Litsy

As of 20 minutes ago I am now officially in my 40s! My reading & Litsying so far this summer has been much less than usual. There has been a lot going on, including prep for a huge house party we had on Saturday to celebrate. But things will be quite big down now and I‘m looking forward to sinking back into my reading and checking in here. Im currently reading The Guncle and really enjoying it.

LeeRHarry Happy birthday 🥳 9mo

Librarybelle Happy Birthday! 9mo

Jas16 Happy Birthday! 🥳 9mo

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Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎈🎂🎈📚 9mo

Chrissyreadit Happy Birthday! 9mo

dabbe Happy Birthday! You look gorgeous! 🤩🤩🤩 9mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I love this! Happy Birthday! 🎈🎂 🎁 9mo

MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎈 9mo

Megabooks Welcome and happy birthday!! 🎉🎉 9mo

SamAnne Happy birthday! The 40s are a great decade! 9mo

Ruthiella Happy birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 9mo

Bookzombie Happy Belated Birthday!!! 9mo

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MaureenMc

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

My final 😔 Book Depository order arrived a few days ago. I believe the tagged was a previous #Furrowedmiddlebrow group pick. The other I chose mainly for the cover, although I do love E.M. Delafield. #buybuyBookDepository
And the bookmarks are adorable!

Cathythoughts Lovely books 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 we‘ll miss Book D. 🙁 12mo

LeahBergen I loved Begin Again! ❤️ 11mo

Tamra What amazing covers! 11mo

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MaureenMc @Cathythoughts We certainly will miss them. 😞 11mo

MaureenMc @LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to reading it! 11mo

MaureenMc @Tamra They are rather striking, aren‘t they? 🤩 11mo

CarolynM I loved Begin Again ❤️ And the other 2 Ursula Orange books published by FMB. 11mo

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Cathythoughts

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

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I really loved this one. I‘m off to look up another by this author now 👍🏻❤️
These are our Japanese anemone , we have had them for 5 years & only flowered last year ... and are really coming on this year ... 💕

JennyM Beautiful 🌷 4y

Blaire So pretty! 4y

UwannaPublishme Gorgeous! 4y

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LeahBergen I really enjoyed

Tom Tiddler's Ground

Tamra Sweet! Patience pays off. 🌸 I will check this title out. 4y

CarolynM 😍😍😍 We tried to grow them once, back in Canberra. Maybe the people who had the house after us got some flowers🙂Glad you liked the book. 4y

Cathythoughts @JennyM Thanks Jenny 👍🏻 I hope your well X 4y

Cathythoughts @Blaire Thanks , they are pretty X 4y

Cathythoughts @UwannaPublishme 👍🏻❤️💕 4y

Cathythoughts @Tamra Hi 👋 how are you getting on ?! Yes patience 😁! Book is very good X 4y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM Yes! I‘d given up on a flower from them 😁. I did love the book & became very fond of the characters & their changing lives ❤️ 4y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Tom Tiddlers it is then 👍🏻 I enjoyed the characters ❤️ 4y

rubyslippersreads @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I definitely need to catch up on this author. 😊 4y

BiblioLitten So pretty 🌸🌸 4y

Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads I enjoyed this one very much 👍🏻❤️ 4y

Cathythoughts @BiblioLitten Thanks 💕💕💕 4y

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Cathythoughts

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

Next up .... 🤞🏻❤️

Tanisha_A Beautiful picture! 😍 And the book is on my list. Will look out for your review. 4y

Cathythoughts @Tanisha_A Thanks 👍🏻 & So far there‘s a nice flow to the writing, I‘m enjoying it 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Look forward to your review on this 🙂 4y

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Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Loving it so far Jessie X 👍🏻 4y

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Loving it ❤️👍🏻 4y

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CarolynM

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

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This story of 4 young women in England between the wars is totally charming. While many of the issues raised were only relevant to the affluent middle class, I really enjoyed the way it illustrated the difficulties women faced in reconciling their desire for independence and the "new morality" with the practicalities of living in the society of the time. Thanks again @LeahBergen for gifting me this book. I am going to seek out more Ursula Orange.

