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So much packed into this slight novel! Such layered, complex characters in a story that did not go all the places I expected it to. A great #persephoneclub pick!

LeahBergen Look at that old edition, too! 😍 2d

Tamra 👏🏾indeed, good things come in few pages. 😄 2d

CarolynM What a great edition! I‘m just getting started. 2d

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willaful

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

A coming of age story in which young Frankie's life in beautiful British Columbia, and later in Europe, is disrupted several times by the fascinating, enigmatic -- evil? -- Hetty Dorval. I've read books with similar themes before but I'm not sure I've ever read one in which the narrator comes so satisfactorily into their own by the end; no matter who Hetty really is, Frankie will be the person she needs to be.

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LeahBergen Great review! And I‘ve yet to start. 😬 3d

Cathythoughts Great review. I enjoyed this too. Hetty is one complicated woman ! 3d

willaful @LeahBergen It's a pretty fast read. 3d

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Cathythoughts

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

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I adored this book. Watching Frankie as a young girl and then as she matures , and how she sees Hetty at different times in her life. Beautiful writing , I loved this story. #PersephoneClub And what do we think of Hetty !

andrew61 My copy arrived in today's post so I'm looking forward to reading it after all these positive reviews. 2w

Cathythoughts @andrew61 Looking forward to your review 👍🏻 1w

CarolynM Great review. I‘m hoping to get to it soon. 1w

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LeahBergen Oh, I‘m so glad that you liked it! I‘m travelling right now and have it with me (but this whole “family wedding” thing is giving me no time to read 😆). 1w

Cathythoughts @CarolynM Looking forward to your thought 😁 1w

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I loved it Leah ! Great choice. Enjoy the wedding. We have a family wedding in a couple of weeks but we don‘t have to travel far. ❤️ 1w

Tamra I was a bit torn about Hetty. On the one hand I appreciated her independence and desire to live her life as she saw fit (despite the social pressure & stigma) on the other hand she also was portrayed as a terrible narcissist. The bombshell dropped on her was unfair. 1w

Cathythoughts @Tamra Yes, the bombshell was unfair, but then she went to Frankie‘s and took her bed and actually slept. I suppose she was a survivor, and ultimately alone , I felt bad for her in that sense. I didn‘t like that in the beginning she asked Frankie to keep it a secret that they met. 1w

Tamra @Cathythoughts great way to describe her character, a survivor. Agreed, that scene was a clue she had questionable judgement. 1w

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Tamra

Hetty Dorval. by Ethel Wilson | Ethel Wilson

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I read this in all but a single sitting. I had to know about Hetty!

Hetty is a woman of mystery. Is she friend or foe? 👀

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Cathythoughts Intriguing! I‘m just starting x 2w

Tamra @Cathythoughts enjoy! 2w

LeahBergen Ooo, you‘re already finished! 👏 I‘m thinking I‘ll speed through it, too. 2w

Tamra @LeahBergen I think you will be compelled to, though the nature writing is lovely to savor. 2w

CarolynM Looking forward to it! 2w

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Tamra

Hetty Dorval. by Ethel Wilson | Ethel Wilson

I had to look up the village of Lytton & the Thompson River. I didn‘t know it had been decimated by a wildfire in 2021. 😒 Rebuilding very slowly.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mayor-lytton-return-home-1.75193...

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Suet624 😳🙁 2w

Leftcoastzen 😕that is sad 2w

JuniperWilde Yes and there is an out of control wildfire there right now. 2w

LeahBergen Yes, isn‘t it awful?? 2w

Cathythoughts A terrible sight 😕 2w

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LitsyEvents

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

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It‘s now August so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@LeahBergen ‘s pick (my pick!) for us this month is Hetty Dorval by Ethel Wilson. 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!

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! ❤️ 2w

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LeahBergen

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

It‘s now August so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@LeahBergen ‘s pick (my pick!) for us this month is Hetty Dorval by Ethel Wilson. 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!

