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Cooking for Picasso | C A Belmond, Camille Aubray

2024 #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD BOOKS https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/2024-sunday-buddy-read/

Everyone welcome 🩶

AmyG I will always thank you…this is my book club. ❤️😘 19h

vlwelser I'm on my 4th year. It is also my favorite. Don't tell the others. 19h

Prairiegirl_reading Is it still ok to just pop in? 19h

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vlwelser Also. This is one of the things that helped me feel like I was engaging with people during the pandemic. So extra thank you for that. 🤗😘 19h

dabbe 🩵❄️🩵 18h

Kimberlone I didn‘t participate much in 2023 but I‘ll definitely be joining in for the new Simone! 18h

TheBookHippie @Kimberlone YAY! 18h

TheBookHippie @Prairiegirl_reading oh yes lots of folks do! 🩶 18h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 😘🩶🙃 18h

Kimberlone @TheBookHippie Sunday Buddy Read introduced me to Simone and now she‘s an auto-read author for me! 18h

TheBookHippie @AmyG ❤️😘❤️ 18h

TheBookHippie @Kimberlone I love her so much! 18h

monkeygirlsmama I may have to get in on this. We shall see. Life is so lonely and boring since I lost my better half this summer, and weekends are worst because there so much free time. This buddy read might just be a fun addition to my mundane day to day, as it were. 😌 17h

AmyG I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you choose to join us. It‘s a wonderful group and we discuss great books and complain about a few that perhaps didn‘t work out! 🤣 @monkeygirlsmama (edited) 17h

TheBookHippie @monkeygirlsmama Grief is a journey. I hope you join in when you can, we really do have fun and it‘s nice to know on Sunday we can chat about the section of the book we read and have fun. ♥️ 17h

monkeygirlsmama @AmyG ((hugs)) thx 7h

monkeygirlsmama @TheBookHippie A journey I'm well acquainted with and yet one that hit way harder this go round for sure. Yes, it sounds lovely. I will for sure think about it. :) 7h

TheBookHippie @monkeygirlsmama 🩶 7h

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Winter: A Solstice Story | Kelsey E. Gross

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#HyggehourReadathon #Naturalitsy #Midwintersolace Sunday #HyggeHugs

Picture book cozy read this morning and where I‘ll be tonight 8-9 PM EST 🩶

jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

IndoorDame Little stuffed Winnie is soooo cute! 🥰 20h

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 🙃 I found it while tagging along with Mr BookHippie on one of his business trips in California 🩶🐶🐾 19h

kspenmoll I love your pillow! 19h

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AllDebooks Lil Winnie 😍 19h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I couldn‘t resist it! Mancheng-zi Inspirational Gifts for Women, Inspirational Gifts Pillow Covers 18x18,Inspirational Gifts for Teenage Girls https://a.co/d/5h9vPys 19h

dabbe 🤩😍🤩 18h

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Murder in the Snow: A Gripping 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery | Verity Bright

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All the Oscar Wilde quotes ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

It‘s fun
It‘s like Nancy Drew
Or the game of clue
Thoughts ?

Happy SUNDAY!!! Can you believe this is our last read of 2023 together?!

I thank you so much for Sundays!!! 😘

Librarybelle It‘s a nice light mystery for this time of year! 21h

IndoorDame Thank you for looking after us on Sundays!!! All the photos and recipes and articles you bring make our reading so much more fun! 21h

vonnie862 So far I'm enjoying it! 20h

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vlwelser I love the Oscar Wilde quotes. Excellent addition. Though there's a lot to choose from. 20h

vlwelser Honesty time.... Did you pick this because there's a bulldog on the cover? 20h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🤣🤣🤣 a delightful bonus! I read an article what to read if you don‘t want to read romancy books for Christmas last year and this was mentioned! I did a little research and was sold! @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick did a little research too and found it and that it could be a stand alone, so here we are! 20h

vlwelser It's very fun. We may have needed a break from the fluffy xmas themed books after last year (or was it the year before?) You must have had this planned before we read the one last year. 20h

mcctrish This is just delightful! Better than Christmas fluff romance ( I‘m already reading one with another Litsy group) because it‘s so fun. I can hear all the banter and chatting in my head and it is totally getting me in the Christmas mood. Well Done @TheBookHippie you take such wonderful care of us 20h

Sargar114 I‘m enjoying the fun deviation from romance but still a little Christmas themed. Thank you for our Sundays!!! 20h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser ah yes before last years 😵‍💫 I had this. Good thing 🤣. Next years YA short stories hopefully will be okay 👀🤷🏻‍♀️ then back to murder 🤣😳 19h

vlwelser I'm sure the YA stories will be fun. But also looking forward to what you find for a new holiday murder. 19h

kspenmoll Really really enjoying this book! Now I do want to read the series. 19h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll it‘s fun to have a new one! And with so many books!! 19h

Karisa Oscar Wilde 😍 It‘s fluffy detective fun and nice seasonal tie ins. Now I do want to re-read some Wilde. He‘s so clever. Thank you, @TheBookHippie 18h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🩶🩶🩶🩶 18h

TheBookHippie @Karisa ❤️🙃 I‘ve not read Wilde in so long and I‘ve been eyeing new copies so this is my permission right? 🤣😵‍💫😅 18h

DebinHawaii Loving the Oscar Wilde quotes for sure! Thank you for hosting & picking fun books. I like the turn from romance but still seasonal. ❄️🎄 18h

Deblovestoread Love the addition of the quotes, the setting, the whole thing. It‘s a nice break from reality. 17h

