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Miss Granby's Secret: Or, The Bastard of Pinsk | Eleanor Farjeon

Here it is: our 2025 #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reading schedule!

Thanks for all the nominations and speedy votes. It looks like we‘ll be having another enjoyable year together! 👏

And, as always, anyone is welcome to join in at any time to read along with us and discuss, of course.

LeahBergen @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @MrsK @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful @kwmg40 13h

LeahBergen @LitsyEvents 13h

Ruthiella Awesome. Thank you @LeahBergen for organizing us. Looking forward to another fun year of reading together! 13h

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kwmg40 Thank you! The list looks great. 13h

Tamra Thank you! 😍😘 13h

quietjenn Thanks for keeping us in order! Should be fun. 12h

CarolynM Thanks Leah 😘 Looks like we‘re set for another great year of FMB reading😍 10h

Kimzey Thank you! Can‘t wait! 2h

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Tamra

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

Mr. Partridge on view of Dormouth Bay, “It had the lowest death-rate in Great Britain, and no illegitimate births. It was a beauty-spot and moral all in one.

Sulkily, Mr. Partridge descended.”

😂😂🤣🤣 Poor bored Mr. Partridge. #Furrowedmiddlebrowclub

Ruthiella He‘ll get plenty of excitement soon! 23h

Tamra @Ruthiella I suspect so! 23h

LeahBergen 😆😆 17h

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julieclair

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

so-so

Well, this one was a bit of a disappointment for me. The hijinks were amusing, but Lizbeth and Ronnie got on my nerves. And Mr. Partridge, although adorable, was a bit odd in the way he just pushed himself into their lives. I surprised myself with my reaction, as I usually adore our #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub picks. 😕

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Jess_Read_This, Kimzey, erzascarletbookgasm, catebutler, CarolynM, LeahBergen, Lizpixie, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, batsy, Tamra, Teresereading, Sace, kwmg40, Ruthiella, Sparklemn, willaful, MrsK

Tamra I‘m only about 30% in and I can tell it‘s going to be full of shenanigans with Ronny. 1d

Ruthiella Hot take! 😆 I did find Ronnie completely annoying! 1d

quietjenn I can definitely see all of that. 23h

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julieclair @Ruthiella Yes! I‘m usually much more mainstream, lol!😆 23h

julieclair @quietjenn 💛🧡🤎 22h

julieclair @Tamra Absolutely! Keep reading! 😝 22h

LeahBergen What @Ruthiella said! I was able to cut Lizbeth a bit of slack but Ronnie got on my last nerve. 😆 17h

julieclair @LeahBergen 😎😉 17m

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Kimzey

The Snow-woman | Stella Gibbons

I don‘t think we‘ve read Stella Gibbons yet. Here are our two winter-themed choices for November 2025 for members vote on. #FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

LeahBergen We haven‘t read any Gibbons yet! Let‘s see … I like the sound of

Snow-Woman

willaful Overdrive has The Woods in Winter so I'll vote for that. 5d

Ruthiella Nice seasonal thematic work going on there! 👍 I‘ll flip a coin and pick

Woods in Winter

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Tamra I already had this one TBR

The Woods in Winter

kwmg40 I‘ll vote for

The Woods in Winter

quietjenn Nice! I haven't read this one, so will vote for

Snow-Woman

Kimzey @LeahBergen @willaful @Ruthiella @Tamra @kwmg40 @quietjenn Well, I may have been fooled by covers and titles. This may not be seasonally themed after all. Apparently “Snow-woman” is metaphorical and the book is set in spring and summer! 🤷🏼‍♀️ But I‘ll still stand by my Gibbons choices! 😊 4d

Ruthiella @Kimzey Stella Gibbons punked us! 😂 4d

willaful @Ruthiella 😂 4d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella She did! 😆 4d

elkeOriginal I will vote Snow-Woman as I have already read Woods… 4d

Kimzey Do I get to vote for my own? I see one of the two is on Audible, which is a handy option, so I will vote for

The Woods in Winter

elkeOriginal I think knowing availability options is key! Good to know about Audible for Woods. 3d

Kimzey @elkeOriginal Yes, I read more audio books than physical books these days! 3d

