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LeahBergen
The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal
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It‘s now April so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@elkeOriginal ‘s pick for us this month is The Exiles Return by Elisabeth de Waal. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

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CoveredInRust
Prater Violet: A Novel | Christopher Isherwood
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CoveredInRust
Prater Violet: A Novel | Christopher Isherwood
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CoveredInRust
Prater Violet: A Novel | Christopher Isherwood
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Isherwood has a way of describing things that leaves no doubt how something is supposed to sound or feel.

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kspenmoll
An Old, Cold Grave | Iona Whishaw
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BkClubCare Maybe if I make a post myself, I will commit to reading (kinda in a slump) 🫤 3mo
kspenmoll @BkClubCare Try it. Is there one book that fits your mood? 3mo
BkClubCare @kspenmoll - I have an annotated Wuthering Heights on hold; hoping it will help me. 3mo
julieclair Lovely reading choices! 3mo
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elkeOriginal
The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal
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Here are our choices for our June #PersephoneClub group read.

The Exiles Return: 5 people return to Vienna 10 years post-WWII to see if/how they can pick up their lives interrupted by war. Written by the author of Milton Place which we read together.

Doreen: story about and in the voice of a young British girl evacuated to the countryside after the Blitz. Book listing tagged in comments.

elkeOriginal Book description for: (edited) 6mo
Tamra Wow, that was quite an intriguing blurb for 6mo
Cathythoughts Both look great 👍🏻 I‘ll pick 6mo
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Cathythoughts And I have a copy 😁🥰 6mo
LeahBergen Ooo, good ones! I want to read both (and own both 😆) but because I enjoyed Milton Place so much, I‘ll opt for 6mo
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I loved Milton Place too, and I have you to thank , Leah , for my lovely Exiles Return Persephone book X 6mo
julieclair Wow, these both sound so good! But my vote goes to 6mo
CarolynM I just saw the film Blitz about an evacuated child who ran away. I vote for 6mo
rubyslippersreads Since I own it, I vote for 6mo
quietjenn Both sound great but i'll vote for 6mo
Bookbuyingaddict Again both sound great 👍 and both on my TBR but I will also vote 🗳️ for Doreen 👍😃thanks x x 6mo
elkeOriginal This is a tight race! 6mo
LeahBergen @elkeOriginal It looks like we need you to tiebreak this one! What is your pick? 😁 6mo
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen Did I count wrong - it looks like Exiles won by 1? If not, methinks that is my vote anyway… 6mo
LeahBergen Who knows? I got 4-4. 😆 Don‘t make me math. 6mo
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen My fault - I doubled counted one person🤦🏼‍♀️ I vote Exiles. 6mo
LeahBergen And the winner is The Exiles Return! 6mo
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Litsi
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All of the loss and misery caused by Hitler was writ large in the life of Zweig. Once one of the most prominent authors in Europe, a truly joyful man, Zweig was ultimately defeated by book banning and exile and genocide. This is a harrowing tale of the toll of war on a gentle heart. It won‘t tell you much that you don‘t already know, but it is another thing entirely to see this history through the eyes of a witness who is also a gifted writer.

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LapReader
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Bangalow op shop. Done over during a break in the Byron Writer‘s Festival. I love me some cheap vintage! Then I put it all in the air bnb washing machine and part way through the cycle it stopped working! When the owner returned from her time away, she helped me figure out how to open it and then washed and dried the clothes for me. Grand total $29. Much cheaper than when I was there last year. No prices on anything.

Cuilin The👗 😍 9mo
thebacklistbook @LapReader How is it going with #autumncomfortswap shopping? 9mo
LapReader All good just trying to get to the po @thebacklistbook 9mo
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LapReader @Cuilin it fits perfectly 9mo
thebacklistbook @LapReader did you have any trouble getting your packages shipped? Opening day is coming up soon. 9mo
LapReader @thebacklistbook nope all good. 9mo
thebacklistbook Good to hear. Please make a post when you receive yours though and use the swap tag. 😁 9mo
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thewallflower0707
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My third stop was #Vienna, a beautiful city, where I visited lots of fantastic museums and palaces. Inspired by Schloss Schönbrunn, I also read this massive biography about Kaiserin Sisi. I highly recommend it.

#austria #travel

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Poyma

A jewel-box of delights, and a coming together. Afterall, that's the function of Netsuke, to bring things together.