CatLass007 Thank you for all the hard work you put in to hosting. So much detail! I‘m enjoying the book very much. 14h

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread I agree it‘s a lovely escape! 11h

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 🩶 11h

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii 🙃🩶❄️ 11h

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Murder in the Snow: A Gripping 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery | Verity Bright

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1920s British Manor How do you like the setting?

http://www.upweybroadweyhistory.co.uk/1920s.html

https://www.findmypast.com/blog/history/life-in-1920s-britain

https://evanevanstours.com/blog/preserved-market-towns-and-villages-uk/

Librarybelle Love it! I recently read another manor house mystery set in the 1920s. 21h

IndoorDame One of my all time favorite settings! 21h

vonnie862 I like it. 20h

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vlwelser I was just at one of these places last weekend in Ipswich MA. Made it easy to imagine this one. 20h

mcctrish I want to move in and read this while I‘m there #fullimmersiveexperience 20h

Sargar114 It‘s not my preferred setting, but can very enjoyable if done well. 20h

kspenmoll I enjoy this time period & setting. 19h

Karisa I like it too. It‘d be interesting to see one some day. 18h

DebinHawaii I love this era & the British manor house setting is always fun, especially during the holidays! 18h

CatLass007 I guess I never thought about preferring one time period over another for the setting, as long as the setting feels authentic. 14h

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A key in the snow
A mysterious woman….

Any guesses yet?!

Librarybelle I think the key is to something Canning either smuggled or blackmail evidence. As to the woman…we know for sure there was one woman he wronged, and I suspect there are others. So, 🤷🏻‍♀️ 21h

IndoorDame I‘d never heard of a magnetic key before, fascinating. No theories yet. 21h

vonnie862 She's an accomplice? With who? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 20h

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vlwelser @Librarybelle I love the blackmail idea. 20h

mcctrish I never work too hard to solve the mystery, I like going along for the ride ( I think those runs for hand warming are delightful and less garbage-y than hot pockets) 20h

Sargar114 No guesses yet, just along for the ride! 20h

kspenmoll I also like to let the story unfold. If Its blatantly obvious I can guess. 19h

Karisa Those seem to be the biggest clues and Cannings‘ words to her and argument before the race. I wonder who took his clothes after the race. If he had changed before the race, they should have still been in the room. 18h

DebinHawaii No big guesses so far. @IndoorDame I think the magnetic key is interesting too! @Karisa Good point on the clothes & her conversation with Canning. I may have to go back & reread that. (edited) 18h

TheBookHippie @Karisa OH!!!! Good catch! 17h

CatLass007 I prefer to let a mystery unfold. If it‘s really obvious and I‘m able to guess the murderer before the sleuth, I‘m not impressed. I like to have my “aha” moment at the same time as the amateur sleuth, when all the pieces come together. 14h

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Cornad Canning dies 👀

Posioned?!
The Reverend lets poisonous plants grow ?!
Poison bee stings?
Oy

The Reverend had something with the deceased?! Upset over the treatment of a woman and her “situation” what woman?
Also hell, have no fury like a woman scorned …

https://www.aaas.org/digitalis-flower-drug-poison

Digitalis is used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart rhythm problems (atrial arrhythmias).

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Librarybelle I thought it was interesting that Clifford brought up he felt Ellie‘s uncle was also poisoned. It made me initially wonder if he had been a victim in one of the prior books, but it seems like his death was off page. Anyhow…Canning does not sound like a good person. 21h

IndoorDame The reverend is a strange fish, but I can‘t decide if he‘s sketchy or just quirky 21h

vonnie862 The Reverend is strange but I'm not sure if he's the one. 20h

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vlwelser It does seem like he's too obvious to be the killer. Despite the hatred and the crazy garden. 20h

mcctrish @vlwelser hatred and crazy garden 🤣🤣 he sounds like a witch ( also he holds a grudge big time )and I agree with @Librarybelle the possibly poisoned uncle is an interesting turn in this mystery 20h

Sargar114 Yeah, he seems like a red herring. But still sketch for sure! I do wonder if it‘s a woman scorned. I think Clifford mentioned that poison is a woman‘s weapon, so possibly. 🧐 20h

kspenmoll Agree with you all & possibly poisoned Uncle is a quite the new turn in the story. That Rev is a wild character- lending an eerie vibe, hi t of evil in disguise 19h

Karisa I‘m thinking the Rev is too obvious for this early in the book. Canning certainly seems to have many enemies. I don‘t see how Clifford even jumped to him being murdered so quickly. People do puke from over exerting while running and if he had a heart condition it was strange for him to run anyway (and to work carrying big bags of coal all day too). I guess they needed a murder to solve though 🤷🏻‍♀️😅 18h

DebinHawaii Yes, the reverend is too obvious. @Sargar114 That‘s where my thoughts are going although Clifford mentioning it may be another red herring. 18h

CatLass007 Digitalis is made with Foxglove, if my memory from other mysteries is correct. It‘s not necessarily poisonous unless it‘s taken or given as an overdose. I‘m not convinced at all that it‘s the Reverend. But the French woman seems like a viable suspect. 14h

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Inspector Detective
Ha
We may get a love story anyway 🤣
You think ?

