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Fin and Lady
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine
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Eleven-year-old Fin and his older half-sister, Lady, have just been orphaned. Fin has not seen his glamorous sister in six years, but she is now his legal guardian - and his only hope. Uprooted from his home on a small dairy farm in rural Connecticut, Fin joins Lady in her Greenwich Village apartment. With the Swinging Sixties swirling in kaleidoscope colour all around him, Fin soon learns that his free-living, free-loving sister is going to be as much his responsibility, as he is hers. Comic and romantic, joyous and moving, Fin & Lady is a spirited love story about a brother and sister who must form their own unconventional bond in increasingly troubled times. Praise for The Three Weissmanns of Westport: 'Elegant prose, pin-sharp humour, and an ending that proves satisfyingly bittersweet.' Guardian 'Intelligent and beguiling.' The Times 'Sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious, and deeply affecting.' New York Times
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Coleen
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine
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Mehso-so

This was a solid “meh” for me. That‘s about all I can say.

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DimeryRene
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine
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This is one of my favorite books. 💗💗 I brought it to a book exchange I hosted over the weekend all about feel good books!

erzascarletbookgasm Sounds like a fun exchange:) 6y
DimeryRene @erzascarletbookgasm It was! I‘ve done exchanges on diversity, feminism, mental health! This was my most recent and I wanted it to be a little less intense. It was an amazing time. I did a blog post on the mental health exchange as well if you‘re interested! On the blog in the same section, under “events”!!! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Cool! Will check out more stuff on your blog! 6y
DimeryRene @erzascarletbookgasm That would be great, thank you! I‘ve been trying to be more confident and brave in asking people@to check it out!! I just started, so I don‘t always feel like it‘s the best work, but I‘m working hard! 😀 6y
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DimeryRene
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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But how could you have a heart when everyone wanted to tear off pieces? And everyone did, until there was nothing left [...] Everyone tearing like wolves.

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LauraBrook
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine
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I keep waiting to post pics from the “new” shelves in the guest room, and let‘s face facts, it‘s better to just post an honest photo. So here‘s what I‘m looking at instead of getting ready for work. (And yes. It‘s all double stacked. Except for Virginia Woolf and Edith Wharton - I promised them they‘d be visible at all times.)

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drbethandherkindle
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine
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Currently living my best "the work to-do list is finished but you want to stay for the building wide happy hour" life. Fin and Lady + iced tea + the most comfortable chair in the building ??

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Sharpeipup
Fin and Lady | Cathleen Schine

"If no one misses you, you don't really exist."

Do you agree? #litdebate

BookishGirl06 You don't exist to them, I suppose? 7y
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Pamwurtzler
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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Pickpick

I liked this. It tells the story of Fin, who is orphaned, and his half-sister Lady, who becomes his guardian. I won't say anything else so I won't spoil it! #LitsyAtoZ #LetterF #ChangedtheAtoZlistagain

SilversReviews Sounds good. 7y
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Jas16
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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My sister is a stay at home mom with three kids and says that lately reading keeps her sane. I am so excited that this box of books is almost ready to be shipped to her. I always try to keep an eye out for things she might like to read too even though we have pretty different tastes. #booksfromboxes #junetunz

SusanInTiburon Aren't you nice! 7y
LauraBrook What an awesome sister! 💖 7y
BookishMarginalia Lovely! And a great mix of books! 7y
Cinfhen Awww, I love that 💝what a wonderful & thoughtful sister/gift 7y
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Jas16
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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Pickpick

I read this over the weekend and it would be a good #beachread. Set in the 60s, Fin is 11 when he is sent to live with the half sister he barely knows. Lady is impulsive and,while she loves Fin, ill equipped to be a guardian. The story is told from Fin's point of view so characters are never fully developed outside of his perspective. I can see how that might drive people crazy but it worked for me. Humor and tears. #splashintosummerreading

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Jas16
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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Love the cover of my current read. The blue skies and scenery make me want to grab my passport and book a flight. Luckily we have blue skies of our own in San Francisco today. #mrblueskies #junetunz

Cinfhen My friend who's an avid reader could not stop raving about this book 💙I need to read it 😊 7y
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MrBook
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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#TBRtemptation post 3! 1964, 11-year-old Fin & his glamorous older half-sister, Lady, have been orphaned, & she's his legal guardian now...& he hasn't seen her in 6 years. When he moves in with her from a farm in rural Connecticut to Greenwich Village, they find she's as much his responsibility too. They live together through the Swinging '60s, with its civil rights movement & Vietnam War. Fin protects Lady & she him.#blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Graciouswarriorprincess I really enjoyed this book.👍🏻💕 7y
DimeryRene I can not even begin to tell you how much I loved this book. 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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KelseyCB
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
Mehso-so

Ok but just didn't capture me...too bad because the characters had a lot of promise, but the story somehow didn't go deep enough to suck me in...

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
Fin & Lady: A Novel | Cathleen Schine
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This #underhypedbooks day has me thinking today! I'd like to add Fin & Lady to this list. A lovely summer read too! #Augustphotochallenge

OSChamberlain I thought this looked like it would be a good read back when it came out. 8y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @OSChamberlain it's a great little story that pulls on the heartstrings. The narration was really wonderful too (I listened to it). 8y
LitHousewife I really enjoyed the audio. A quiet, lovely novel. 8y
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