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Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Elizabeth Von Arnim

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Well, that was completely delightful. Originally #publishedanonymously (to avoid embarrassing her husband it seems!) This is a quiet novella of daily life… of a beautiful garden, bantering with her husband, her children, and an annoying house guest. Charming, gentle and a lovely escape…. A little gem. #pop21 Just 2 to go!!!

Megabooks, Cinfhen, Kalalalatja, alisiakae, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Cover looks delightful 😁book sounds lovely 3y

BiblioLitten I really liked

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Cathythoughts Gorgeous cover ❤️ 3y

MaureenMc And the ebook with this “cover” is $1.99. *click* 😁 3y

BarbaraBB That cover is 👌🏽! You‘re on a roll. You are almost there I guess! 3y

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Out of Africa | Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)

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This is Dinesen‘s memoir about about life on her coffee plantation in #Kenya, the atmosphere of Africa, about the people she meets and about the indigenous Kikuyos, who work and live with her on the grounds. It's barely possible to make a living off the coffee, but despite hard times, her deep love and respect for the land and the people becomes very clear.

#pop21 #publishedanonymously #ReadingAfrica2022 🇰🇪 (early start 😄) #1001books #bookspin

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LeahBergen I loved this book 👏🏻 3y

BarbaraBB @LeahBergen I was surprised by how much I did. So different from the movie! 3y

Megabooks Great cross prompt use!! 👍🏻👍🏻 3y

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y

Librarybelle That‘s a good choice for #ReadingAfrica2022 ! 3y

Cinfhen I have this stacked as a potential for #Kenya 🥰 3y

AshleyHoss820 I‘ve been looking forward to this one so much!! I‘m so glad to see it rates as a pick for you! 😊 3y

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront�

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This is another light pick for me. Not a bad classic, but a bit long and rather slow chain of events.

I appreciate that Jane remains headstrong despite a rather suffocating upbringing and that she remains true to herself throughout.

Rochester was boring & when his truth is revealed, even though it should be disturbing, I couldn't help but laugh! Finally, Eddie, you are interesting!

This is not a romance. This felt like two people, ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Who experienced enough of life, meet up and decide life together forever couldn't be worse than their lot up until now, so why the hell not get together?!

The writing didn't feel too stodgy but I was glad I listened to the audio to reply help get the meanings & emotions of some phrases. At least I'm one book close to be being "well read".
#thatsclassic @Annie1215 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheAromaofBooks Another March #bookspinbingo square. #pop21 #publishedanonymously under a pen name 4y

Annie1215 I am here for this whole review lol, I also found the big reveal hilarious 4y

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ravenlee I‘ve never gotten the obsession with this book. It‘s fine. My MIL and SIL think Rochester is the quintessential romantic hero, and I‘m just here like 🤨. 4y

TheAromaofBooks I've never been able to get through this one... although I'll admit I haven't tried very hard 😂 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheAromaofBooks That was me with A Tale of Two Cities. First chapter: Great! You have my attention, let's do this. By chapter 5, my attention kept waning. I think I realized all was lost around chapter 13 the first time and 11 the second time. It just wasn't the right time to try it. 4y

Bookzombie I think the first time I read Jane Eyre I was a very young teen and I thought like @ravenlee ‘s MIL and SIL. This was also emphasized by the Timothy Dalton movie I saw at about the same time. I still love the story, but I don‘t see it in the same way now. 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @ravenlee Maybe they were dreaming of a carefree life in an attic? 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Bookzombie I admit, a hot actor might persuade me to be Team Rochester because I'm very visual, especially when I was younger, but I didn't pick up on anything romantic. I think I need more actions than words. Stolen glances and inviting another woman to your estate and spending all your time with her only declare your feelings for me later just hits different. 4y

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