A Long Way from Verona

I‘ve got about 10 jobs around the house started ( dishes, laundry, seasonal clothes change over, thanksgiving table decorating, getting garbage and recycling sorted for pick up tomorrow, meal planning, goodwill piles and I should clean bathrooms) but I‘m freezing ( it‘s 14°C today) and I just want to drink tea and read

AmyG Ha…I have my house chores to do and I thought the same….I just want to read my book. 👊🏻 7h

marleed Same. I just tested positive for Covid an hour ago. I feel fine but need to quarantine 5 days. I‘m right now making a list of a pile of things to do in my house until next Monday morning. I‘m pretending creating the list is more productive than getting up and getting done things that are very obvious. 6h

mcctrish @marleed well it is important to be organized and making a list is the first step ( put it on the list and then you ✔️ are underway 🤣🤣 ) 5h

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Aimeesue

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

And this is why I love Garham.
I think this same thing about anonymous people on the internets all the time. 😂

#EuropaCollective

Aimeesue @mcctrish @Caryl @GatheringBooks @tpixie @kspenmoll @Gleefulreader @LeahBergen @TheBookDream @DrexEdit @Sapphire @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @Deblovestoread @charl08 1w

Aimeesue @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @Tamra @Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB @jlhammar @CSeydel @Sparklemn @JuniperWilde @julieclair @AllDebooks 1w

jlhammar 😆 Love her humor! 1w

squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 1w

tpixie @Aimeesue thanks for the tag! Such a great read. @jlhammar I enjoyed her sense of humor also!! 1w

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mcctrish

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

I think most people have already read the ‘current‘ #europacollective already but I have finally joined the party

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Tamra

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

bailed

Just not feeling it. 😏 Reading life is short, like summer is in the north.

I‘m sure it‘s me - I rarely enjoy reading teen angst.
#Europacollective

squirrelbrain Hmmm, my copy is at home waiting for me to return from hols…. I‘m not sure if I even want to start it. 🤔 1mo

jlhammar That‘s too bad. Good choice though if you‘re not enjoying it. 1mo

Tamra @squirrelbrain definitely give it a try to see for yourself. There are some gems scattered in it, but I got halfway and didn‘t think the vibe was going to change much. 1mo

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Tamra @jlhammar 👍🏾 sometimes that‘s just the way to goes! 1mo

BarbaraBB I know what you mean… 1mo

dabbe #allhailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 1mo

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CSeydel

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

pick

#europacollective

I wasn‘t quite prepared at first for the precocious adolescent narrator, and it took me a little while to really get into the story. Once I gave it a chance, I really enjoyed the slice-of-life picture of growing up in 1940s England. I especially appreciated seeing the class differences through Jessica‘s eyes. Beautifully written and vividly imagined. Many of the issues Jessica grapples with map well onto 2020s adolescence. 4⭐️

rubyslippersreads, mcctrish, Jess_Read_This, Caryl, GatheringBooks, tpixie, kspenmoll, Gleefulreader, LeahBergen, TheBookDream, DrexEdit, Sapphire, Vansa, TheKidUpstairs, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Adventures-of-a-French-Reader, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, BarbaraBB, jlhammar, Sparklemn, Lesliereadsalot, JuniperWilde, julieclair, AllDebooks, willaful

CSeydel Side note: something was bothering the edges of my brain for the longest time - what else have I read by Jane Gardam?? The name is so familiar and yet I couldn‘t find any other titles of hers that I‘d read. I finally realized I “know” her from a modern homage - a title in a series my kids absolutely devoured when they were young:

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

1mo

jlhammar Great review! I‘m going to have to treat myself to the Penderwicks series one of these days. I‘ve heard such good things! 1mo

CSeydel @jlhammar My kids absolutely loved them. It was a series we‘d always request immediately from the library when a new one came out! I think I only read the first one or two, but they were very enjoyable. 1mo

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tpixie @CSeydel what a fun connection- Gardam ! 1mo

squirrelbrain Sounds like it‘s worth powering through a slightly annoying start…. 1mo

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 1mo

BarbaraBB I thought too that I had read more by her but hadn‘t! Glad you liked the book! 1mo

CSeydel @tpixie Right? I always enjoy discovering little literary “Easter eggs” like that. 1mo

CSeydel @squirrelbrain I was very annoyed by the beginning. I actually put it down for a couple of weeks because I just couldn‘t bear the “omg so quirky and precocious” tone. But once I got into the groove of the time period, the emphatic precociousness seemed to settle down a bit, and the adventures kept me interested. I won‘t give spoilers but there are some very powerful episodes in the later chapters. 1mo

