Anna-Rose and Anna-Felicitas, 17-year-old orphaned twins, are shipped off to America at the onset of WW1 as they are half-German and their patriotic English guardians are reluctant to give them a home.
I‘m increasingly becoming a big von Arnim fan and this 1919 novel is blurbed as “sparklingly witty and romantic”; how could I resist? 😀
rubyslippersreads This sounds wonderful! 2y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I‘m thinking this is very much a “you” book! The twins are naive and slightly dim and this whole first section on the ocean liner is giving me Betsy vibes. 2y
Suet624 I love that term “dim” for some reason. 2y
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LeahBergen @Suet624 I do, too. It‘s said with more affection than “stupid”. 😆 2y
BarbaraBB I only read one book by her but loved it![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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The Enchanted Aprilshawnmooney “Sparklingly witty” not only sounds like a Leah book but gosh it sounds like @LeahBergen herself! 😍😍🤪🤪 2y
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB Wasn‘t that a lovely book? You should try this one published by #PersephoneBooks (it was wonderful!):Expiation: by Elizabeth 2y
Expiation: by ElizabethLeahBergen @shawnmooney See? That‘s exactly why you‘re my “Japanese Boyfriend”. 😆😘😘 2y
BarbaraBB Thanks Leah, I have stacked it immediately! 2y
elkeOriginal Oh, this sounds good 2y
Cathythoughts And stacked , Thankyou Leah ❤️ 2y
LeahBergen @elkeOriginal I‘m 100 or so pages in and thoroughly charmed! 2y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I think you‘ll really enjoy it, Cathy! 2y