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The Priory
The Priory | Dorothy Whipple, David Conville
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Saunby Priory, a large house somewhere in England has seen better times. This book shows two Marwood girls, who are nearly grown-up, their father, the widower Major Marwood, and their aunt; then, as soon as their lives have been described, the Major proposes marriage to a woman much younger than himself - and many changes begin.
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Teresereading
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It was almost dark.

It‘s been a few weeks, as I have been overseas. Just finished the first chapter of this read-along.

#firstlinefridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Cathythoughts
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Pickpick

Another 5 star read from Dorothy Whipple. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

BarbaraBB I must get to her, I hear so many good things about her ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB She‘s lovely 👍🏻❤️ 4y
andrew61 I read it last year and loved it. I've got a few others that i pinched from my mum so will have to read soon. 4y
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Cathythoughts
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“.... he was loveable. That was perhaps all you could say of him , but it was nevertheless a good deal.
You cannot feel a glow of affection for anyone without being warmed by it yourself.... “

charl08 Gorgeous bookmark! 4y
LeahBergen Ah, lovely! ❤️❤️ 4y
TrishB What a great photo ❤️ 4y
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Kalalalatja Love this photo 👌 4y
Cathythoughts @charl08 It‘s a nice one 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Sace That bookmark is gorgeous! 4y
Cathythoughts @Sace Thanks, I think it‘s lovely too. 🥰 4y
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Cathythoughts
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This is first day Ive needed a cup of tea to warm up ... the weather is turning.
I am loving this book. Loving Dorothy Whipple.
I‘ve ordered more of her ... the writing is wonderful ✨

LeahBergen You‘ve become such a Whipple fan! 💖💖 I really enjoyed Greenbanks, too. 4y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Thanks, I‘ve ordered it 😁and I have They Were Sisters & Because of The Lockwoods ... I won‘t be happy till I have them all. I love the pace of the writing, I feel I could read her forever ... she‘s very good 4y
MsMelissa What a lovely photo. The weather has turned here this week, too. It‘s been cold 🥶 (I‘m ok with that though 😂) September is usually pretty warm though, so I don‘t expect it to get permanently chilly until early Oct. 4y
Cathythoughts @Book_Fiend_Melissa Thanks X I‘m ok with the cold too 👍🏻... & it‘s the same here , September is often the Indian summer & then October it‘s get colder ... fires , scarves , woolly hats 🥳... I love it 4y
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Cathythoughts
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I have finally settled again & it‘s back to D Whipple for The Priory ( already loving it )
And I must read my granddaughter Sofia‘s book that she made for me 💕💕✨

squirrelbrain How cute! ❤️ 4y
Sparklemn Another from #persephonebooks. Love it! 4y
Deifio 😍😍😍 4y
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Ruthiella Sophia‘s book looks like a five star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! 😃 4y
erzascarletbookgasm What a lovely cover for the Sofia book ! 😊🌈💖 4y
batsy Is there a way to add Sofia's book to the tbr? 😁 What a sweet gift to you 💝 4y
Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain Thanks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Sparklemn My second by this author... loving her 4y
Cathythoughts @Deifio 👍🏻❤️❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Ruthiella Oh don‘t you know it will be for me 😊. I‘m in danger of becoming the boring Granny 😂showing pics of my granddaughter all the time 🙃 4y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks! It‘s all about the rainbow colours 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 4y
Cathythoughts @batsy Thanks!! 😁 it‘s very sweet 💕 oh she‘d love to be on the tbr 🤣 (edited) 4y
LeahBergen The Sofia book is the cutest thing EVER. ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Ahhhh ✨Thanks 😁 4y
TrishB I‘m hoping the Sofia book is available on kindle soon 😁😘 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB Yes 😘 I think we are meeting with” the powers that be “ in kindle soon 🤣😂🤞🏻 (edited) 4y
JennyM Beautiful gift from her to you 🌈 ❤️ (edited) 4y
readordierachel What a wonderful gift! Very talented granddaughter you have there ❤ 4y
Centique What am amazing cover Sofia has drawn! Let her know she has many worldwide fans 😍😘 4y
Reggie Wow!!! Sofia‘s amazing!!! 4y
Cathythoughts @JennyM Thanks 😊 💕 4y
Cathythoughts @Centique Thanks Paula ! I will 💕😊 4y
Cathythoughts @readordierachel Loving your hair! It really suits you 👍🏻❤️ & Thanks , she‘s a great girl 4y
Cathythoughts @Reggie Thanks Reggie 💕😊 4y
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JenniferP
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Starting a new #Persephone!

LeahBergen I loved this. 👍🏻 4y
BarbaraBB So attractive! 4y
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saresmoore
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And so it begins.

squirrelbrain 😁👍 5y
LeahBergen Oh oh. 😂😂😂 I‘m so excited!! 5y
Aimeesue Oooh, that's a good one! 5y
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saresmoore @Aimeesue Yay! I‘m looking forward to it. 5y
andrew61 Loved this book - hope you enjoy. 5y
saresmoore @andrew61 I think it was your review that made me go for it! I‘m sure I will enjoy it. 5y
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andrew61
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I loved this story of how a family changes in a few years before the outbreak of ww2, after a cricket loving self absorbed major marries a yngr woman causing disruption in the lives of hid two daughters and sister. Wonderful characters and situations, i was totally absorbed amd the 500+ pages flew by which read like a fantastic soap opera, this brings a curious period of social history to life.

