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An ebay find. It looks like a long book but that is because half of it is notes and references.

#Pemberlittens I've been contemplating color schemes for flower beds up against the house. There are plenty of foundation shrubs for greenery but no flowers. And then replacement copy of In The Garden with Jane Austen. My brick and brick at Chawtow Cottage are a close match! It's giving me lots of inspiration. 🏡

#inthegardenwithjaneausten

#roll100 January 2024 @PuddleJumper

#Pemberlittens thank you so much for the great feedback and suggestions for our #JaneAdjacent subgroup! I will continue with monthly buddy reads but some may start later or earlier in the month depending on my schedule. I like having a monthly vote as it keeps things fresh and people engaged. I will throw into the mix a few other classic retellings for variation. This will be a very flexible group - jump in and out depending on your preference! ⬇️

This was a warm, kindhearted piece of Austen historical fiction that imagines a backstory for Fanny Austen‘s governess who went on to become close friends with Jane. It was the perfect story for me at this moment, and I always love it when that happens!

At half past six, in the bleak, icy evening of 21 January in the year 1804, Anne Sharp arrived on the threshold of Godmersham Park. #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Reading this feels a bit too much like a scholar's job, it has too many notes (over 300 pages of notes and indexes) and they are not well enough integrated to not feel lost on the many names. There's a lot of dress talk on the letters and the most interesting parts were likely destroyed by the family,but the letters still reflect the brilliance of the author. ⬇️⬇️

#Book2Book @ALLDEBOOKS

Open to all who signed up using the form in #AllDeBook's original post. 🤗

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Recent acquisitions:

📖 The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle & Susie Conklin
📖 Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Queen Who Rode Off to Battle by Ann Kramer
📖 Once Upon a River: A Novel by Diane Setterfield

#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans

I'm behind on reviews again, but felt the same as most #pemberlittens with this one. It was decent but there were sooo many characters to keep track of and while I liked revisiting some of my favorites, I don't know that the couples paired were the best matched. Glad to have read this though, especially with the #hashtagbrigade