Librarybelle I have a sense that there is a budding interest between him and Ellie… 21h

IndoorDame I definitely see that happening, but it feels like a slow burn so maybe not till later in the series…? 21h

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame from what I‘ve read there are 17 books so far and although you can read as stand alones you learn more by reading 1-17 but not much. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 21h

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IndoorDame @TheBookHippie that sounds about right. I haven‘t read any of the others and while sometimes it‘s clear this isn‘t the first, I‘m definitely not missing anything vital 21h

vonnie862 It's a very slow burn because this is the 4th book in the series. 20h

vlwelser Agreed. Seems like a very slow burn. Maybe we can skip the awkward sex scenes this time. 20h

mcctrish The slow burn is another reason to get me reading these for sure @IndoorDame @vonnie862 20h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 20h

Sargar114 I get a big Stephanie Plum vibe, so definitely imagine an on and off again romance. Or a love/hate thing with her getting involved or countering his investigation. @vlweser I very much worry about Simone St James awkward love scenes given the time period and setting, lol
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kspenmoll @Librarybelle Me too. 19h

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Wow! 17… 19h

Karisa He‘s not very warm and fuzzy. Of course her response to him showing up at the party was pretty awkward too. 😅 18h

DebinHawaii Definitely seems like a slow burn cozy series romance, so probably little danger of awkward sex scenes! 🫣 18h

Deblovestoread Just a heads up there is a different love interest in books 1 - 3 but he hasn‘t made an appearance yet. Possible love triangle . 17h

CatLass007 I had the impression from something Clifford said that she had hoped to have seen the detective sooner and not related to a murder. 14h

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The big dinner sounds fun.
Soup https://yummyaddiction.com/creamy-carrot-turnip-soup/
Goose https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roasted-goose-crispy-skin
Stuffing https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/roasted-chestnut-sausage-dres...
Potato https://theheritagecook.com/bacon-and-leek-irish-colcannon-gluten-free/
Dessert https://www.daringgourmet.com/yorkshire-pudding/
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TheBookHippie Parsnips https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a42108489/crispy-roast-parsnips/ 22h

TheBookHippie Walnuts https://www.discoverwildlife.com/how-to/make-things/how-to-make-pickled-walnuts 22h

TheBookHippie Plum pudding https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/superb-english-plum-pudding-20010 22h

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TheBookHippie Yule log https://lovelygreens.com/yule-log-cake-recipe/ 22h

IndoorDame Yum! I don‘t think I‘ve ever had anything resembling those pickled walnuts and now I‘m obsessed! Also how organized do you have the be to make dessert a year in advance!!!!???? 21h

Librarybelle It sounds like an amazing gathering! Lots of work too! 21h

vonnie862 @IndoorDame right?! I guess they took their dessert making seriously. 20h

vlwelser Pickled walnuts? Yes! 20h

mcctrish I was so hungry while reading this part! I want to light a fire and have something delicious served to me while I read in front of it 20h

kspenmoll This part was fun & had me yearning for food.my mother made something like a yule log but we just called it chocolate roll. Delicious!!‘ (edited) 19h

kspenmoll I love parsnips-the recipe sounds delicious. I plan to make them for Christmas now! 19h

Karisa Sounds wonderful and like a ton of hard work! Definitely would need a full staff to pull this day off! 18h

Karisa Oh my gosh! I just look at that parsnip recipe—I‘m a sucker for goat cheese… I need to make that! Thanks! 18h

DebinHawaii Loving all the food in this one! @kspenmoll my mom made chocolate rolls for Abraham Lincoln‘s birthday/President‘s Day & we called them Lincoln Logs. 😆 I would request them for my birthday too. 18h

TheBookHippie @Karisa I added it to my list too!! So much yum. 18h

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii forever more calling them Lincoln logs … ❤️❤️❤️ 18h

kspenmoll @DebinHawaii Thank you so much it was Lincoln log not chocolate roll that she called it. I could‘ve called my older sister she remembers everything. 16h

DebinHawaii @kspenmoll Hah! That is so funny! I just thought we were weird. 😆 Like at my house eggs-in-a-hole were “ding dong eggs!” 14h

CatLass007 The menu sounds scrumptious. If I were any kind of a cook, I‘d be more interested in the recipes. But it seems like I‘m in the minority of just not liking to cook. I think the only time I‘ve ever enjoyed cooking, it was a joint effort. 14h

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Clifford-thoughts? Me the butler did it 😵‍💫🤣 my first thought
But that‘s way to obvious 👀
And I don‘t think for now he did …
Also phew, that‘s a lot of staff 😅
Your thoughts ?

Librarybelle I like Clifford…there‘s more to him than we know. He has the stereotypical butler ambience, but there is also a sparkle underneath us facade. 21h

IndoorDame Pretty sure he could have organized a murder easily enough 😆 but I don‘t get a ‘the butler did it‘ vibe from him yet 21h

vonnie862 A lot of characters for sure. At first I was like, the butler did it! But learning more about his character has changed my mind. 20h

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vlwelser So much staff. But I love Clifford. He seems like a more grounded version of the butler in the Flavia de Luce books. 20h

mcctrish I am aghast at all of you! Clifford is upstanding - he‘s the perfect foil for Eleanor in her sleuthing 20h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish Such a jaded bunch we are! 🤣 20h

Sargar114 Clifford is great! I like that there seems to be more to him than he lets on. He‘s a good balance for Eleanor and a way for them to explain their investigation.
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kspenmoll I agree with @mcctrish @Sargar114 . He is a great foil for Eleanor & his suggestions seem to be quite helpful & on target for any situation. 19h

mcctrish @TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣 19h

Karisa It reminds me of Downton Abbey with all the people working on her estate. Eleanor is well taken care of for sure! Some parts also reminded me of Mrs. Maisel when Rose goes home and is fussed over. Clifford is really the one in charge. I agree with @mcctrish. He‘s one step ahead of her always. Her Watson (edited) 18h

