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Evening Chorus
Evening Chorus | Helen Humphreys
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"The Evening Chorus" serenades people brutally marked by war, yet enduring to live and relish the tiny pleasures of another day. With her trademark prose exquisitely limpid Humphreys convinces us of the birdlike strength of the powerless. Emma Donoghue Downed during his first mission, James Hunter is taken captive as a German POW. To bide the time, he studies a nest of redstarts at the edge of camp. Some prisoners plot escape; some are shot. And then, one day, James is called to the Kommandant s office. Meanwhile, back home, James s new wife, Rose, is on her own, free in a way she has never known. Then, James s sister, Enid, loses everything during the Blitz and must seek shelter with Rose. In a cottage near Ashdown forest, the two women jealously guard secrets, but form a surprising friendship. Each of these characters will find unexpected freedom amid war s privations and discover confinements that come with peace. "The Evening Chorus "is a beautiful, astonishing examination of love, loss, escape, and the ways in which the intrusions of the natural world can save us. "The Evening Chorus" sparkles. Jo Baker "A" poised, lyrical novel about the griefs of war, written with poetic intensity of observation. Helen Dunmore This riveting novel is a song. Listen. Richard Bausch www.hhumphreys.com "
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llwheeler
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I went to a big used book sale today, first one since before the pandemic... So of course I was not feeling disciplined at all! Very excited about my haul, this is only half of it 🥳

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Clutterbucks_Queen
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There was a few moments when reading this that I didn't feel connected to it.. but then things would change and I ended up being drawn back in.
It is hard to describe exactly how this novel made me feel, but overall I would say it left me with a mixture of emotions and I would recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in stories depicting the lives of people during a war time period.

It was simple, yet intricate!

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saresmoore
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Oh my goodness, what a beautiful, thoughtful, and unexpected parcel from @TrishB ! Thank you, my friend! It brought tears to my eyes when I unwrapped the Helen Humphreys book. I feel truly honored by your gift. ♥️♥️♥️

Elliott has already expressed her admiration for the sticky notes, so I imagine I‘ll be sharing those. 😊 I also love the card and plan to proudly display it.

erzascarletbookgasm Wonderful gifts and that‘s a lovely edition. 💗 5y
saresmoore @erzascarletbookgasm Isn‘t it gorgeous? I‘m a bit overwhelmed! 5y
batsy How lovely! 💕 5y
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LeahBergen How sweet!! 💕💕 5y
ephemeralwaltz Gorgeous! 5y
TrishB So glad it arrived safely and just sorry it didn‘t arrive for your actual birthday ❤️ enjoy when you get to it! I think you will 😁 (edited) 5y
saresmoore @TrishB I‘m sure I will love it! Thank you again, Trish! ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
BarbaraBB What a great gift 💕 5y
Centique Oh wow that book is gorgeous @TrishB 💕 Happy belated birthday Sara! (edited) 5y
saresmoore @Centique Thank you and the same to you! 5y
kspenmoll So thoughtful of @TrishB . Love book cover! 5y
Suet624 How lovely! 5y
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TrishB
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Sighs.....beautiful writing. Simple, yet poignant story, linking the wonder of nature to the rhythm of day to day life. I am always in awe of her writing.

saresmoore I love her writing so much! 6y
TrishB @saresmoore it‘s beautiful and sparse, I can read the same sentence several times and still be amazed. 6y
wordzie ❤ The cover 6y
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Melissa_J Have you read The Lost Garden? It‘s my favourite of Humphreys‘ books 6y
Coffeedaily Beautiful cover art. 6y
Reggie Sigh.. nice review. Sigh... stacked. 6y
Tanisha_A Ooh, and the cover! 😍 6y
TrishB @wordzie @Coffeedaily @Tanisha_A it‘s lovely isn‘t it ❤️ 6y
TrishB @Melissa_J that was my first 💕 a total #blameitonlitsy as I‘d never heard of her before. It‘s a wonderful little book. 6y
TrishB @Reggie welcome 😘 6y
Cathythoughts Sounds beautiful... must investigate this writer ♥️👍🏻 6y
TrishB @Cathythoughts this has been my fav so far 6y
Cathythoughts Thankyou. ! Duly noted 👍🏻♥️ 6y
Lindy ❤️Helen Humphreys ❤️ 6y
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TrishB
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Full of wonderful writing as always from Humphreys.

