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Woods in Winter
Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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...for the first time in her life, she was living as she had always unknowingly wanted to live: in freedom and solitude, with an animal for close companion. Her new life had acted upon her like a strong and delicious drug.Ivy Gower, a curmudgeonly middle-aged charwoman with some slightly witchy talents, inherits a rural cottage in Buckinghamshire and takes up residence near the tiny village of Little Warby. Having settled in with a rescued dog and a pet pigeon, she manages, despite her anti-social instincts, to have surprising effects on her new neighbours, including Angela Mordaunt, a spinster still mourning her dead beau, Coral and Pearl Cartaret, ditzy sisters who have just opened a tea shop, the local vicar, and wealthy Lord Gowerville, whose devotion she earns by healing his beloved dog. But her biggest challenge will likely be the 12-year-old runaway who shows up at her door...Blending vivid characters and a deep knowledge of human nature, this is also a funny and poignant tale of the challenges and freedoms of old age and solitude. The Woods in Winter was first published in 1970 and was the last novel Stella Gibbons wrote for publication. This new edition features an introduction by twentieth-century women's historian Elizabeth Crawford.'Stella Gibbons sees people as they really are but she observes them so lovingly as well as acutely that one loves them too' Elizabeth Goudge
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merelybookish
Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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Mehso-so

Kind of soppy and overly nostalgic for bygone days. Some pretty descriptions of nature.

LeahBergen I‘m often overly nostalgic for bygone days. 😆 2w
TheLudicReader @LeahBergen same and the older I get, the worse it gets. 🤣 2w
merelybookish @LeahBergen @TheLudicReader Fair! I am not immune either. (Oh the 90s!) Still, this book was mediocre at best..😉 1w
TheLudicReader Haha, the 90s. I was thinking of the 70s @merelybookish 1w
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merelybookish
The Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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My #weeklyforecast. A bunch of rando books in progress. 😁

The Woods in Winter by Stella Gibbons - from my ebook shelf
Fire & Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones - fairy tale reread
Nelly's Version by Eva Figures - hard copy off my shelf
Black Women Taught Us - nonfiction audio

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Jerdencon
The Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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julieclair Yay! Enjoy! 1y
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Deblovestoread
Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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Only one finished book for the week. It is for #LMPBC so don‘t want to say much but it has an interesting cast of characters. I‘m just jumping in and out of Gutsy Women and learning a bit along the way. Liking both Sharks and Memory Police so far. Mostly caught up,on buddy reads. Have no idea what‘s next.

Cinfhen I read Memory Police this week…very good!!! Glad you‘re enjoying too 💜 1y
julieclair Came home from a week away to find this in my held mail. Can't wait to dive in! 😃 1y
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Deblovestoread
The Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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Hey Group W, do any of these look good to you? I‘m leaning towards the Hargrove as I have loved 3 of her books so far. I will tag it and the other two in the comments. #LMPBC

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JamieArc I just stumbled on a bunch of Stella Gibbons books and many of them have such beautiful covers! 1y
Jerdencon I haven‘t read any of these so I‘m good with whichever! 1y
Jerdencon The Way Past Winter sounds good! 1y
BookBosomed1 I‘ve only read Wintering. Any of the other choices are fine by me. 1y
julieclair The Woods in Winter and The Way Past Winter both sound great! 1y
julieclair @JamieArc That cover alone makes me want to read the book! 1y
Deblovestoread @julieclair @Jerdencon @BookBosomed1 looking forward to reading this pick with you all 1y
julieclair Yay! I'll get to see what lies beyond that lovely cover. 😃 1y
Jerdencon Looking forward to it! 1y
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LeslieO
The Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons
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I love a good curmudgeon and Ivy is one of the best. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️

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