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The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Kate Summerscale

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This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025. It‘s a story about grisly serial murders in post-WWII London. We see how two different journalists covered the notorious crimes for both newspaper and legal review case study. It‘s a must-read for true crime addicts, but WARNING: sexual violence to women. #truecrime

Librarybelle I‘m looking forward to this one! 2d

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MrsMalaprop

The Swimming Pool Season | Rose Tremain

#currentlyreading #favouriteauthor

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MrsMalaprop

The Swimming Pool Season | Rose Tremain

Leni is reminding me of another grumpy old woman character that I am fond of. 😂
Any other fans of Rose Tremain out there?
#currentlyreading

Rissreadswithcats Another author I am yet to read! You and I usually love the same books, so which one would you suggest? 5d

Eva_B I read ‘Restoration‘ a long time ago and really enjoyed it I‘ve always meant to read more of her work. 5d

MrsMalaprop @Rissreadswithcats I don‘t think I‘ve ever read one I don‘t like. The three others that I have on my shelves (& you are welcome to borrow) are , The Road Home and Tresspass.

The Way I Found Her

Rissreadswithcats This is the one I have on my TBR shelf.

The Gustav Sonata

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JillR

Gabriel's Moon | William Boyd

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Travel writer Gabriel is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 60s when he is asked to interview Patrice Lumumba. From there his life takes a turn and he becomes an unlikely Cold War spy, caught up in more than he realises. I loved Gabriel‘s gentle yet sharp character, his attempts to play with those leading him, combined with his sad backstory and the will he/won‘t he romance. Stylish, good fun, yet also thought provoking.

TrishB Not read any Boyd yet 🤷‍♀️ 2w

JillR @trishb I really love him. I don‘t read many male authors but he‘s a go to 1w

TrishB I need to try at some point! 1w

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GingerAntics

Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman Behind the Throne | Sally Bedell Smith

I mostly read nonfiction in April, so this was a hard choice.
#SallyBedellSmith #ElizabethTheQueen #QueenElizabeth #history #england #uk #UnitedKingdom #nonfiction #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #BookBracket

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Clutterbucks_Queen

Killing Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery | M C Beaton, R W Green

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Great read!
Now to wait till October for the next book to be released!

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quietlycuriouskate

The Tidal Zone | Sarah Moss

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Another fantastic book from Sarah Moss (which I put off reading for ages, for superstitious reasons).
I love her fierce intelligence, and her insight into what makes families tick.
I've seen reviews elsewhere complaining of its being another book by her about "woke middle class people". (Yeah, and Jane Austen just writes about marriage, right?)
It's about parents being faced with the mortality of a child.

sarahbarnes I already have this stacked! I love her writing. 3w

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AnneCecilie

The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Kate Summerscale

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In March 1953 the police found 4 dead women at 10 Rillington Place hidden in the walls and floorboards. Reg Christie was soon a suspect and one of the victims was his wife. Just 4 years before, in 1949, another man had been convicted for murdering his own wife and child on the same address.

This isn‘t a story looking into the life of victims and ignoring the suspect. It looks at both, but more importantly it looks at the press and the

AnneCecilie voyeuristic tendencies in humans treating this as entertainment. A tabloid paid for Reg Christie‘s defense attorney. People would bring their chairs and food to sit down outside 10 Rillington Place to watch the police work and buy the tabloids. As one of the journalists covering this case, Harry Procter wrote in his memoir The Secret of Disillusion published 1958: “‘Sit down there, you, that man in the back row‘, he admonished. ‘I‘ll have no 3w

AnneCecilie hypocritical comment! How many murderers‘ stories have you read, sir, in the Sunday papers? If you‘ve never read one, then I‘ll listen to you. If you have read one, then shut up! We poor slavers are your servants, sir, not your masters. We give you what you want because you want it! Let me tell you, sir, before you throw your back-row sear at me, it was tougher for me to do than it is for you to read about it. But you, sir, you were the boss.‘” (edited) 3w

AnneCecilie When Christie was accused of murdering these women, it also opened up the question if the right man had been convicted in 1949, for what are the odds of to murderers living under the same roof? So it also looks at pride and the inability for people in high power to admit mistakes and how that impacts a lot of people 3w

kspenmoll Wonderful, in depth review, 3w

AnneCecilie @kspenmoll Thank you 😊 3w

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion | Hilary Davidson

#PemberLittens 20th Anniversary showing of Pride and Prejudice definitely called for dressing up. Niece in law Jen and I had the best time. We sighed, we laughed, we clapped.

"You have bewitched me body and soul and I love, I love, I love you." ?

#JaneAustenThenAndNow

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CrowCAH Looking fabulous 😍 4w

dabbe 🤩😍🤩 4w

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Kristin_Reads Love it!! I‘m going tomorrow! 4w

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Kristin_Reads @dabbe @CrowCAH @TheBookHippie you should have seen me. I had to pee during the movie. I hiked up my skirt and went running down the hallway of theater because I didn't want to miss Pemberley. 😂 4w

dabbe @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤩🤣😍 4w

CrowCAH @Crinoline_Laphroaig you ran like Mr. Collins proposed 😂 4w

Crinoline_Laphroaig @CrowCAH 🤣 4w

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