DebinHawaii Clifford is awesome & definitely her Watson as @karisa said. No way he‘s responsible for the murder! I do believe he has some secrets & layers though. It feels like her uncle & Clifford have a colorful past-it seems like he has a lot of good knowledge that came from somewhere like SIS or MI6. 18h

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii ooooo good thoughts!!!! 18h

TheBookHippie @Karisa Maisel ❤️ yes Watson for sure. 18h

Deblovestoread Love Clifford! I‘m as curious about his backstory as I am about Eleanor‘s. 17h

CatLass007 I never even thought of Clifford as the culprit. He‘s a wonderful character. He seems to enjoy the sleuthing as much as Eleanor does. And I hadn‘t thought about it, but I like the idea suggested by @DebinHawaii. It seems like Clifford, and maybe her uncle as well, could have had a history of doing intelligence work. 14h

Catsandbooks He's a good sidekick 4h

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Eleanor -
Well how do you like our main character ?

IndoorDame Spoiled. But I love strong spunky women! And the 20s produced some of the best, so I‘m finding her charming. 21h

Librarybelle I wish I had taken the time to read the first three in the series to see how her character developed. I get the sense that she has learned a lot and is still learning. She also has a good sense of adventure. 21h

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I think most of the series is free on kindle unlimited may be worth a months purchase and bindge reading 👀 21h

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I feel the same! I love this time frame. 21h

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I purchased the first 5, so I can read them! 21h

vonnie862 I love the time frame. Eleanor is rich but still likeable. 21h

vlwelser She just seems young. I like her a lot. 20h

mcctrish I have loved this book from the first page and I want all the books in the series (edited) 20h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish RIGHT?! What a find! I love it. 20h

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle HA! I think a lot of us are going to have a new series 👀😅. 20h

Sargar114 I‘m kind of middle of the road. She‘s fine, maybe the earlier stories would have a little more character development but I‘m not sure. This feels intended as a fun romp and I can‘t imagine a ton of character depth.
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kspenmoll I like her character. She is intent on hosting the village in the Manor‘s Christmas traditions she is very interested in the village people and and sees them as individuals. 19h

Karisa @Sargar114 I‘m with you. She seems nice and fun, but more of a character sketch. I was a little confused that she seems to not know how to be a lady but said her uncle had sent her to boarding school at a young age. Then in a different spot it mentioned she‘d been raised by bohemian parents abroad… Maybe reading the other books would make it more clear. Probably thinking too much though since it is a cozy. 19h

DebinHawaii I like her so far & generally enjoy books with women in the 1920s too. I am mad at myself for not reading the previous series books before this one because I have “issues” with reading series out of order but I am trying to get over it & just enjoy it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 18h

Deblovestoread I read the first 3 first because I must with a new series. The details of her backstory are doled out slowly but she definitely is spirited and is still learning her role as lady of the manor. 18h

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread 🤷🏻‍♀️ ha. My daughter would too. Since it was says we could read it as a stand alone I picked it for the seasonal aspect. So far I don‘t feel like we‘re missing anything. Kind of like the old soap operas it didn‘t matter where you started 🤣🤣🤣. @DebinHawaii I‘m here to take us all on a wild ride of not following rules 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Or daily life for me. 😵‍💫😅😘 17h

CatLass007 I don‘t like reading books out of order but I have with this book. I may have to go back and listen to the first three. I like Eleanor. She‘s working hard to live up to her title but isn‘t overdoing it. She genuinely cares about her staff and anyone else who needs her help. Kindness is something I strive for and Eleanor is successful in being just that. 14h

Catsandbooks I think she's fine. She seems nice but I'm not totally invested in the character. Just she is what she is 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4h

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Bulldogs, Gladstone I imagine is a French bulldog ..
Any book with a bulldogs antics…
Is good fun! 🙃
Also willful and bulldog together is an oxymoron !
Do you like animals in books?

IndoorDame Gladstone is awesome!!!! Love animals in books! With the one quirky exception of adult books told from the POV of the animals themselves. 21h

Librarybelle Gladstone sounds like a hoot! As long as the animal does not die, I‘m good with animals in books (animals dying in books is really my only trigger…go figure!). 21h

vonnie862 I love dogs so I'm glad there's one in this one. And with @Librarybelle as long as the dog doesn't die, I'm good. 21h

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vlwelser Gladstone is so fun. The graphic on the cover is a Frenchie (most likely) but it made me think of your Winnie and her funny antics. 20h

mcctrish I am loving all the Gladstone antics ( he makes me wish this was a show - it‘s perfect for PBS/BBC Murder mysteries ) 20h

Sargar114 Gladstone is delightful and the best part of the story in my opinion.
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kspenmoll Gladstone‘s antics are wonderful & add so much to my enjoyment of this book! 19h

Karisa I like Gladstone too. He works to show just how much time is going by if he can accomplish all those antics. He must be sneaky to get those things done with no one noticing. Kind of funny with her being a detective and not so observant of her dog. 😂 19h

Karisa @vonnie862 @Librarybelle Oh! I hadn‘t worried about that… Now I‘m remembering her calling him geriatric. He still seems to have a lot of life in him though 19h

DebinHawaii I love Gladstone 🐶❤️ & like @Librarybelle & @vonnie862 I love animals in books but don‘t deal well with animal deaths in books & avoid them when I know about them. 😥 18h

Deblovestoread Love Gladstone! 18h

CatLass007 I‘m not just a cat lover, I‘m an animal lover. Gladstone is wonderful! I know this is fiction and is a book that‘s supposed to be representative of a certain time, but I‘m not familiar with any breed of dog (or cat). I prefer mixed breeds. But can you imagine someone of Lady Eleanor‘s standing having a mixed breed? I sure can‘t. I‘m in agreement about the death or injury of an animal being a total negative. 15h

Catsandbooks I like animals in books but like everyone else, the animal can't die otherwise it absolutely ruins it! 4h

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Bokia | Falköping, Sweden (Bookstore)

https://findaswede.com/traditional-swedish-christmas-food/

https://true-north-kitchen.com/a-modern-scandinavian-christmas-eve-smorgasbord/

#FOODANDLIT SWEDEN 🇸🇪

https://www.midwestliving.com/holidays/christmas/11-scandinavian-christmas-cooki...