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, sisilia, CarolynM, daena, JenlovesJT47, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, Tamra, Teresereading, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, julieclair, willaful

LeahBergen @LitsyEvents 3w

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 How is it time already??? Always look forward to a Persephone read. 😁 3w

willaful Yay, my library bought this. 3w

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Cathythoughts Thanks Leah ! I have my copy ready to go 😁❤️ 3w

LeahBergen @Tamra And how is it August?? 2w

LeahBergen @willaful Oh, good! It‘s in print from a couple of Canadian publishers, too. 👍 2w

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Yay! This one looks like it‘s going to be a fast little read. 😊 2w

Tamra @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I read chapter 1! 😳😱 Fantastic writing. 2w

LeahBergen @Tamra I‘m excited to start now!! 2w

CarolynM Thanks Leah. I‘m away at the moment, I will get on to it when I get home 😊 (edited) 2w

LeahBergen @CarolynM I‘m on my way out of town this week, too. We‘ll get to it when we get to it! 😆 2w

Caryl Thank you, Leah! I need to catch up with my Persephone reads. Think I‘ll start with this one! 2w

LeahBergen @Caryl And it‘s a nice short one! 2w

Bookbuyingaddict Hi 👋 all & thanks again @LeahBergen for organising this 😀I was back in Bath 🛁 last month and of course popped in and purchased 3 greys for my collection 😆I‘m going to have to miss this one this month sorry 😢 I‘m just stacked with bookclub and buddy reads but il be jumping back in with the blank wall - happy 😃 reading il still keep track of everyone‘s thoughts much love ❤️ x x 2w

LeahBergen @Bookbuyingaddict See you for our next read! 😘 2w

elkeOriginal I have a nonPersephone edition (the horror!) but looking forward to this thin lil read 2w

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rubyslippersreads

The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal

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Like most of you, I enjoyed Professor Adler‘s story most, and was glad he and Nina had a happy ending. Resi‘s story was sad, and both Bimbo and Lucas were creeps. Krieger made my blood run cold. And Father Jahoda certainly had his finger in every pie.

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rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @CathyThoughts @Caryl @sisilia @CarolyM @daena @LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @Tamra @Teresereading @andrew61 @Itchyfeetreader @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willafull (edited) 2mo

LeahBergen I agree on all points! And great graphic. 2mo

Cathythoughts Great review and picture 👌🏻❤️ 2mo

CarolynM Great review. And I agree with you too. 2mo

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @CarolynM Thanks, all. 😊 2mo

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kspenmoll

The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal

Mid-morning coffee. Slept in late; rare for me! #coffeeandbooks

IriDas Good to get some extra rest. 😊 2mo

LeahBergen How are you enjoying this? It‘s our current #PersephoneClub read! 👏 2mo

kspenmoll @LeahBergen I am only on page 25 where he is still on the train going into Vienna. But I am intrigued and anxious to see his response to everything. 2mo

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andrew61

The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal

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This excellent story centres on 3 people returning to Vienna Post ww2 for a new life. Pr Adler confronts nazi suspicion in his old lab in a brilliant scene. Kanakis is a rich exile who wants to buy property + surround himself in admirers. Resi is a beautiful teenager sent to family. Compelling read.
@quietjenn @Tamra @CarolynM @sisilia @Caryl @daena @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful @LeahBergen #persephoneclub

Tamra Adler‘s story was compelling and I felt drawn into his quest to create a new life post exile. (edited) 2mo

Itchyfeetreader Oh - this sounds like something I would like but am trying so hard to clear the years of stress book buying trolley this year ! 2mo

LeahBergen Great review, Andrew! And I like to see your shelf of Persephones peeping out from the background. 😄 2mo

Cathythoughts Great review… I‘m finding it compelling too. 2mo

andrew61 @Tamra @Itchyfeetreader @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I'd hesitate to say this wasvon my favourites of our persephone reads, but it is definitely up there. Despite the ending, Adler and Nina left me feeling very satisfied. 2mo

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