BarbaraBB Gorgeous stack 😍 5y
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andrew61
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My physical reading group book this month is anything by the above and anything by monica dickens. I picked this up 2nd hand with the lovely persephone book mark intact. Im not sure whether i should laugh or cry about this description of short sighted individuals as i sit here with my specs resting on my forehead lowering them periodically to check what's happening in the bake off final.
Anyway im enjoying the book regardless 😂

LeahBergen 😂😂 I really enjoyed this book! 5y
andrew61 @LeahBergen yes i was a bit daunted by the size but its an easy read ☺ 5y
Aimeesue Whipple's fabulous. I've only read this one and Someone at a Distance, but both were so very good. Persephone!❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Ruthiella
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My tiny collection of #fivestack books published by Persephone 🌹 The tagged title by Dorothy Whipple is a favorite. Wonderfully written and at turns humorous and sad about an upper middle class family having to adjust to a changing Britain.
#ReadingResolutions @Jess7

BkClubCare Hey. Are you collecting these? Do you have all the DorothyWhipples? 6y
Ruthiella @BkClubCare Definitely trying to get all the Whipples but not all the Persephone catalog! I love Dorothy W. and have three so far😀 (edited) 6y
BkClubCare @Ruthiella I have this on my classics club list and probably have to buy it. 6y
Ruthiella @BkClubCare I‘ve not read that title yet but I have really enjoyed the three titles that I have read 😀 My favorite is The Priory but probably because it was the first 🧐 6y
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laurieluna
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It was The Priory! It's so pretty! Just made the comment 'Oooh I'll have to start a Persephone Books shelf!'. My partner just walked out shaking his head 😂
Thank you for the recommendation @Wilkie 😊

catebutler Whipple is one of my favourite authors! I hope you enjoy!! 6y
laurieluna @catebutler thank you! I feel like Persephone Books has opened up a whole new world of authors. Looking forward to this! 😊 6y
Wilkie Wonderful! I hope you love it💖💖 6y
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Ms_T Lovely! ❤️ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love!! 💛💛 6y
Mdargusch Persephone ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
SilversReviews Pretty bookmark. 6y
laurieluna @Wilkie my fingers are itching to take it back off the shelf! 6y
laurieluna @SilversReviews each book comes with one, the pattern is the same pattern as the end papers in the book 😊 6y
emilyhaldi Love!! 💕 6y
LeahBergen I loved this one! 6y
laurieluna @LeahBergen I'm currently skim reading my current read just so I can get to this 🙈 6y
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emilyhaldi
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Stopped by The Strand today, even though I've made many #promises not to add more books to my collection before the move!! 😬 But how can I resist when it could be one of my last chances to go! Found these two books for just $10 total. Excited about the Persephone #🇬🇧 and the Irving, although it‘s Litsy rating is not too hot 🤔
#emojinov
#tuneintonovember

Cinfhen Sorry Em, That Irving was a real stinker 😠I bailed 6y
Reviewsbylola How in the hell did you find a Persephone there for that cheap? 6y
Mdargusch I‘m so jealous. Now that you‘re moving I️ might never get to that store. 6y
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LeahBergen The Priory is a lovely read! 💕💕 6y
Hollie Jealous! The Strand is so amazing! 6y
mrozzz Definitely good you stopped by! 👌🏻 6y
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Ellen
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Love is your husband trekking out of his way to #persephonebooks during his London business trip and him not making a peep about the fact you asked him to bring home a door stopper. #ilikebigbooks

LeahBergen Loved this one! 💗 7y
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LeahBergen
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A crumbling family estate and two adult sisters who find they must suddenly welcome their cricket-obsessed father's much younger wife into their lives. You can never go wrong with #PersephoneBooks. #Siblings #AprilBookShowers

saresmoore It took me a minute to get from cricket the insect to cricket the sport in this description. 😆🍷 7y
saresmoore Also, these books are understated beauties! 7y
LeahBergen @saresmoore Both seem like equally odd obsessions to me! 😉 7y
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Kalalalatja Those Persephone books look so good together 😍 7y
LeahBergen @Kalalalatja I can never split them up on my shelves! 😀 7y
Kalalalatja @LeahBergen completely understandable - they belong together! 👌👌 7y
Kkhalifeh So jealous 🤗😍. My stack of Persephones grows slowly.... 7y
LeahBergen @Kkhalifeh I need MORE. 😂 7y
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Wilkie
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shawnmooney
The Priory | Dorothy Whipple, David Conville
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INFINITY BOOKS (GREAT USED BOOKSTORE IN TOKYO) FIND #7

This was one of the three Persephone Books I picked up. They were as expensive used as they are brand new off the Persephone website, but when I pointed that out to the store owner he slashed the prices by 50%.

LeahBergen This is a good one! 8y
Caryl ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
quirkyreader You forgot to add the #Persephonebooks tag. Well maybe next time. I hope you enjoy it. 🐸🐙 8y
quirkyreader I hope the bookmark was with it. 8y
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shawnmooney
The Priory | Dorothy Whipple, David Conville

INFINITY BOOKS (GREAT USED BOOKSTORE IN TOKYO) FIND #7

This was one of the three Persephone Books I picked up. They were as expensive used as they are brand new off the Persephone website, but when I pointed that out to the store owner he slashed the prices by 50%.

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Gulfsidemusing
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Persephone books are always satisfying! Wish I had a few more in my collection. #FunPhotoFriday

SusanInTiburon Ooooo 😍 8y
Reviewsbylola I finally arranged all my Persephones on one of my main shelves. They are too amazing to be hidden! 8y
RealLifeReading 😍😍 8y
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Gulfsidemusing @Susanintiburon @RealLifeReading @reviwsbylola Still have a few unread.... time to stop rationing and start reading 😍 8y
BkClubCare I have a Dot Whipple on my classics club list. I should just buy it already. 8y
Gulfsidemusing @BkClubCare Yes, you should!! If it's The Priory, I'll read it with you😊 8y
BkClubCare It's the sisters one. 8y
Gulfsidemusing @BkClubCare That's a good one, too. Think you'll like it! 8y
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