Texreader, Catsandbooks

Texreader Thanks for sharing!! 2d

Catsandbooks Ooo thanks for sharing! I'm hoping to do some Swedish baking! 🥣 1d

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Yule: A Celebration of Light & Warmth | Dorothy Morrison

❄️❄️❄️❄️#YULESWAP is coming to you @BarkingMadRead apparently almost daily via Amazon

🙃❄️🩶 OYTOTHEVEY

@bookwormAHN & @wanderinglynn ❄️🩶❄️

BarkingMadRead 😍😍 2d

BarkingMadRead Isn‘t that always the way? I sent a Jolabokaflod swap directly to my match in Canada and it‘s arriving in 3 different boxes, even though some of the items are the same 🙄 2d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead especially when I checked ONE DAY . 🤣😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ 2d

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The Big Snow | Berta Hader, Elmer Hader

December #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2023

A beautiful nature read. Would work lovely for #midwintersolace and will work for #wintergames
Copies most likely at your library and many free options online I believe.

2024 list - https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/childrens-classic-read-2024/

Thank you for a wonderful year! ❄️❄️❄️❄️

tpixie Thanks for coordinating this! 2d

TheBookHippie @Jess861 @ravenlee @IndoorDame @batsy @rubyslippersreads
@UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin @tpixie
@GingerAntics @LaraReads
@Blackink_WhitePaper @DivineDiana @curiouserandcurioser @erzascarletbookgasm @willaful
@TheAromaofBooks @mrp27
@AnnR @KristiAhlers @julieclair
@Julsmarshall @Soscha @DebinHawaii @Daisey @mctrish
@freeatlast1137 @Bklover
@IMASLOWREADER @Read4life 2d

TheBookHippie @tpixie it‘s been pure JOY! 2d

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rubyslippersreads Thanks for a great 2023! So many favorites on the 2024 list—I‘m looking forward to it. 2d

mrp27 Thanks for hosting, I‘ve really enjoyed reading old and new to me classics. 2d

Bookwormjillk Great list! I would like to join in 2024 although we will have to agree to disagree on the matter of squirrels 🐿️ 2d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk I‘ll add you! 💙 and Winnie shares your sentiment 🤣🙃 2d

TheBookHippie @rubyslippersreads I‘m excited! 2d

TheBookHippie @mrp27 It‘s been very zen. 2d

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie #TeamWinnie 2d

IndoorDame Thank you for spearheading this! I know I only manage to join in sporadically, but it‘s a complete joy every time I do 🙏💜 2d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 🩶 2d

julieclair I have my copy ready and waiting for a quiet cozy evening. Looking forward to it! 2d

Read4life I‘ve got my copy. Just waiting for it to be cooler (Wednesday hopefully) to get cozy and read it! 💙 2d

AnnR I have a copy but am holding off one reading it until I have time to give it my full attention, hopefully reading it in one sitting. Thank you for hosting another fun year of children's classics. 2d

Bklover Just checked it out of the library 😊 1d

TheBookHippie @Bklover yay! 22h

TheBookHippie @AnnR it‘s been so much fun! Enjoy your read! 22h

TheBookHippie @julieclair it‘s such a cozy book! 22h

TheBookHippie @Read4life 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 22h

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

🎶 https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-color-purple-new-broadway-cast-recording/16...

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/bessie-smith-essentials/pl.6202b52409d447e4a...

https://music.apple.com/us/album/ellington-in-order-volume-6-1934-36/1716472113

What I played while reading #PURPLEREADALONG

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

Airykah13 My mom and I plan on going to see this Christmas Day. How‘s the music?? 2d

vonnie862 I regret not going to the musical when it was playing at my local theater. This story always has me bawling and I was not ready to watch it perform. However, I am looking forward to the new movie. 2d

Librarybelle Thanks!! 2d

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TheBookHippie @Airykah13 We are too!! 2d

TheBookHippie @Airykah13 the new music is going to be amazing I assume 🎶 2d

TheBookHippie @vonnie862 I did the same thing 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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#PurpleReadALong
On we read

I found this study guide -link below -didn‘t read it yet waiting until we finish it probably contains spoilers, but thought it was something we may want to look at later.

https://images.penguinrandomhouse.com/promo_image/9780143135692_7734.pdf

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

vonnie862 I downloaded it but won't read it until the end as well. 2d

Librarybelle Thanks for adding this! I also will look at it at the end. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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Celie… my heart breaks

References while reading

https://nmaahc.si.edu/lgbtq/bessie-smith

https://www.songhall.org/profile/Duke_Ellington

https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/tucker-sophie

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renai...

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

vonnie862 My heart goes to Celie. So much abuse and no love. 2d

Librarybelle Poor Celie…she has had a horrible life. She deserves so much love. 2d

Deblovestoread Celie, my heart still breaks for her. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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Well now we know what happens to Nettie and Celie kids 😭😱😭

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

vonnie862 I'm glad that she is alive AND she's with Celie's children. 2d

Librarybelle I teared up at this! 2d

Deblovestoread Glad that Nettie got out and was able to tell Celie about her children. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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The letters!!!!
Broke my heart..
Nettie
With Celie children
Visiting Harlem
Reading learning traveling ..
Necessary to life I say..

