but when are your Holidays next year and we‘ll see what we can do? (edited) 2y

Cinfhen Obviously do what‘s best for you guys but luckily the Jewish Holidays don‘t fall out until the first week of October next year🤩 so I think early/mid September should be fine 🥰 2y

squirrelbrain @Cinfhen - we‘ll try not to do October then! 😘 2y

squirrelbrain @cinfhen - the only weekend we can do is the same one next year, so it will be Thurs 26th Sept until Sunday 30th. Does that work for you? I‘ll drop you an email later this afternoon anyway with more info. 2y

Cinfhen RH begins Wednesday October 2 so it might be too close as there‘s a lot to prepare 🥺 im not ruling it out - I‘ll check flights and speak to my husband and see what he thinks. Thanks so much, Helen xxxx 2y

squirrelbrain Oh no! You could always leave late on the Saturday maybe. Most of us leave after lunch on Sunday so you wouldn‘t miss much then. @cinfhen 2y

squirrelbrain Leave it with us though @Cinfhen - we‘re going to have a chat, see if we can do it 2 weeks earlier. 😘 2y

Cinfhen So sweet but you all come first 😘😘😘 2y

BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly You‘re really thinking of coming? That would be awesome! (edited) 2y

BarbaraBB Let‘s know the final schedule Helen and I‘ll see if I can come. Would love to! @Cinfhen 2y

CBee @squirrelbrain would you let me know as well? Right now I don‘t know if it‘s even possible for me to come, but I want to so badly! 2y

squirrelbrain Hi @CBee - we‘ve picked Thursday 10th October next year, for 3 nights. Drop me an email to helenharrogate at gmail dot com and we can discuss further, if you wish. I hope you can come! 😘 2y

CBee @squirrelbrain will do! 😊 2y

LeeRHarry I‘m always hoping to make it one day too 😊 depending on when I‘m over in the UK visiting the family - the 10th is actually my birthday so if I was to come I might come for another day that weekend as my brother lives in North Wales so I could 🤞make it work. 😊 2y

squirrelbrain That would be fab @leerharry - even if you only stay a night or two, or just pop in for the day! 2y

Megabooks How cool! 2y

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