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My 5th whipple, + there is something comforting abt life in middle class 1920s England. Her characters are v well drawn, evoking the conflicting emotions in families as aging, trust, + ambition create the perfect soup of a novel, + of course a perfect villain.
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Such a classic tale of human virtue & vice. 😇😈 It was a tad slow going in the middle, but gained momentum on the other side.

Oh, I feel Celia‘s longing for Field Place. #PersphoneClub

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Dorothy Whipple is always an enjoyable read and this one was no exception. As the afterword states, it‘s a “comforting middle-class drama” but I also found it quite suspenseful due to the titular villain, Mr. Knight. It had the feel of a 1930s Rosamunde Pilcher, if that makes sense? 😆

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Each time I pick up this book to read I think of Mr. Greene.😭

“‘Unfortunately, it was a moment of sanity. All the rest seems madness to me.‘” #Perspephoneclub

Ah, fleeting beauty! 😭

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Yes, I think I have just found my drink of choice," barley wine, bovril, black beer, and port." I wonder if I could substitute marmite as I don't think I've had bovril since I don't know when.
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@LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @Gissy @quietjenn and all our #persephoneclub #persephonebooks for you it‘s on YouTube just incase you run 🏃‍♀️ out of time ⌛️ to read it 😆😘

#persephoneclub has anyone started this one on our list yet ? It‘s next on my TBR I am a huge fan of Dorothy whipple books 📕 apparently this was also made into a film 🎥
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How is it so far @Cathythoughts ? 🙂
(Mollie is giving Teddy a wash 👅 😆

Starting now #Persephoneclub 🤍🤍🤍🍷

It's now April so that means it's time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!
It's my pick this month and we'll be reading They Knew Mr Knight by Dorothy Whipple. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other's posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that's not written in stone. (5) And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!
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It‘s now April so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

It‘s my pick this month 👏 and we‘ll be reading They Knew Mr Knight by Dorothy Whipple. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

Merry Christmas to me! My Persephone order arrived today and I couldn‘t be more excited. Our #PersephoneClub selections were some of the best books I‘ve read this year. Can‘t wait for more!

This book has been a lovely companion to me on our small holiday.. it‘s described as “ comforting but not cosy “.. great characters.. this one has echoes of From A Distance. The protagonists are the Blake family & I felt that I moved in with them while reading this book. I wish them well & am sorry to say goodbye. A book about greed & the nasty Mr Knight… Another Dorothy Whipple for me soon I think 👍🏻❤️

I went to the mall today to get some much needed new clothes. I got frustrated because I couldn‘t find anything that fit or was the right kind of fabric. Yes having Autism has drawbacks when picking out clothes. So I went into Schuler Books and found a #Persephone for six American dollars. It‘s didn‘t have the bookmark, but you can‘t go wrong with the price.

A little blurb from the post script which is far more articulate than I could be.

I really liked this one, even though it was a bit of a slow burn and I knew what was going to happen as soon as Mr. Knight was introduced. But that's fine. Whipple writes well and with insight into every day domesticities and human behavior.

Gotta love #persephonebooks - they haven't let me down yet. 😃

There are so many truths in this book - and this one is the most resonant.

Whipple gets it. I love it when authors get everyday relationships and domesticity so right - and I love the feminists tone this book sometimes adopts.

Freda, already kind of annoying, is now basically dead to me. 😂

For @elkeo and any other #persephonebooks aficionados out there... the lovely endpapers for tagged book 😃

I may have to work this weekend (sadly no #litsypartyofone for me 🙁) - but I can at least sneak a little reading in.
looking forward to checking off another #persephonebooks selection 😁

INFINITY BOOKS (GREAT USED BOOKSTORE IN TOKYO) FIND #5

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%.