LeahBergen @Kimzey We usually don‘t vote on our own picks (at first) as you‘ll be asked to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. It doesn‘t really matter with this one as it seems The Woods in Winter is ahead! 😆 2d

Kimzey @LeahBergen Oh, okay! 😊 Please, discount my vote! But, like you said, it may not make a difference. Will you go through and tabulate votes, or should I declare a winner? 2d

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads @CarolynM @Teresereading @julieclair @Cathythoughts One more to vote on here, in case you missed it! 😀 2d

Kimzey @LeahBergen Without counting my vote, so far it‘s 3 votes for Snow Woman and 4 for Woods in Winter. 2d

LeahBergen @Kimzey I was going to wait a little longer (maybe until tomorrow?) and then count all the votes and make a post. When I do that, I‘ll write a “such and such is the winner” comment at the end of each of the six voting posts to show voting is over. Very scientific, I know! 😂 2d

LeahBergen @Kimzey That‘s what I had in my count, too. Perhaps your Audible comment will sway some final voters! 2d

Kimzey @LeahBergen Thanks for sending the voting reminder! 2d

CarolynM @LeahBergen Thanks Leah. I‘ll vote for

The Woods in Winter

julieclair @LeahBergen Thanks for the tag! I had missed it. I vote for

The Woods in Winter

Cathythoughts Thankyou Leah

The Woods in Winter

rubyslippersreads I got confused about which books I‘d voted for, but I‘ll pick

The Woods in Winter

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rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I think I voted for my pick on another thread. 🙈 Hope it‘s not a problem. (edited) 23h

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Oopsie! 😂 14h

LeahBergen And the winner is The Woods in Winter! 13h

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Ruthiella

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

pick

This was a delightful romp with a little bit of romance.

Middle aged Mr. Partridge takes a chance and hitches his star to young Lizbeth Campion, who is trying to reform her rather useless brother Ronnie. The trio moves to London and finds an assortment of odd jobs, but will Ronnie stick with anything? And will Lizbeth marry her rather strait laced fiancé, Captain Brocard, who very much disapproves of Ronnie?

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LeahBergen Great review! I must confess… I kind of wanted to give that Ronnie a slap a few times. 😂 5d

Ruthiella @LeahBergen Totally! Like Fred Vincy in Middlemarch, he doesn‘t deserve his luck! 5d

LeahBergen Yes! 😆 5d

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quietjenn Nice! I do enjoy a good romp. 5d

Ruthiella @quietjenn They do occasionally hit the spot! 4d

tpixie Sounds fun! Cute cover 4d

Ruthiella @tpixie It was a fun read! 4d

tpixie @Ruthiella 🩷 2d

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quietjenn

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

pick

We'll then, this was completely delightful. And exactly what I needed. #furrowedmiddlebrowclub

Ruthiella Wonderful! I‘m also hoping to finish this weekend. 🤞 1w

LeahBergen It was a fun one! 1w

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Ruthiella

Susan Settles Down | Molly Clavering

Here are my two possibilities for September 2025 for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members to choose from.

Both are authors we‘ve read previously. Another light romance set in Scotland from Clavering OR another humorous look at village life from Fair.

Let me know in the comments which one tickles your fancy the most!

Sace I‘m always up for humorous village life. 1w

kwmg40 I‘ll vote for

Susan Settles Down

julieclair Another really tough choice. I‘ll go with

Susan Settles Down

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elkeOriginal Gotta go with Scottish Highlands and Susan! 1w

Tamra Maybe because it‘s a gloomy November day, but I‘m attracted to Landscape in Sunlight. 🌞 1w

willaful Hard choice, they both look appealing. But I'll always take romance. 😁

Susan Settles Down

LeahBergen I want to read both 😆 but I‘ll vote for

Susan Settles Down

rubyslippersreads I‘ll pick

Susan Settles Down

quietjenn I've read the other, so voting for

Susan Settles Down

Kimzey I want both! 😊 But I choose Scotland and

Susan Settles Down

CarolynM Since I voted against Molly Clavering before I‘ll join the crowd here 😆

Susan Settles Down

LeahBergen And the winner is Susan Settles Down! 13h

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CarolynM

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

pick

I had a jolly good time with this book. What a hoot! I hope Mr Partridge finds his new flat mates as worthy of his stewardship as Lisbeth and Ronny🤣

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