Hiding the letters -Unusually cruel…
Necessary for control

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

vonnie862 I started crying once I got to the letters. I didn't think I was going to this time since I've read this book already, but the feels got me. Albert is a cruel man. 2d

Librarybelle What a horrible thing to do! I did not think I could like Albert even less, but it was possible. So heartbreaking for Celie! 2d

Deblovestoread The added cruelty of keeping those letters from Celie especially when she has put her head down and done all that was expected of her even with all the violence he caused upon her. Evil man! 2d

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread just breaks my heart and the anger I have !!!!! So awful, yet I know ppl like this or who have experienced this. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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#purplereadalong

Squeak 😢 Mary Agnes
Songbird
Shug helping her out..
Her life with Harpo..

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine

vonnie862 She's adorable. She stood up to keep her man, got beat, but still helped out with Sofia. That woman has a heart of gold. 2d

Librarybelle She sounds wonderful! I hope things go well for her! 2d

Deblovestoread Great moment when she said her name! 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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Sophie visits 😵‍💫
Sophie gets in trouble
Sophie goes to jail
Then becomes the maid

Mayors wife …
The car
The audacity to say she did something 😵‍💫
Times haven‘t changed much as we think, no?

Whew that was A LOT.

@Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w

vonnie862 My heart broke for Sofia. She stood up for herself, though violently, and was broken down. Only 15 minutes with her children after 5 years?! 😢 2d

Librarybelle @vonnie862 I know! And the mayor‘s wife thinking she gave such a gift to Sofia! My heart aches for all of the hate and violence. Did anyone else wince as Sofia‘s injuries were cataloged in the book? 2d

Deblovestoread As I am listening I‘m also saying “shush Sofia” in my head because you knew it wasn‘t going to end well. And the violence committed to show her her place, to make her a slave, to keep her from her children 💔💔💔. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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Shug
Her singing to Cecile
Cecile telling her about the beating
Shug telling her she‘ll stay til he don‘t
Then she explains her body to her.
Then asks if it‘s okay she sleeps with Mr_____

She leaves gets married! 😳
Comes back
Celie pours out her soul
And then they kiss..

What do you think of her now?

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w 2d

vonnie862 Shug is all over the place. I love that she has made some growth but some of the things she do is bothersome. I know Celie don't care about Albert but I still think it's disrespectful to sleep with him with Celie in the same house. But yet, Shug helped Celie be more aware of herself and helped find the letters. 2d

Librarybelle Completely agree, @vonnie862 ! 2d

Deblovestoread Shug definitely puts herself first but she comes to love Celie and helps her grow. And finding the letters! 2d

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Love & Will | Rollo May

dabbe Yowza. ❤️🖤❤️ 2d

Reggie The phone is ringing from inside the house. 2d

Singout This. Getting rid of anxiety and filling a need for structure and belonging. 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/patti-labelle/me/mea/mean/mean-greens-3...

#purplereadalong

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w 2d

JenniferEgnor I highly recommend watching Netflix‘s ‘High on the Hog‘ if you haven‘t watched! 2d

TheBookHippie @JenniferEgnor I have it‘s so good!! 2d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

https://www.givemeafork.com/ham-hock-recipes/
#purplereadalong

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainb0w 2d

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The Nature of Winter | Jim Crumley

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@Deblovestoread we bought the same cards 🩶
How wonderful ❄️🩶❄️

Great minds #naturalitsycardswap

Deblovestoread ❤️💚❤️💚 3d

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Yule: A Celebration of Light & Warmth | Dorothy Morrison

#yuleswap #ys package is here!!!

@bookwormAHN & @wanderinglynn

BookwormAHN Yay 🤍🩶🤍 3d

wanderinglynn Yay! ❄️ 3d

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Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism | Anderson Cooper, Peter Staley

The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. This year marks the 35th commemoration of this important day. Over the past 35 years, there has been significant progress in addressing HIV and AIDS thanks to advancements in medical research, increased access to treatment and prevention, and a broader understanding of the virus.

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Ghosts of St. Vincent's

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In My Garden | Mildred E Eldridge

Happy December ❄️

ju.ca.no How cute🩷 3d

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The Color Purple | Alice Walker

https://ushistoryscene.com/article/slavery-southern-cuisine/

18th CENTURY, 19th CENTURY, 20th CENTURY
The Soul of Food
Slavery‘s Influence on Southern Cuisine

https://news.va.gov/56803/honor-black-history-month-food-body-soul/

https://ursa.mercer.edu/bitstream/handle/10898/1521/Race%20Project.pdf?sequence=...

#purplereadalong FOOD

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @vonnie862 @peanutnine , @reading.rainbOw 3d

Librarybelle Thanks for posting these links! 3d

Texreader Mmmm. 😋 3d

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Eight Bright Lights: A warm, witty and HILARIOUS romance novel filled with lots of festive spirit for 2023! | Sara Gibbs

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9T9BS4Z/

Another kindle holiday

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The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen

All four done ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Generally I don‘t do pink but this is weird enough it works for me 🤣🤣🤣🤣 @Sleepswithbooks is certain my aura is pink 👀

Also this is a cheap bread box I bought a few for gift boxes it‘s tin Limited-time deal: pinata Pink Christmas Decorations Indoor Bread Box, Christmas Tree Bread Storage Container with a Bamboo Lid, Storage Container for Kitchen Christmas Decorations https://a.co/d/7ASLbkB

AmyG The box is lovely. And HA…maybe you are a closeted pink person. 4d

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3d

Sleepswithbooks @TheBookHippie - Next thing you know, you‘ll be showing up on here with pink toenails!!!! I KNEW IT!!!! 3d

TheBookHippie @Sleepswithbooks 🤣 3d

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The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen

Number four! 🏆

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The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen

Little fuzzy number three 🏆

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People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present | Dara Horn

pick

Necessary read.

