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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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#Pemberlittens its's time for #JaneAdjacent Book Club!
1️⃣ Reread. I originally listened to the audiobook when it first came out. Love that it's narrated by Richard Armitage. Also own a print copy. First Impressions - such a gorgeous cover.
2️⃣ Adam. His mother reminds me of my mother. “You read too much. You read her too much."
3️⃣ Human chain to fill Adam's haycart with books and then drive through town.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ "Yet on his loneliest of days, he sometimes felt as if he was being saved by Jane Austen." This was teenage me. I want 'Saved by Jane Austen' on a tshirt.

"Despite her continued and extensive reading, Evie‘s favourite book remained Pride and Prejudice. Almost as a type of test, she had pressed it on her limited social circle..... If they failed to enjoy or— even worse— finish the book, she wrote them off just as dismissively."
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Crinoline_Laphroaig “But one can always read Austen.”

5️⃣ "I‘ll take Lizzie over Emma any day.” Lizzie taught me to be an Obstinate Headstrong Girl and that has served me well.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ For years I took part in #AusteninAusten. While it's no longer official event, I still dedicate every August to Austen. My husband often quips how is August any different than the rest of the year.

I generally reread Pride and Prejudice in my Birthday month of June. When I first started keeping track on @Goodreads I estimated I had read every other year since I was 16. My current read count is 18 times and that's probably on low side.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣ While both have beautiful gardens, The Great House has a Library.

8️⃣ I would live there, put up a Notice 'to apply to the Housekeeper for tours'. I would cosplay Mrs. Reynolds from Pride and Prejudice, give tours, then make up stories about myself.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 9️⃣ You know that game of what one book would you take on a long journey or want if stranded on a deserted island? My answer is always 'my volume of the Complete Works of Jane Austen'. 🎩📖📚

#12monthsofjane
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LitsyEvents
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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From @Crinoline_Laphroaig

My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent.
Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.
Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of thr month. Join in whenever you can.
#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested.
#12MonthsOfJane

Gissy 🤗📚❤️ 23h
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mcctrish
The Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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It‘s been awhile since I read this but I‘m looking forward to the discussions #janeadjacent #pemberlittens #12monthsofjane

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm about to Post Discussion questions. Was first catching up on comments. 23h
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Rebecca | Virago, Daphne Du Maurier
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After finishing The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner for April's #12MonthsOfJane immediately started rereading Bloomsbury Girls. I had forgotten that Daphne du Maurier makes appearance. Quite fun since I had just finished #HashtagBrigade read of Rebecca.

Favorite part of Rebecca is descriptions of tea & gardens @ Manderley. Don't actually like any of the main characters. But I still absolutely love the book.
@BarkingMadRead #PemberLittens

BarkingMadRead I haven‘t read that one! 2d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @BarkingMadRead it picks up the story of Evie from 2d
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh I may have to get that one! 2d
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BarkingMadRead I went to add it to my tbr and it‘s already there 🤣🤣 (edited) 2d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @BarkingMadRead 😆 I'm enjoying rereading. Especially since Author's next book takes up a character from Bloomsbury Girls. I read ARC awhile back and I'm looking forward to audiobook of 2d
BarkingMadRead I added that one as well. You are bad for my TBR 🤣 2d
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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I'm looking forward to discussing this April's #12MonthsOfJane read. I'll be posting discussion questions tomorrow both on Instagram and now here on Litsy as well for #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent. 🎩📖📚

*12 Months of Jane is a read at your own pace book club. Discussion Post is 30th of every month. Join in whenever/however works for you. Tag me @Crinoline_Laphroaig so I make sure and see your comments.

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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Crinoline_Laphroaig:

My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent. Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.

Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of the month. Join in whenever you can.

#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested. 📚

#12MonthsOfJane

Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you! 2d
mcctrish I got seriously sidetracked from #12mobthsofjane @Crinoline_Laphroaig but I‘m in for the year 2d
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner
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My friend Claire ask me to host a Jane Austen Book Club on Instagram. Haven't talked about it here because there was already #JaneAdjacent. Now that @StayCurious is retiring as host, I can post here as well.

Same as #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong. Read at your own pace. Discussion Post up on last day of thr month. Join in whenever you can.