Cathythoughts Great quote ♥️♥️👍🏻 6y
TrishB @Cathythoughts she writes so beautifully. 6y
Aimeesue Thought this was a Doctor Who quote at first. 😄 6y
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Severnmeadows A wonderful quote. 6y
TrishB @Aimeesue 👍🏻😁 6y
TrishB @Severnmeadows it really is 😁 6y
Reggie That‘s nice. 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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I just finished re-reading this amazing book! A man makes meaning out of his time in a prisoner-of-war camp through studying birds, two women try to survive the war in their own ways. Helen Humphreys' precise lyrical prose and mastery over narrative makes this book a true joy to read!

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Bibliogeekery
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Audiobook in my backyard before the clients start for the day 😍📚

arubabookwoman Beautiful bark—what kind of trees are those? 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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2BR02B Lovely! 🌸 6y
Lindy Pretty peonies, gorgeous book. 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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Listening to my audiobook while I wait to vote! So nervous that my province is about to elect our own version of Trump. 😳

kgriffith Our 45 mini-me is getting replaced this November, thank goodness, and hopefully the new ranked-choice voting system will prevent what happened the last two election cycles that put him in the governor‘s mansion to begin with. 6y
tournevis I cautiously optimistic that the high level soap opera of the last two weeks *may* swing the vote to orange. Knocking on all the wooden surfaces I find. 6y
Bibliogeekery @tournevis I *really* hope so 😳🤪🤢 6y
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Read66 Heading out to vote now to try and help prevent that 6y
janeycanuck On the plus side, the senate passed the cannabis bill yesterday so we *may* be able to survive the next four years. 6y
AiBBot Ugh 6y
Bibliogeekery @AiBBot Super Ugh! 💔😳🤢😭 6y
AiBBot Our work continues to support the vulnerable and teach the new generation what true leadership should look like. Game on. 📚 6y
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TrishB
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Today‘s #bookmail.
The 2 Helen Humphreys are hardback and were Q9 used plus postage. They are brand new and look like they‘ve never been read. Bargain ?
My son wants to read the Clinton/Patterson one.

Kalalalatja What a steal! 6y
minkyb Nice! 6y
TrishB @Kalalalatja I know 😁 very pleased! 6y
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DeborahSmall Love that bird cover! 6y
LeahBergen Ooo! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
batsy Lucky finds 💕 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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Suzze That was my mom‘s favorite flower. Mine haven‘t bloomed yet. I don‘t think they get enough sun. 6y
Bibliogeekery @Suzze they are so lovely! Hope yours bloom and you have a nice memory of your mom! 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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Jaimelire Lovely! 6y
DivineDiana So unusual! Beautiful! 6y
Betty Julie sent email to us in #qgp1 asking for your address so that she can send you Luna. 6y
Bibliogeekery @Betty thanks so much for letting me know!! I hadn't checked that account in months! I thought it was linked to my main account but apparently not. Thanks again! 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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callielafleur Ooooo alliums! So pretty! 6y
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Cathythoughts Beautiful 💕 6y
stacybmartin Those are so pretty!! 💜 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💜 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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Excited to try to audiobook version of this amazing book!

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Bibliogeekery
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HUGE NEWS in my life: I have been accepted into a six day writing retreat where my instructor will be HELEN HUMPHREYS!!!!! Am I a writer? Only for my own amusement. Am I excited to be taught by one of my most favourite authors? Out of my mind excited! Am I intimidated that I have to produce a writing sample this weekend that Helen Humphreys is going to read? Yup. What have I done?!?!