CSeydel @DieAReader 💛 1mo

CSeydel @BarbaraBB I wonder why she isn‘t more of a household name in the US - not sure about the UK/Europe, but here I think she‘s rather underrated. I‘m looking forward to reading more of her work! 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Glad you liked it! 1mo

Aimeesue I‘m glad you enjoyed it - Gardam is one of my favorite writers. Her humor is so dry that I think people often miss it. I love this one and Faith Fox and Crusoe‘s Daughter. Her short stories are brilliant too. 💙 1mo

CSeydel @Aimeesue Yes! I so enjoy that British understated humor. I‘ll add those to my TBR stack! 1mo

Vansa Not read this yet, was it supposed to be over this weekend?! Will. Get onto this now! 1mo

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jlhammar

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

pick

I thought that this was rather wonderful though I am partial to the precocious, “not quite normal” girls of literature. Love Gardam‘s wit and the dialogue felt warm and authentic. Also enjoyed all the details of navigating adolescence during the early years of WWII.

#EuropaCollective

rubyslippersreads, mcctrish, Jess_Read_This, Caryl, GatheringBooks, tpixie, kspenmoll, Gleefulreader, LeahBergen, TheBookDream, DrexEdit, Sapphire, Vansa, TheKidUpstairs, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Adventures-of-a-French-Reader, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, BarbaraBB, CSeydel, Sparklemn, Lesliereadsalot, JuniperWilde, julieclair, AllDebooks, willaful

tpixie Yay! A like!! 👍🏻 I‘m still hopeful to enjoy this 🩵 @jlhammar 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Glad you liked it even tho it didn‘t do much for me! 1mo

squirrelbrain That‘s a better review! I was starting to think I wouldn‘t even bother trying it, but now I might….. 1mo

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BarbaraBB So glad you enjoyed it, I now trust that more of us will! 1mo

willaful I'd definitely recommend

Bilgewater

1mo

jlhammar @willaful Good to know! Definitely want to read more of her work. I‘ve only read this and Crusoe‘s Daughter so far. 1mo

Aimeesue Nice review! I adore Gardam. She makes me laugh. The Old Filth trilogy is good too. 1mo

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BarbaraBB

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

pan

I didn‘t think you could go wrong with Europa Editions books, but this one proved me wrong. It‘s about child, semi-intellectual and weird, yet not interesting at all. Set in the UK during WWII but that didn‘t do much for the story either. In fact nothing much happens. I am sorry I can‘t be more encouraging. #EuropaCollective

mcctrish, Jess_Read_This, Caryl, GatheringBooks, tpixie, kspenmoll, Gleefulreader, LeahBergen, TheBookDream, DrexEdit, Sapphire, TheKidUpstairs, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Adventures-of-a-French-Reader, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, allthebooks, jlhammar, CSeydel, Sparklemn, Lesliereadsalot, JuniperWilde, julieclair

Tamra I was hopeful after the first chapter, but sadly the interest is dwindling the further I get. 1mo

dabbe #fanofthepan! #betterbooksahead 🙌 1mo

jlhammar Darn, that‘s too bad. I‘m really enjoying it so far! 1mo

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Cathythoughts Oh dear me !! I havnt started yet, I‘ll see how it goes 🤔 1mo

BarbaraBB @jlhammar I am glad you do and I hope you will too @Cathythoughts 1mo

squirrelbrain I haven‘t started it yet either…. 🤔 1mo

tpixie I haven‘t started it yet either but now there are two bad reviews that I‘ve seen! 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Hope December‘s book is better because it‘s a big one! #EuropaCollective (edited) 1mo

Jess_Read_This Oh bummer! I‘ve got this on order too. The reviews seem mixed. 1mo

BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot Haha yes let‘s hope so. But I mostly love Europa books, I think this os the exception! 1mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @tpixie @Jess_Read_This I hope you are with @jlhammar who is enjoying it! 1mo

tpixie @BarbaraBB me too! I hope to start this week or next! I have to finish a great book first- although the foot binding parts apparently are trigger for me - Yikes! 😱

Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel

1mo

Suet624 It‘s always a shock when a Europa is less than excellent. 1mo

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Tamra

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Just started! I enjoyed the first chapter. 😊 #Europacollective

jlhammar I‘m a little over halfway and really enjoying it so far! 1mo

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Sapphire

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Getting started on this beauty today on a beautiful day in North Myrtle Beach. I love September reads. Now to keep my gorgeous Europa edition from damage from sun and sand. #europacollective

