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I loved this 1924 novel set in rural Shropshire during the Napoleonic wars when Christian faith and folk beliefs mingled. Prue is a wonderful heroine and the descriptions of the natural world were stunning.

Another one down for #192025. Only four more to go!

@Librarybelle

Librarybelle This sounds good, and you‘re so close to finishing the challenge!!! 1d

LeahBergen I haven‘t read this author yet but I think she was one of the authors (along with Hardy) who Stella Gibbons was satirizing in Cold Comfort Farm. 😆 23h

BarbaraBB Wow! Which years do you have left? 18h

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merelybookish @Librarybelle My goal was by the end of June but I don't think I'll make it. 15h

merelybookish @LeahBergen I can see that! Definitely a romantic take on rural life. 🤔😄 15h

merelybookish @BarbaraBB I think 1938, 1950, 1955 and 1961. I have a book selected and/or started for every year except 1955. 14h

BarbaraBB Very impressive! 5h

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merelybookish

Precious Bane | Mary Webb

I'm on a mission to complete the #192025 challenge! I have 8 prompts left. I have these four on the go in various formats. Then four more and I'm done!
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
@Librarybelle

TheBookHippie I‘ve got 7 left! 2w

merelybookish @TheBookHippie Yay! Exciting to be so close! 2w

Liz_M Impressive! I have 30ish left and some of the books are loooong. 2w

Librarybelle Yay!! That is incredible, @merelybookish and @TheBookHippie ! 2w

merelybookish @Liz_M Good luck! At least you have them planned out. I've been scrambling with the last 15-20 to find titles I want to read and are available. 2w

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Diary of a Provincial Lady | E.M. Delafield

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I loved this delightful novel about the life of the upper class in countryside England. It‘s deftly written, with a turn of phrase and wonderful dry sense of humour that reminded me of P. G. Wodehouse (high praise) and the Folio edition has a forward by Jilly Cooper. A woman‘s view of 1920s Britain, parenting, class snobbery & the Feminists. And laugh-out-loud funny. Thoroughly enjoyable, I recommend it!

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sisilia

Sheep's Clothing | Celia Dale

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4⭐️ I like Celia Dale; I‘m already collecting her other titles published by Daunt Books. This one here is so refreshing. A gentle crime novel that is not too creepy, just a tad disturbing. How did she do that? I love it!

Cathythoughts I loved this one. 👍🏻❤️ 1mo

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Miss Mole | E. H. Young

Reading my own shelves!

sarahbarnes Such a struggle to read the books I already have and not get distracted by all the new ones! 1mo

charl08 @sarahbarnes always... 1mo

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sisilia

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | Elizabeth Taylor

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4⭐️ My second time reading this, and I enjoyed it more than the first time. I haven‘t watched the movie yet but heard praises about it. Which is your favorite Elizabeth Taylor?

Ruthiella This is my only Elizabeth Taylor. Where do you suggest I go next? 🤔 1mo

BarbaraBB This one! 1mo

LeahBergen I haven‘t read this one yet but, of the six or so I‘ve read, I remember really enjoying At Mrs Lippincote‘s and The Sleeping Beauty. I‘ve liked them all, though! 😆 1mo

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sisilia @Ruthiella I liked View of the Harbour, and Angel 1mo

sisilia @LeahBergen I haven‘t read The Sleeping Beauty… At Mrs Lippincote‘s is my first ever Taylor ✨ (edited) 1mo

sisilia @BarbaraBB Mrs Palfrey made me think about retirement plan haha 1mo

BarbaraBB Lol it wouldn‘t be so bad! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Ruthiella @LeahBergen I also liked Blaming and A Game of Hide and Seek (edited) 1mo

Tamra So much love for this one! 💙 1mo

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sisilia

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | Elizabeth Taylor

With Mrs. Palfrey at Sanur beach, Bali 🏝️

Suet624 What a spot! 1mo

Texreader So nice!!! 1mo

merelybookish Lucky!! 1mo

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Ruthiella Loved this novella. 🤩 1mo

BkClubCare Loved this AND the film 🎥!!! 1mo

BarbaraBB Enjoy! 1mo

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LeahBergen

The Getting of Wisdom | Henry Richardson

My current read, and one I‘ve been meaning to get to for years, is this 1910 Australian classic about a country girl who is sent to a Melbourne boarding school.

Have any of my Australian friends on Litsy read it? 😀

Liz_M I'm not Australian, but I read this years ago. 2mo

Ruthiella Gosh, why haven‘t I read this? I‘ve probably always mixed it up with

My Brilliant Career

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CarolynM I haven‘t read it, but I have seen the film😉 2mo

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LeahBergen @Liz_M Did you remember liking it? I‘m only a few chapters in but so far, so good! 2mo

LeahBergen @Ruthiella I think I may have confused it with that title, too 😆 2mo

LeahBergen @CarolynM Haha! I only noticed that there was a film when I was looking at the different covers here on Litsy! Is it a popular Australian novel? Like Anne of Green Gables here in Canada? 2mo

Teresereading Yes - Year 11 English Lit 2mo

CarolynM It‘s thought of as a “literary” novel so I‘d guess most people who‘ve read it would have read it at school, like @Teresereading 🙂 I think Seven Little Australians would be closer to the Anne equivalent, in spite of the ending😭 2mo

LeahBergen @Teresereading Oh! That‘s interesting! 2mo

LeahBergen @CarolynM I have Seven Little Australians waiting on my shelf! 2mo

CarolynM Oops! I thought you‘d read it. Sorry for the spoiler🫢😬 2mo

LeahBergen @CarolynM Oh, no worries. I‘d already heard it has a sad ending! 😆 2mo

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Cathythoughts

Sheep's Clothing | Celia Dale

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Another great read from Celia. I couldn‘t put this down.. Grace and Janice meet in prison , when they are released they team up and make their living visiting old ladies. There‘s a bit of romance thrown in too .. and the result is a compelling story. I loved it ! The more I read her , the more I like her. I must get another one for my shelf.
Thankyou Trish for the gift of this book ❤️👌🏻
N. B. The book is not, 700 pages. It‘s about 300.

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TrishB Great review and picture! So glad you enjoyed it. And that cover is so striking. 2mo

BarbaraBB Great review. Stacking! 2mo

Tamra I have it stacked! 😃 2mo

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Cathythoughts @TrishB Thankyou, I loved it. I think you might like it yourself 😁. 2mo

Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB I‘ll look forward to your thoughts whenever you may get there. 👍🏻❤️ 2mo

Cathythoughts @Tamra Oh I think you‘ll like it 👍🏻😁 2mo

LeahBergen There‘s a new one being republished this August

Other People

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Cathythoughts @LeahBergen That‘s brilliant news Leah , stacking. ❤️ 2mo

sarahbarnes You‘re really making me want to try this writer! ♥️ 2mo

Cathythoughts @sarahbarnes She‘s similar to Celia Fremlin and Ruth Rendell … so if you like the domestic noir set in and around mid 1900‘s .. psychological thrillers and murder and mystery … then you‘d likely enjoy her ❤️ 😁 (edited) 2mo

EverydayImReading Great review @Cathythoughts. Stacking. 2mo

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