AmyG Congrats!!! 7y
Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 7y
Redwritinghood Wow! Congratulations! 7y
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batsy Oh my gosh!! That's amazing! Congratulations ❤️ 7y
ephemeralwaltz Congratulations!!!!👏🏼🎉 7y
erzascarletbookgasm 😮 wow! So excited for you! 7y
JoScho That is amazing!! 7y
megt Congratulations! 7y
LeahBergen That‘s fantastic!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Xeroaa13 Congrats!! 7y
Melissa_J That‘s fabulous! 7y
Eyelit Awesomeness!! 7y
xicanti Congratulations! 7y
Bibliogeekery @Lindy - I feel like you'll understand my excitement about this! 7y
Jas16 Congratulations! 7y
asiriusreader Congrats!! 7y
Lindy That‘s fantastic! Be brave and be authentic and you will be fine. Congratulations! 7y
Bibliogeekery @Lindy thanks, Lindy! I'm so excited and a bit nervous! 7y
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" The miracle of birds is not that they can fly, but that they touch down " ???

Bibliogeekery Such a great book but such a great author! 7y
huntersmom1977 @Bibliogeekery Yes!! I read your comments about her on your entry and can't wait to read her others 7y
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huntersmom1977
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" I like the candour of dogs. They're always honest about what they're feeling "

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huntersmom1977
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Set in 1940's wartime, but not a war book. Beautifully written and very engaging. I also learnt about the different species of birds and even a bit about certain plants and herbs

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Bibliogeekery
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Thoroughly enjoyed re-reading this gorgeous book by one of my most cherished authors. #LitsyAtoZ #letterH #queerbooks @BookishMarginalia

readinginthedark I can't believe I've never heard of this; it sounds so good! 8y
Bibliogeekery @readinginthedark it's her second newest book. It's so so good!! 8y
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Bibliogeekery
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Gratuitous tropical evening shot! Can't help it - will be back to eternal winter in a few short days!!

Redjewel_7734 Gorgeous! I'm jealous! 8y
Melkyl Lovely! 8y
Jeanette Oh, where is this?! I was in St. Thomas a couple of months ago and am missing it a lot! 8y
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Bibliogeekery @Jeanette Holguin, Cuba!! 8y
Merethebookgal Gorgeous! 8y
Jeanette It's so beautiful! 8y
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Bibliogeekery
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Finished re-reading this gorgeous book aloud to my partner beside the ocean! 😍 (I can't help myself with these photos! I live in Canada where winter is endless!!)🏖️

sherryvdh Looks beautiful! Lucky you! 8y
MyNamesParadise Gorgeous!! Where's the pic taken? 8y
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Gleefulreader I'm loving the pictures! 8y
Tanner Nice! We have rain here in Ontario but I hear more snow is coming tomorrow or Thursday. I'd stay south! 8y
Bibliogeekery @Tanner yikes! I'm back on Saturday. Maybe I could just miss my flight. . . 8y
Tanner @Bibliogeekery Probably a good plan. It's very cold and windy with snow squalls where I am. 🌬 8y
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Lindy
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Helen Humphreys chatted with me while we waited for a book event in 2013, telling about her fascination with a British officer who studied birds while in a WWII German prison camp. I later tracked down & read Buxton's monograph about redstarts. Humphreys' thoughtful, poetic & powerful novel inspired by Buxton's life was published in 2015. #fictionnonfictionpairings

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mllemay
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Finally sat down long enough to finish book 2 of #biblioweekend. I loved it! This is a very unusual World War II novel. It's hard to describe without ruining it...all I'll say is that it's a character study on the impact of war, loneliness, and kindness. If you like slow-going, character-centric stories, you should definitely give this a shot.

Bibliogeekery I'm glad you liked it! 8y
mllemay @Bibliogeekery yes! Will be reading more from her for sure! 8y
Jilanna @mllemay - I really liked Coventry. 8y
mllemay @Jilanna that's good to know! Thanks :) 8y
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mllemay
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Almost done with book 2 of #biblioweekend but I'm keeping the last 70 pages for tomorrow 😴 So happy that there's still two full weekend days to read!

Bibliogeekery Love this book from one of my favourite authors!! #queerbooks 8y
mllemay @Bibliogeekery I picked it totally at random on the "new in" shelf at the library and it's so good! I'm really glad I took it home with me ? 8y
Bibliogeekery Wow! What a great author to randomly stumble across! I love when that happens! 8y
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