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kspenmoll
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Saturday morning read & coffee. #booksandcoffee

mcctrish What a lovely way to start the day/weekend 1w
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kspenmoll
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#LaneWinslowMystery #serieslove2025 This book is a song to British Columbia, CA: it‘s mountains bathed in rainbows of light at sunrise & sunset,the lush greenery of its woods,its fields of colorful wildflowers,it‘s streams, & swampy humid riverbanks.It offers what war weary,Ex M16 WWII operative Lane Winslow needs,to be tucked away in a sleepy village across the ocean & a continent away.But her seclusion is abruptly interrupted when a man is 🔽

kspenmoll 🔼 discovered murdered on her property with a piece of paper in his pocket with her name on it.A chief suspect in the murder investigation,she decides to use her skills to solve the crime that incriminates her.Eventually she & Ins. Darling & Con. Ames join forces.The author includes psychologically astute stories of the trauma & challenging lives for survivors of both World Wars, both those in the trenches & those left behind at home. (edited) 2w
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kspenmoll
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1946,London.Vivid details of this cities‘period,post WWII,which contrasts the posh neighborhoods of the wealthy with the gray,drab,mean streets of the less fortunate.Sparks & Gwen,are two women trying to carve out an business for themselves:The Right Sort Marriage Bureau.What follows is a tale of deception, betrayal,murder,warring gangs,& kidnapping against this backdrop.Issues of patriarchy,sexism,racism,& imperialism are explored.#serieslove2025

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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kspenmoll
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#hyggehourreadathon #midwintersolace #litsolace #naturalitsy#ASparksandBainbridgeMystery
Two women own & run a business,The Right Sort of Marriage Bureau, matching men & women for a meet up & if both so inclined, more.So far Bainbridge is taking self-defense lessons, trying to reclaim custody of her child, & at home,encountering the evils of mining in Africa. Meanwhile, Sparks is facing old demons, & involved in their business.

kspenmoll It started snowing tonight! 4-8 inches predicted.❄️❄️❄️❄️ That‘s my backyard facing the church. The river & its ice I walked by today, Poe, my reading couch, tea & yummies. (edited) 1mo
Butterfinger Beautiful 1mo
TheBookHippie So lovely. 1mo
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mhillis Great pictures! I like that series 1mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 1mo
Bookwormjillk Love your pictures! 1mo
Kerrbearlib Sweet kitty! 1mo
AllDebooks Beautiful pictures. Poe looks so cosy x 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Cool pillows! 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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kspenmoll
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Reading my library book after dinner. Love this cover.
#ASparksandBainbridgeMystery

Cathythoughts Great book cover. I love your blanket ( scarf) perfect picture. ❤️ 1mo
kspenmoll @Cathythoughts Thank you! It‘s actually a shawl I knitted ages ago! 1mo
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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) 3mo
Tamra Wow, that was quite an intriguing blurb for 3mo
Cathythoughts Both look great 👍🏻 I‘ll pick 3mo
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Cathythoughts And I have a copy 😁🥰 3mo
LeahBergen Ooo, good ones! I want to read both (and own both 😆) but because I enjoyed Milton Place so much, I‘ll opt for 3mo
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I loved Milton Place too, and I have you to thank , Leah , for my lovely Exiles Return Persephone book X 3mo
julieclair Wow, these both sound so good! But my vote goes to 3mo
CarolynM I just saw the film Blitz about an evacuated child who ran away. I vote for 3mo
rubyslippersreads Since I own it, I vote for 3mo
quietjenn Both sound great but i'll vote for 3mo
Bookbuyingaddict Again both sound great 👍 and both on my TBR but I will also vote 🗳️ for Doreen 👍😃thanks x x 3mo
elkeOriginal This is a tight race! 3mo
LeahBergen @elkeOriginal It looks like we need you to tiebreak this one! What is your pick? 😁 3mo
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen Did I count wrong - it looks like Exiles won by 1? If not, methinks that is my vote anyway… 3mo
LeahBergen Who knows? I got 4-4. 😆 Don‘t make me math. 3mo
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen My fault - I doubled counted one person🤦🏼‍♀️ I vote Exiles. 3mo
LeahBergen And the winner is The Exiles Return! 3mo
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steffen1223
Soviet Bloc Elite Forces | Steven J. Zaloga
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Steven J Zaloga and James Loop‘s work, Soviet Elite Bloc, evokes a sense of nostalgia. Written in the 1980s, it reflects on several nations including some that no longer exist. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the elite forces of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies, offering information about the capabilities of each nation.

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Nicos
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Panpan

I think this is my first pan. Picked this up on the strength of the connection with my birthplace. But the writing is clunky, the plot not terribly exciting, and the descriptions of the characters of colour are a bit dodgy. Also the main character does something at the end which they would never have done, and isn‘t justified at all. End of this author for me !

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Gleefulreader
Killer in King's Cove | Iona Whishaw
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This is my first Lane Winslow mystery and I really quite enjoyed it. Set in post-WW2 Canada, the characters are quite delightful, as was the mystery. Cozy but not twee. Will definitely be reading more from this series!

Jaimelire Great series 5mo
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starlight97
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Lane Winslow, ex WWII intelligence officer, is swept up in a murder investigation again, this time because of her Russian language skills.
I love the characters of these stories, and the beautiful setting of British Columbia.
📷 #audiostitching projects these days: my first attempts with dark fabric. #maneskin #handmade
#canadian #crime

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks How are you?! 🩷🩷 5mo
starlight97 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks good thank you, home at last! ♥️ 5mo
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