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4⭐️ Awww I love this novel, #PersephoneClub fellows! It reminds me so much of Emile Zola‘s The Ladies‘ Paradise, but softer tone here in Whipple‘s hand. I love the descriptions of their daily life - mornings at Chadwick‘s, the details of things in the bedroom, and the gossips! I time-travelled with this book and I enjoyed the walk in the park 😉

Brilliant Simply brilliant , Someone from a distance is hailed as Dorothy Whipples best and most popular novel, which I also devoured. However high wages is even better in my opinion. What wonderful characters, what a wonderful plot - it just ended far too soon. Many authors are compared to Jane Austen but in Whipples case it is spot on her portrayal of people is very Austenrsque.1st read of ‘23 & ahard act to follow, a great reading year ahead 🤞

The memorial plaque that Jane notices in Westminster Abbey. Because of course I had to look it up. 😋

“Mrs .Greenwood‘s Inhumanity to Me.”Whipple makes me laugh 😂

I'm delighted that Jane works in a draper's shop. The book should be feeling right at home sitting on Clark, my 100-ish year old thread cabinet, found at a local thrift store. Spools (or hanks of floss) fit nicely in the slotted drawers.
If Jane has to use a treadle sewing machine, I shall very likely die of happiness.
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So glad that I got in a final #PersephonePick before closing out the year! This one was really lovely; Jane's ambition, determination, and self-advocacy radiated off the page. I wasn't feeling the romantic entanglement of the last third, but I was all about the somewhat cliffhanger ending- though could Jane end up anywhere but on top when all is said and done?? Thanks for letting me tag in, #PersephoneClub; it was a pleasure!

Finally found/made the time to sink into this #PersephoneClub book, and what an engrossing and rewarding experience it was. Whipple brings the characters and setting to vivid life with well-chosen details and clear-eyed (but not unsympathetic) prose.

@rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @CarolynM @Tamra @elkeOriginal @andrew61 @Cathythoughts

I wasn‘t expecting a story about a WW1-era shopgirl, set in an industrial English town, to captivate me so immediately but it was a complete page-turner.

Will her dream of owning her own dress shop come true? Will she find love? Will she have to eat tripe again for supper? And will she discover that her margarine ration has stolen slivers missing? 😆 Yes, it was the minutiae of daily life that swept me away in this one. Loved it! #PersephoneClub

Compelling read! I was unsettled about Jane‘s future in the beginning and that did not change in the end. Dorothy did a great job capturing the uncertainties of life. #persephoneclub

@CarolynM @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @andrew61 @jlhammar @Gissy @Aimeesue @willaful

I was engaged with this story from the very beginning to the end. An absolute delight of a book. I loved the small town setting and the characters. I also loved the drapery , the clothes, and the beginning of the ready made dresses and blouses. Books and clothes are two of my favourite things 👌🏻#PersephoneClub

This is another one of those Persephone books where the author has made a captivating reading experience out of a lot of very small incidents of daily life (until the last 50 pages where the drama ramped up a bit). Very enjoyable. Spoiler comment below for those who‘ve finished.
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#persephoneclub has been one of the highlights of my rdg yr discovering wonderful stories decades after their creation. This is a perfect example, a story of a shop girl ,Jane Carter ,who arrives in a northern town in 1912 .The position she takes in a small shop shows how workers are treated in that time, but it then shows that with ambition such a yng woman can blossom into her own career. It's also a love story lost + unrequited. Roll on feb23

😆 “When people got book-reading together it was, it seemed, dangerous.”

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What a beautiful scene this paragraph paints. #persephoneclub

Thought I might join in with the #PersephoneClub at last, but Tom had other ideas. Oh, well, maybe later? #BookThief #TomKitten #CatsOfLitsy

A rare moment of quiet morning reading! There are some roguish shenanigans going on in Jane‘s world.

You can see I love crunchy toast. 😋

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He decided anew every Sunday morning to stand , but not quite upright, leaning on the rail; a compromise of a position out of which he could slip into a seat if Mrs. Greenwood should look round. He was always extremely worried until the vicar had settled himself into his stall.

Well that says it all ! The worry he put himself through over what others thought and the effect on his livelihood and position. High wages indeed #PersephoneClub

Ahhh, one of ours! 📖

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Our bath weekend book 📚 haul trip 😍🫶🏻#persephonebookshop #persephone

Hello! I was mulling over how to do our voting order and decided to just go alphabetically (by Litsy user name). We have 11 members so it looks like we‘ll be covering most of 2024 now. 😆

Here‘s our order: @Aimeesue @andrew61 @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @Gissy @jlhammar @LeahBergen @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @willaful

@Aimeesue and @andrew61 : Please make a post with 2 Persephone books for us to vote on for February & April. 👇

So, with our current read, we‘ve come to the end of this round of the #PersephoneClub and we‘ll now open it up for others who may wish to join.

We read a Persephone book together every 2nd month (starting with February) and each member suggests two picks for us to vote on for their month. Anyone on Litsy is free to read and discuss with us, of course!

Do let me know if you‘d like to be added and if you‘d like to stay for another round!

It‘s now December so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is High Wages by Dorothy Whipple. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

My library order came in for #persephoneclub + I was on the tram to work today so was especially excited to find myself journeying through Victoria Station 110 years after the wonderful Jane Carter arrives for a wander around the streets of the metropolis incl visiting Kendals (still there). This description of the industrial landscape is excellent but what I am loving is the flow of the writing and characters. Looking fwd to seeing your thoughts

Another very enjoyable Persephone. When I win the lottery, I'll buy the whole collection.

Quite a marvelously satisfying stack so far for #MarchOfTheModerns!
Will be whipping through more #whipple soon 😍

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I am just ADORING this novel by Dorothy Whipple from Persephone Books (UK)!!
A good bet for #MarchOfTheModerns, happening on #booktube 😊🍀🥳

This lovely book was published in 1930 and has lost none of its charm. I will admit I got lost a few times when they talked about certain fashion items (‘gaberdine‘?) but overall a nice story about a young womans struggle to make her own way in the world.

Also loooooved the bookstore, Persephone Books ♥️

#london #persephonebooks #bookshopsarethebest

And my purchases from The Persephone Bookstore, High Wages is one of their most popular books! Love the post card!

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Huzzah!!! I am so very delighted that the books I bought at @johnsandoebooks have arrived! And just in time for a reading Sunday. These are my first Persephone books, so I am a complete novice. Which one to tackle first?! Help, dear Littens!

Found a Persephone stash at Art and Artisan Books in Bishop's Castle. Two recommended by the owner, one recommended by a fellow peruser.

When your local used bookstore scores a bunch of Persephones.... much internal shrieking and glee ensue.
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#bookmail Today the Biannually arrived with the bookmark from Madame Solario. I'll send for the latest catalogue in the spring when the latest tittles get printed. #Persephonebooks