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Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea | Teffi

A letter fell out too ❤️
Rest her soul
@sharread

#litsylove

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔💔💔 5d

Gissy 😔 5d

Bookwormjillk 🕯️ 5d

dabbe 🩵🥲🩵 4d

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Murder in the Snow: A Gripping 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery | Verity Bright

https://nellhills.com/turn-your-dining-room-into-an-english-manor-for-the-holida...

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

See you SUNDAY 🕵🏻

🤐🤫

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Mail Call!: The History of the U.S. Postal Service | Nancy O'Keefe Bolick

More #naturalitsycardswap and #litsylove headed out in the snow today ❄️❄️❄️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📝💌📮 5d

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Shrek! | William Steig

Fun fact and #weirdwordwednesday

https://www.jewthink.org/2020/12/15/ten-reasons-why-shrek-is-jewish/

CBee

AlaMich My grandma told me that when the movie first came out. Yiddish was her first language and I was fascinated! 5d

TheBookHippie @AlaMich my great grandma & grandma 💙 5d

CBee So cool! I had no idea!! 5d

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The Hygge Holiday: The warmest, funniest, cosiest romantic comedy of 2017 | Rosie Blake

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QBHYKK/

Cozy read ❄️🩶

JenReadsAlot I snagged it! Sounds good 5d

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The 12 Slays of Christmas Recipe Book | Amy Vansant, Judith Lucci, Abby Vandiver, Amy Reade

@Bookwormjillk I‘m using these again this year I think year 4? I say it‘s you but never write it on these 🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️ is this you!?

Bookwormjillk Yes! So glad you‘re still using them!! 5d

mabell Those all sound good @Bookwormjillk !! I took a screenshot 😄 5d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 👩🏻‍🍳❤️ 5d

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The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen

Two done ❄️💙❄️🎉❄️ #litsycrafters

Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Beautiful! ❄️❤️ 5d

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 5d

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The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen

Book two 🏆💙❄️👏🏼 #litsycrafters

Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Oh that's lovely! ❄ Where do you find your little golden books at? 5d

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks thrift stores or library sales . 5d

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie ill definitely have to be on the lookout now! 5d

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Little Golden Book Christmas Stories | Various

First one done 🏆
Fun craft and way to keep my holiday cards 💌
🎄🎅🏼🧑🏻‍🎄🕎✡️🕍

#litsycrafters

Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie Idea : https://www.mysocalledcraftylife.com/2012/12/27/diy-christmas-card-book/ 5d

Catsandbooks Ooo I love this idea! I will have to remember to do this! I usually make a wall collage as I get them. 5d

Chelleo This is seriously cool!! 5d

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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 5d

Kenyazero I'll definitely have to remember this. What a cool idea! They turned out so good! 5d

Deblovestoread Love this! ❤️💚❤️💚 5d

IndoorDame Love this! 5d

mcctrish Ooo I love this and I think I have an old Christmas Golden Book in my scrapbooking stash 2d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish it is so much fun!!! I love how it turns out! 2d

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Every Time a Bell Rings | Carmel Harrington

Book has arrived ❄️YAY🥳

#LMPBC Round19 Group C @bookwormjillk @wanderinglynn
@suvata

Bookwormjillk That‘s so pretty 😍 6d

wanderinglynn Yay! ❄️ 6d

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Mail Call!: The History of the U.S. Postal Service | Nancy O'Keefe Bolick

First batch of #naturalitsycardswap heading out in the snow 🤣❄️💙❄️🥶

jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

kspenmoll I sent some post cards- I hope they do not take too long due to holidays. Please let me know if you get one. I‘d appreciate it using cars from now on. It‘s such fun. 6d

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I love postcards there are such fun ones! 6d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve got most of mine ready, just have to mail them! 6d

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll it‘s arrived!!! ❄️💙❄️ yay 3d

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Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems | Mary Oliver

@wanderinglynn posting this tomorrow !

#Impbc group C COLD BOOKS ROUND 19 ❄️

suvata, Bookwormjillk

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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress | Rachel DeLoache Williams

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Honestly so many 🍌🍌🍌

What struck you?

How many ppl didn‘t speak up you think?

The rich lady whose cards were repaid. The fashion friend.

Staying on a yacht passed your invite ?!

The grift was severe!

Latest I could find https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a38962970/where-is-an...