GatheringBooks, tpixie, kspenmoll, LeahBergen, TheKidUpstairs, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, Adventures-of-a-French-Reader, Chelsea.Poole, BarbaraBB, jlhammar

BarbaraBB What a beautiful edition indeed. I think mine is very different 1mo

Chelsea.Poole I just started this morning as well ☺️ 1mo

jlhammar Envious of your beach reading—looks heavenly! 1mo

tpixie Lovely cover! Enjoy!! I have 1-2 books , then I‘ll start reading. Sadly an ebook… 1mo

LeahBergen I hope to get to it soon! 1mo

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Lesliereadsalot

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

so-so

The narrator is a 13 year old girl in England during World War II. Today she would probably be referred to as “on the spectrum” as she has a compulsion to tell the truth and her teachers think there‘s something off about her. She tells about small episodes in her life, in great detail and with a lot of dialogue. Only a couple hundred pages, but it never really spoke to me. I‘ll be interested in other reader‘s thoughts.

#EuropaCollective

Tamra Still awaiting my copy - I thought I already had it on my shelf! 1mo

jlhammar Sorry you didn‘t find it more enjoyable. Hoping to get started soon! 1mo

Cathythoughts Oh dear ! My copy is in the post. 🤞🏻😁 1mo

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willaful I felt pretty sure the main character of Bilgewater is neurodivergent as well. 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Yes definitely @willaful 1mo

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot snap. Well I wonder what I‘ll think of it?! I hope to start soon 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Keep me posted! @tpixie 1mo

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot 👍🏻 1mo

BarbaraBB I am reading it now and not really interested in what happens 1mo

Lesliereadsalot I had high hopes but it never really picked up. @BarbaraBB 1mo

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Lesliereadsalot

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal, having had a violent experience at the age of nine.

#FirstLineFridays. @ShyBookOwl

Getting a jump on September book for #EuropaCollective

ShyBookOwl 😬 this sounds like it could get dark 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Not yet and I‘m half way. @ShyBookOwl 1mo

tpixie Wow impactful 1st sentence! 1mo

Lesliereadsalot The narrator‘s definition of violence did not match mine! @tpixie 1mo

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot 🫢 1mo

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LitsyEvents

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Next up for #europacollective hosted by @jhammar Open to everyone!
original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2767694

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jlhammar

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

#EuropaCollective ✨September 2024✨ REMINDER

Hi Collective!

Our next pick is Jane Gardam‘s 1971 coming-of-age novel (her debut) A Long Way from Verona.

Read the book sometime in September, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

mcctrish, Jess_Read_This, Caryl, GatheringBooks, tpixie, kspenmoll, Gleefulreader, LeahBergen, TheBookDream, DrexEdit, Sapphire, TheKidUpstairs, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Adventures-of-a-French-Reader, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, BarbaraBB, CSeydel, Sparklemn, Lesliereadsalot, JuniperWilde, julieclair, AllDebooks

kspenmoll Would love to join in if I can get the book. 2mo

squirrelbrain I was just idly gazing at my shelves earlier, and was trying to recall if this was September‘s book - you must have known! ☺️ 2mo

CSeydel Somehow I got ahead of myself and read this in August! 2mo

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Vansa Please include me, I found Old Filth really moving and would love to read more by her. 2mo

Tamra Thank you for the reminder! 😁 2mo

jlhammar @Vansa Great, happy to have you join us! 2mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 2mo

rubyslippersreads Could you please add me to the list for this one? Thanks! 2mo

jlhammar @rubyslippersreads Yay, will do! 2mo

tpixie Thanks! 😊 2mo

Sapphire Thank you for the reminder! 2mo

BarbaraBB Thanks for the reminder! Looking forward to it 2mo

julieclair Looking for a copy… 👀 2mo

Cathythoughts Thankyou for tagging me.. I must order the book 👍🏻❤️ 2mo

willaful I'd like to join in. 1mo

jlhammar @willaful Fantastic! 1mo

Jess_Read_This Thank you for tagging me! Ordering the book now! 😊 1mo

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GatheringBooks

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

#AboutABook Day 21: Our #EuropaCollective pick for September is somewhat #Lighthearted. Paired with a limited summer special dessert of mango cheesecake with ice cream.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, jlhammar

BarbaraBB Looking forward to it! 2mo

jlhammar Wow, that dessert looks amazing. Excited for the Gardam! 2mo

Eggs My 2 favorites-mango and cheesecake 😋😋 2mo

Aimeesue Love this one. Gardam is my favorite. 2mo

tpixie Delicious looking dessert 🧁 Looking forward to the book. Your cover is different from others posted! 1mo

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CSeydel

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

#HyggeHour #HyggeHourReadathon

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LeahBergen

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Well, #EuropaCollective people, it‘s a long way ahead but here are your choices for September 2024. Vote away!