#Pemberlittens let me know if you're interested. 📚

#12MonthsOfJane

Could you share @LitsyEvents ?

julieclair Oh yay! I‘m in for the year! Looking forward to this. Thanks so much. 😄 2d
LitsyEvents Oh yay! I‘ll get a copy asap for May! I‘m
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StayCurious
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Hello #Pemberlittens friends! I‘ve made the difficult decision to end our #JaneAdjacent buddy reads starting in May. Or at least to end my role in hosting them. I‘ve found recently that I‘ve overcommitted myself on Litsy and in real life and I need to step back. I‘ve so enjoyed our discussions and the books we‘ve chosen that have brought us back into Jane‘s world. If anyone is interested in taking up the mantle, you have my blessing!

mcctrish It‘s so easy to do. I‘m so sad but I‘m so happy I got to hang out with you for a brief while 1w
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BarkingMadRead Awwwww that‘s a bummer, but I totally get it! If I wasn‘t already hosting a couple others I would take it over! 1w
Sace While I was not part of the reading I totally understand the Litsy overwhelm! There are so many fabulous activities here and it‘s hard not to overdo. 1w
Librarybelle Thank you for hosting this! I completely understand - I can barely keep up with all of the activities I‘m hosting and participating in. It‘s been a lot of fun. ❤️ 1w
Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting! 1w
peanutnine Totally understand! Thanks for hosting for so long, we read some great books as a group ☺️💕 1w
Gissy So sad but understandable. I‘m always behind in my readings so I will spend these months to read all your recommendations😃Enjoy your reading time and enjoy🤗Thank you so much for hosting all these buddy reads 🥰♥️♥️♥️ 1w
willaful It's been really fun! I hope you can find more balance in your life; it's so easy to take on too much here! 1w
CatLass007 You do you. You have done an awesome job hosting this and so many other buddy reads. ❤️ 1w
IndoorDame Thanks for taking this on for so long. You‘re awesome! I‘m glad you‘re looking out for yourself ❤️ 1w
CogsOfEncouragement I have great appreciation for the fun way you host, as well as deep respect for this decision. 💟 1w
rubyslippersreads I‘m sad it‘s ending, but happy that I‘ve learned of so many wonderful #janeadjacent books. Thanks for being such a great host. ❤️ 1w
julieclair This has been a wonderful ride and I will miss it. But I totally get the overwhelm. I, too, suffer from what my husband calls “overcommitment syndrome “. 🙃 Thank you for the time, effort and heart you have put into hosting us. 😍🥰 (edited) 1w
CrowCAH Thanks you so much for heading up the buddy reads! 😘 Totally understandable about commitment; lots of book clubs! Take it easy! 1w
quietjenn Thanks for all you've done! Take care of yourself. 1w
daena Thank you so much for all you‘ve done! 1w
SarahBookInterrupted You did a great job so thank you for all the reads and congratulations on taking care of you! 1w
TheAromaofBooks I definitely get it!! Thank you for all the work you've put in on this little group - we've had some great reads together!! 1w
CatLass007 @BarkingMadRead Did you change your handle while I was on hiatus from Littens? Did you used to be @BarkingMadRuns? 1w
BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 I used to be BarkingMadRun but I can‘t run anymore so i changed it 1w
CatLass007 I get that. If running is something you enjoyed, then I‘m sorry you can‘t run anymore. But you must be pretty memorable since I was off Litsy for about three years. 1w
Larkken Thank you for hosting as long as you did! I found some really fun books through this group - even if I also often overcommit to joining groups.🥰 I hope you find some breathing room! 1w
Crinoline_Laphroaig @StayCurious After I finished hosting last's years #JaneAndTheExcellentReadAlong both here and on Instagram, I hadn't planned on continuing. But my Instagram friend Claire asked me to host another. I didn't post about #12MonthsOfJane here because you were already hosting Jane Adjacent and that's what we are reading. But if you're good with it, I'll use the #JaneAdjacent tag and start sharing for any #PemberLittens who are interested. 1w
StayCurious @Crinoline_Laphroaig absolutely! That‘s totally fine with me 💜 7d
kspenmoll @Crinoline_Laphroaig I am interested in- i also follow you on instagram but do not check in regularly. 3d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll I saw your comment on Instagram. Will tag you. 3d
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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#Pemberlittens I absolutely adored this book when I was part of last year's Austenprose https://austenprose.com/ Book Tour.

Rereading for #12MonthsofJane I'm doing on Instagram w/ my friend Claire. https://www.instagram.com/p/C1pc0dXL92N/?igsh=ZDI0cnIwaWRuanp0

I has print copy on my Forever Shelf but this time I decided to listen to audiobook. Great narration! Just as delightful on a second read.

kspenmoll What a chair!!!! 2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll it's very comfy! 2mo
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