Welcome to Litsy!

I love an epistolary novel, and this one is a killer. A short, gut-punch of a story, written in 1938, about two friends whose relationship unravels as the Nazis rise to power. There's an abrupt shift in the tone and subject of the letters near the end, but the payoff is swift and mighty. I was taken by the story as whole, and even more so by the afterward which posits the idea of "using a letter as a weapon." Chilling and, unfortunately, timely.

I completed my first two BINGOs of the month! Usually it doesn't happen until closer to the end of the month, so that was fun! 🌷

Alabama, here we come! 😊 #airplanereading

Seventeen year old Ginny Blackstone goes on a trip to Europe sponsored by her deceased Aunt Peg. During the last few years of her life, Aunt Peg lived abroad in Europe. She passed away without telling her family about suffering from a prolonged illness. As Aunt Peg‘s family picked up the pieces, Ginny discovered that her aunt left mysterious envelope…

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How wonderful 🥰🫶🏻to come home from work to 🐌 mail ✉️ and to sit and read with a nice glass of wine 🍷😆thank you ladies lovely 🥰 letters replies and treats on the way back ✍️ 💨🐌✉️🌸❤️

An ebay find. It looks like a long book but that is because half of it is notes and references.

No bingos on my March #ISpyBingo board (yet).

April‘s #bookspinbingo board!

#bookspin - The Princess of Las Vegas
#doublespin - American Royals
Book Club - The Unmaking Of June Farrow
Q2 #chunksterchallenge2024 - David Copperfield (read 300 pages)
Backlist Challenge (2015) - The Wright Brothers

Thank you so much for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks 📚

Here is my April 2024 bookspin card. Y'all I can't believe it's April already! Yikes! #bookspin @thearomaofbooks

Here is my #AprilTBR #bookspinbingo board!
My #bookspin pick is Hills of Shivers & Shadows by Pam Godwin
My #doublespin pick is Fool‘s Errand by Robin Hobb - starting her next trilogy!