(See comments for links to book descriptions).

mcctrish, GatheringBooks, DrexEdit, Aimeesue, Deblovestoread, charl08, Tamra, lauraisntwilder, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, jlhammar, CSeydel

LeahBergen https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609451417/a-long-way-from-verona 1y

LeahBergen https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609456184/all-god-s-children 1y

jlhammar @Tamra Leah was ready with her picks so we decided to keep going through 2024 for this round of voting. You can go ahead and post your picks for December 2024 as soon as you‘re ready. Thanks! 1y

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LeahBergen @jlhammar @Tamra Sorry. That flurry of voting got me all eager. 😆😆 1y

jlhammar Tagging our newest addition, @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader 1y

Adventures-of-a-French-Reader Excited to be in this group ;) My pick is

A Long Way from Verona

jlhammar @LeahBergen No, I love it! Taking us through the next year is a great idea. Thank you! Hmmm, now how am I going to decide between these two… 1y

GatheringBooks Great picks! I have a growing collection of Jane Gardam novels (i have her old filth trilogy) and so I vote for

A Long Way from Verona

Tamra Tough, but I‘ll vote for

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

squirrelbrain Both great choices but I think I‘ll go for

A Long Way from Verona

CSeydel I like the sound of All God‘s Children! 1y

jlhammar I very much want to read that Gardam sometime, but the “masterpiece of western fiction“ is calling to me so I'll vote

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

jlhammar Welcome @Sapphire ! Very happy you‘ll be joining us, Amanda. Feel free to cast your vote! 1y

jlhammar Welcome @TheKidUpstairs ! Feel free to cast your vote! 1y

BarbaraBB Oooh, great choices!! But like @GatheringBooks I love Jane Gardam so my vote is for

A Long Way from Verona

TheKidUpstairs Both sound so good, but this one is just so up my alley 1y

TheKidUpstairs Oops, forgot to tag it

A Long Way from Verona

Tamra @jlhammar 😅🥹 1y

Aimeesue I will always, always, always pick Jane Gardam ❤️

A Long Way from Verona

Deblovestoread Want to read both but voting for

A Long Way from Verona

batsy I see that I have the tagged book stacked! I've always meant to read Jane Gardam but never got around to it 🙈 1y

Cathythoughts These look great. I wasnt aware of this new venture. I‘ve just put my name down 👍🏻❤️😁 @jlhammar (edited) 1y

jlhammar @Cathythoughts Feel free to vote on this one! 1y

Cathythoughts I‘ll vote

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

Cathythoughts Hi Leah !! I‘m excited to join in 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️ 1y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Yay!! I‘m so glad you‘ll be reading along, too! 😊 1y

LeahBergen @batsy I read one (or two? 🤔) years ago and have always wanted to read more. 1y

lauraisntwilder I would be happy with either one, but I'll go with the Western!

All God's Children: A Novel of the American West

jlhammar @Sapphire @charl08 @mcctrish @DrexEdit Would you like to cast your vote for this one today before we call it? If you‘ve no preference, that‘s fine as well. Thanks! 1y

mcctrish I don‘t think it really matters to me at all but if I have to vote I guess

A Long Way from Verona

jlhammar @TheBookDream You can go ahead and vote on this one today if you‘d like. Happy to have you in the collective, CJ! 1y

DrexEdit @jlhammar I'm fine with either of these. Thanks! 😊 1y

jlhammar Closing voting and looks like Gardam is our winner! In September 2024 we'll be reading A Long Way from Verona! 1y

LeahBergen @jlhammar Wonderful! 👏 1y

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Aimeesue

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

I love Jane Gardam and have been saving this one for when I have the time to savor it. Seems like that time has arrived. ❤️

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Aimeesue

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

#Namechallenge
Thanks for the tag @Ruthiella Spell your name with book titles. I'll tag @jillrhudy and @Billypar , if they'd like to play.

Ruthiella Very prettily presented Aimee! 😍PS I love that edition of Excellent Women! (edited) 5y

Aimeesue @Ruthiella Why thank you, ma'am! 5y

jillrhudy I'll come up with something and tag you! 5y

kspenmoll Great choices! 5y

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EmilieGR

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

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Nothing happened

EvieBee

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

This is my trip booty! Surprisingly, I wasn‘t charged extra for my severely overweight bag. How kind of them! Many I have to blame on the Tea & Tattle podcast and THE NOVEL CURE.