Librarybelle So many 🍌🍌🍌 indeed! She has some sort of power to be able to do what she did, claim her innocence despite all of the facts that dispute everything she said, and still have people wanting to help and to support her. Reality is stranger than fiction for sure. What a 🍌👖 ride. I‘m sure there are a lot of people who have not spoken up, because they are embarrassed. The wealthy do not like to show weakness. 1w

IndoorDame It‘s hard to imagine just how many others there are, but she probably got away with a lot! This story really is 🍌🍌🍌🍌 and all that stuff about what she‘s doing now is almost stranger. She‘s just getting smarter about how to run her cons legally (ish) and stay floating in that world 1w

AmyG Agree with @Librarybelle that many didn‘t speak up because they got conned. If the lady who spent money on clothes for Anna got paid back? No harm, no foul. Don‘t speak up and get revealed for being conned. 1w

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Deblovestoread Exactly @Librarybelle no one likes to appear foolish especially the rich and famous. And is her art good or is it just her name? And the dinner guests…curiosity seekers or people willing to be conned? It is all just craziness. 1w

DebinHawaii It‘s a whole lot of 🍌👖 🍌👖🍌👖for sure. I am sure there are so many who didn‘t speak up & for who losing some money was less important than looking like a fool. It was really interesting reading about her plans - I will admit that would be on board to watch what she does. The whole story just fascinates me. (Says the person who binged 2 different docuseries on the Twin Flames “cult” yesterday. Don‘t get me started… 🫣🤣) 1w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread straight up bananas! 1w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii oh I‘d keep watching it fascinates me to no end 😵‍💫😅🤣🍌 1w

Sargar114 Agreed @Librarybelle @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread their image is more important than the money. Plus they even said in the series, the money gets paid back by insurance and whatnot so that doesn‘t really matter in the long run. 1w

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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress | Rachel DeLoache Williams

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The lawyer ? Interesting? Weird ?

The trainer Kacy
Seemed to be the only one not using Anna? Or was she?

https://www.etonline.com/trainer-kacy-duke-reacts-after-watching-inventing-anna-...

Librarybelle I think the lawyer also got sucked into Anna‘s realm. Blowing off a family vacation when he wasn‘t really needed…ugh, in my opinion. As for Kacy, I‘m not sure of her. Her allegiance was the least defined. She seemed more centered than anyone else and perhaps was not as enthralled with Anna, but I‘m not sure if she‘s completely unblemished. 1w

IndoorDame I don‘t think Kacy was using Anna any more than is normal for a professional relationship in NY. And she definitely came off slightly better than the others. Possibly because she was a little older and more together so she never put up money she couldn‘t afford not to get back, and set boundaries before things got totally out of hand. 1w

Deblovestoread Kacy got lucky to get sick in Morocco. I think if she had stayed it might have played out differently since she seemed to have a better head on her shoulders. 1w

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DebinHawaii While the lawyer did seem to get sucked in, I keep going back to “if he wanted to be there, he‘d be there” in his vacation decision. It seemed like there were other issues & things at play than just feeling protective of Anna. Kacy had more sense & maturity than the others, although depending on how much of the “intervention” with her friend & the aftermath was real, she lost common sense points for me. Did she think that would actually work? 🙄 (edited) 1w

Sargar114 That whole vacation vs end of trial felt like dramatization for the show. I think if you spend that much time with anyone you start feeling some kind of attachment. 1w

Sargar114 As far as Kacy, she seemed to have a more practical head on her shoulders. Anna paid her so she had more of a professional relationships. I agree if she stayed in Morocco it may have turned out different but I don‘t know if she ever would have been take advantage of. 1w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii the intervention was so 🍌🤯😵‍💫 I‘m not sure what they hoped to accomplish. 1w

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 I would want to see it all the way through -just as a rule. I tried to view it as how people view me sending kids things and visiting them in jail if I was their mentor. People think I shouldn‘t, I think they don‘t know the system or the kid. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

Sargar114 @TheBookHippie I agree, it seemed more weird to me that he would leave. I feel like I‘d want to see it through. Especially after investing so much 1w

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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress | Rachel DeLoache Williams

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#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

https://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html

Reporter who wrote it all Vivian -
Was she taken by Anna as well ?

Real life https://parade.com/1345829/alexandra-hurtado/inventing-anna-real-journalist-jess...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Pressler

https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/shondaland-inventing-anna/a39012230/jessica-p...

Librarybelle Vivian was definitely taken in, which made me not so happy to see. You could see the evolution from the first episode to the last, how she was skeptical and needed a big break to having the big break, yet caring for Anna to the point of hanging with the defense and being so upset that she tarnished Anna‘s name in anyway. 1w

IndoorDame Vivian‘s character was definitely taken in despite her attempts to maintain her journalistic skepticism and neutrality, and when I read in the Parade article you linked that Jessica Pressler keeps in touch with Anna that choice started to make sense to me 1w

AmyG I, too, think Vivian was a bit taken by Anna. It made me wonder…the sort of “charm” the actual Anna had that made people befriend her. I didn‘t get a feel for that in the movie or book Anna but it had to be different in person. 1w

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IndoorDame @AmyG same. Whatever she has definitely doesn‘t come across or paper or on screen, but it has to exist 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame let‘s hope it exist ? Or is it the middle school click everyone wanted to be friends with “her” mentality in grown up version? 1w

Deblovestoread There is some quality in Anna that seems to generate loyalty, but don‘t all con artists have that? Whatever that is it didn‘t really come across in the book or show. Vivian and Todd both are portrayed as being protective of Anna in the end..a young girl alone in the big city. (edited) 1w

DebinHawaii I liked this quote from one of the articles: “Is she evil, or is society evil?” Pressler posits quite often. “Which is it? I don‘t know. She was kind of allowed to become this because this is the way the world is. And it‘s pretty fascinating.” I think Anna both fascinated her & charmed her & though that charisma doesn‘t come through readily in the book & on screen, it seemed to work on those who stayed somewhat loyal to her despite all she did. 1w

Sargar114 I agree with y‘all, she was likely swindled. But also spending that much time with and focusing on one person and there story it kinda makes sense. The book she doesn‘t seem charismatic because it was written by someone who felt she was victimized so Anna will never come across well. 1w

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