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A Secret Sisterhood: The Hidden Friendships of Austen, Bronte, Eliot and Woolf | Emma Claire Sweeney, Emily Midorikawa

Foreword and chapter 1: I skipped most of the intro because it seemed like there might be some spoilers. Here we meet Anne Sharpe, Jane‘s somewhat secret friend, who works for John and Fanny…. Also known as Jane‘s brother and SIL, Edward and Elizabeth….. #senseandsensibility #elizabethisfanny #nastyfamily #pemerlittens #chapteraday #jaaaaaames #couldntresist #imdonenow

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Crinoline_Laphroaig This great because I just finished

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IndoorDame One of the two intro sections was about the friendship of the co-authors of this book and how they met, not about the subjects so no spoilers there, and it was really sweet. 2y

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BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame oh that‘s good, I read the part about how they met but it started to look like they were going to break down the chapters, so I stopped! 2y

TheBookHippie I never read them because too many times SPOILERS 😂 2y

Caroline2 I often skip intros too because I don‘t want any spoilers. 😆 2y

Ruthiella I hear you on SPOILERS! It doesn‘t matter that the book has been in print for 100 years…that doesn‘t mean I‘ve read it! 😣 2y

AllDebooks I avoid intros until I've read the book 2y

suvata I guess I‘m the odd one, because I read everything from cover to cover in the order it is presented to me. That includes intros, afterwords, and anything but an index. 2y

julieclair I‘m in ! Please add me to the tag list. And… I never read intros either. Have been burned by spoilers too many times. I go back and read them as an afterword instead. 2y

BarkingMadRead @julieclair I‘ll add you!! I‘m glad to see it‘s not just me that skips the intro! 2y

suvata Chapter 1 - why in the world would Cassandra and Fanny burn the letters they got from Jane? It is a good thing that Fannie left behind her journals so we can learn a bit about Jane and Anne‘s relationship 2y

BarkingMadRead @suvata it blows my mind! 2y

julieclair @suvata Goid question! I have always assumed it was because they were trying to keep their family life private, and and maybe also to hide any less-than-flattering parts of Jane‘s personality from the public. 2y

suvata @julieclair Personally, I think she may have been gay and they don‘t want to admit it. That was so forbidden at that time. (edited) 2y

julieclair @suvata I wondered about that, too. Could she have been in love with Ann Sharpe? That is definitely something the family would have wanted to keep hidden in those days. 2y

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Longbourn | Jo Baker

Chapter 20: Mary is the last chick in the nest and she‘s finally happy….. poor Mr Hill died….. Polly wants to be a teacher…. And Sarah has gone off to look for James….. let me know what you thought of the book! I am at a Book Lovers Convention, so I finished it during the week! #jaaaaaames #pemberlittens #chapteraday #andtheylivedhappilyeverafter

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CoffeeNBooks James!! Finally! I think it's interesting that Mrs. Hill realizes that she's right where she would have ended up even if things had turned out differently for her and Mr. Bennet in the beginning. I really enjoyed this book! It had been sitting on my bookshelf for awhile, and I'm so glad I finally read it. 2y

Ruthiella I liked how is panned out. My only complaint is how it made me think of Elizabeth in a different light. 2y

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I‘m choosing to ignore those parts 🤣 @CoffeeNBooks I‘m glad you finally got to read it! 2y

Ruthiella @BarkingMadRun 😂excellent strategy! 2y

peanutnine Loved the ending! I liked how Mrs. Hill stayed optimistic and believed that no contact from Sarah meant that she had found James and they were safe but under the radar 2y

CrowCAH It was very emotional, I teared up. Her hope at finding him and then reunited. 2y

julieclair I thought the ending was very satisfying. I agree, @CoffeeNBooks , it was so interesting and philosophical of Mrs. Hill to realize she was right where she would have ended up anyway. And #Jaaaames ! Finally! I really enjoyed this book. 2y

julieclair @BarkingMadRun You are definitely #TheHostessWithTheMostest ! Thanks for doing such a great job. I looked forward to your posts each day. And I really loved doing this as a #ChapterADay with all my #PemberLittens friends. 😃 2y

DebinHawaii This was a great read! Thank you for hosting & your posts! 🤗 2y

BarkingMadRead Thank you @julieclair and @DebinHawaii I love hosting!!! 2y

SarahBookInterrupted The ending was very satisfying! And I also loved yours posts. It was so fun! 2y

BarkingMadRead Yay! @SarahBookInterrupted I‘m glad you liked it!! 2y

Bklover This was wonderful I loved the ending. Thanks for hosting @BarkingMadRun ! You can just put me in the list whenever you do another!! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

melissajayne I really enjoyed the reread 2y

Sparklemn @peanutnine I liked that, too. She‘s a very wise woman. 2y

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRun Thank you so much for hosting! I‘m looking forward to more chapter-a-day reads with the #pemberlittens! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn I‘m glad you liked it! I‘m leading next month as well! Stay tuned! 2y

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