#bookhaul

GarthRanzz You brought home some great books! I know someone who‘ll be jealous of those Persephones! 6y

saresmoore 😍 6y

batsy Fabulous haul 😍😍 6y

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erzascarletbookgasm Lovely haul! 😍 6y

rubyslippersreads Wonderful picks! 😍 6y

EvieBee @GarthRanzz LOL! Those were the main highlights. 🤓 6y

EvieBee @saresmoore @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @rubyslippersreads Thank you! I have a few that I ordered that should be coming in the next week or so. So much for a book ban. I think I‘m not going force myself to not buy anymore because I go nuts lol!!! 6y

tammysue Fantastic picks!! 😍 6y

Moray_Reads Great haul! 6y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled 👌 I STILL haven‘t read Long Way From Verona. Soon, soon! Great book haul! 6y

emilyhaldi Amazing!! I feel that your Persephone haul was impressively restrained, so you should feel great about the whole thing 👍🏻 6y

EvieBee @whatshesreadingnow @Moray_Reads Thank you! 🤗♥️ 6y

EvieBee @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled It sounded so good when I first heard about it. I‘ve never read any Gardam so hope it‘s up my alley (especially because I already own so many of her books and short story collections lol!) 6y

EvieBee @emilyhaldi Well I was promised that if I restrained myself, I could order from the catalogue in a couple of months. Those tokens are serious! Give‘emtome! 🤓🤗♥️ (edited) 6y

catebutler Such a great book haul! I see so many books on my TBR. So glad to hear you made it home safely. 6y

EvieBee @catebutler I finally realized what kindred book spirits we are last week when I would look something up on goodreads only to find you‘d either read AND loved it, or wanted to read it. Mind meld! 🤗♥️😆 6y

catebutler @EvieBee Ha! I know what you mean! I have felt the exact same way, every time I see one of your posts pop up! It‘s so fun to find someone who loves the same types of books. And I‘ve loved reading through several of your book reviews on GR, you put things so eloquently. 💓 6y

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

Husband goes to Houston for work, brings back:
🌠 Mini-bottles of Scotch from Spec‘s
🌠 Beaver nuggets from Buc-ee‘s
*note: not actual beaver
🌠 potato knish from Kenny & Ziggy‘s
🌠 BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST! (Thanks for telling me about this one, @Marchpane )

LeahBergen Nice!!! 7y

Ms_T He‘s a keeper! 7y

Marchpane Yay! I hope you love it 😊 7y

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batsy Lovely! Duras! And I also added the tagged book to my TBR after the @Marchpane review 😊 7y

erzascarletbookgasm So did I! 😊 @Marchpane is an enabler! 7y

Marchpane @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Not sorry!! I even made my mum read it hahaha 😂 7y

BookNAround I must research Beaver Nuggets! 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @BookNAround 😂 They kinda remind me of Corn Pops cereal 7y

MaleficentBookDragon I ❤️ mini bottles of booze! 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @MaleficentBookDragon One of my favorite things! 😂😍 7y

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Marchpane

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

October wrap up! A couple of duds this month but mostly great reads. Highlights:

🔸A Long Way from Verona - deserves to be as well-loved as I Capture the Castle
🔸The Trauma Cleaner - I keep recommending this to anyone who will listen
🔸Ghost Empire - fab intro to History of Byzantine Empire, can't wait to read his new one, Saga Land
🔸Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - reread of an old fave
🔸The Halloween Tree - a new fave & a classic

#bestofoctober

TrishB Great month 👍 7y

Gezemice Very nice! 7y

kspenmoll 👏🏻👏🏻 7y

Redheadrambles Nice image setup. You have me really keen to try out these Richard Fidler books 7y

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Marchpane

A Long Way from Verona | Jane Gardam

pick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Well, this was just blimmin delightful. Bright and charming and fierce and FUNNY.

It follows 13 year old Jessica Vye's misadventures at an English school during WWII but that description doesn't do justice to this sparkler of a book. Read if you love: I Capture the Castle, Cold Comfort Farm, Flavia de Luce etc.

As Jessica would say: I ADORED IT!

chowmeyow This sounds so lovely!! 7y

cathysaid Stacked! I loved Gardam's Old Filth trilogy. 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled With that review, stacked!! 7y

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Reviewsbylola I ❤️ Europa. 7y

rubyslippersreads This sounds perfect for me! 7y

batsy You just listed three of my favourite books/series so I *have to* read this 😀 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Stacked! 👍 7y

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