CarolynM #bookspinbonanza book 12 @TheAromaofBooks I think this will be as far as I get through my list. I'm surprised I managed so many! 4y

rubyslippersreads I bought this for my Kindle after @LeahBergen recommended it. I‘ll have to move it up my TBR list, since you liked it too. 😊 (edited) 4y

CarolynM @rubyslippersreads I hope you will read it soon, I'd love to hear what you think. 4y

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erzascarletbookgasm This is such a great cover, love it! 4y

LeahBergen I‘m so glad you enjoyed it. Didn‘t you love the sound of that poor character‘s (I can‘t remember her name) horribly boring novel? 😆 4y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I think you‘ll enjoy this one. 👍🏻 4y

CarolynM @LeahBergen I had a quiet chuckle at Florence's novel - very boring but very modern😂 Given when it was written I couldn't help thinking how sad it was that all those young men were about to go off to war - I hope Claud, at least, came home again. I'd not registered your #furrowedmiddlebrow tag before. I assume you know about his blog - it's so interesting and a great resource. 4y

BarbaraBB It sounds very good and it has written @LeahBergen all over it 😉😘 4y

batsy Sounds like my cup of tea ☺️ Love the combo of your mug and the cover... Pretty! 4y

TheAromaofBooks You made fabulous Bonanza progress!!! 4y

CarolynM @LeahBergen I ordered the other two Ursula Orange books available on Booktopia. Couldn't resist! 4y

LeahBergen I have them, too! They sound good, don‘t they? I DO follow the Furrowed Middlebrow blog and also Simon Thomas from Stuck in a Book. He‘s a good middlebrow blogger, too. He‘s the one who has helped the British Library republish their new Women Writers series and wrote afterwords for them all. I can‘t remember if you saw my post about them? 😆 4y

CarolynM @LeahBergen I probably saw it but forgotten about it😬 I'll have a look at it. Thanks😘 4y

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CarolynM

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

Leah, thank you so much! What a lovely surprise! Both books look great. I'm going to read them soon so we can chat about them. And the card is beautiful. Thank you, my friend. Your generosity is much appreciated.😘

LeahBergen

LeahBergen Oh, good! I‘m glad it didn‘t take TOO long to get there. I hope you enjoy them! 😘😘 4y

Cathythoughts How lovely ! These look interesting, must look them up ... 4y

CarolynM @LeahBergen I think I will👍😘 4y

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CarolynM @Cathythoughts Leah says Begin Again is a recent favourite of hers. That's a good recommendation!🙂 4y

Cathythoughts Indeed it is 👍🏻❤️ 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Love the covers! ❤️ I have a book by Ursula Orange on my tbr shelf somewhere.. 4y

batsy How lovely! That Ursula Orange cover is gorgeous. 4y

Centique Those covers are amazing! 4y

Rissreads Oooooo, I love those covers! ❤️ 4y

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LeahBergen

Begin Again | Ursula Orange

And another buddy read with @shawnmooney is getting underway. He‘s been keeping me on my toes lately! 😉

Here‘s hoping this 1936 novel is as delightful as its cover! 💕

#FurrowedMiddlebrow
#DeanStreetPress

AlaMich It sounds very promising! 4y

Nute This sounds amazing. I hope that it holds up to that awesome cover art! 4y

merelybookish That cover is so striking! 😍 4y

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CarolynM That sounds really good. I look forward to your thoughts. And is a fabulous cover! 4y

batsy Love that cover! 4y

rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 4y

Centique Oh that‘s gorgeous! 4y

Rissreads WOW! What a gorgeous cover! 💜 4y

Cathythoughts Look forward to your review ❤️👍🏻 4y

kspenmoll The cover makes me want to read the book! 4y

DebinHawaii I do love this cover! 😍 4y