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Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe
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Smarkies
A Late Phoenix | Catherine Aird
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Mehso-so

A quiet mystery which perhaps was not the most riveting. The interaction between Sloan and Crosby does lend to the witty exchanges in the book.

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andrew61
None Turn Back | Storm Jameson
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Pickpick

The 3rd of this trilogy finds Hervey married to Nicholas but about to have a serious operation. The bk then covers the 9 days of the 1926 general strike, + the characters are polarised btwn avid support of the cause + entrenched self-interest. What is interesting is how scared of revolution society was at a time when ww1 still impacts on lives + poverty is rife. A fascinating period, + good series. And the life of the writer is wortha bk itself ⬇️

andrew61 Just a mention of the choices virago made for the art on their covers . Here 3 wonderful Edward Hopper images captured the dark emotion of the characters. 1mo
LeahBergen Gorgeous! I have a couple of these waiting on my shelves. 1mo
Cathythoughts These are great 👍🏻 1mo
kwmg40 I love these VMC covers! 1mo
kspenmoll Those are such beautiful editions! 4w
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Kshakal
Rainforest | Jenny Diski
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👏🏻 2mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩 2mo
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mabell
Harm's Way | Catherine Aird
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A crow drops a finger on a footpath in front of a walker, and the best laid plans go awry.

Poor Crosby is back to the barely competent sidekick in this one 😆

Aimeesue Crows are the best! Caw! 🐦‍⬛ 2mo
Librarybelle What a great setup for a mystery! 2mo
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mabell @Aimeesue I see you‘re interested in corvidology! Kaarh, kaarh,kaarh, as it said in the book 😄 2mo
mabell @Librarybelle And icky 😂 2mo
Tamra I love your place setting! 😍 2mo
mabell @Tamra Thank you! I started collecting Wedgwood Countryside years ago, and picked up coordinating pieces as I found them. 💙 2mo
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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

My book club will soon discuss this engaging listen! Well-performed and set across England in 1932, Stella has something to prove with writing her second book. After dismal sales with her first biography, her publisher suggests she write a history of food in England. Still fresh in her grief of losing her mother, and navigating her own relationships, this does eventually get there. Stella‘s choices are less than stellar but her arc is satisfying.

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mabell
Some Die Eloquent | Catherine Aird
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Pickpick

Constable Crosby takes some initiative and investigates on his own! Inspector Sloan is trying to keep up with the murder investigation - and his wife prepping for the maternity ward!

rubyslippersreads Great photo! 3mo
LeahBergen Look at that old Bantam paperback! 3mo
mabell @rubyslippersreads Thank you! 3mo
mabell @LeahBergen I love these covers! I wish they continued through the whole series 3mo
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CarolynM
The Snow Ball | Brigid Brophy
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A sumptuous New Year's Eve party in the mid 20th century is seen through the eyes of a mature cynical woman and a young girl at her first ball. It took me a bit to get into the style of this one, but once I did I loved its wit and bite. Thanks Leah😘

batsy Happy to hear that you liked it too 💜 3mo
The_Penniless_Author The podcast Backlisted did an episode on this book, if you're interested: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pLtuEAsDMYwa4Uu53KZ5g?si=JwidsZ9_Skeq2dh9iCmnM... 3mo
CarolynM @The_Penniless_Author Thanks. I‘ll look it up😀 3mo
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CarolynM @batsy I think I stacked it based on your review, so thank you too😘 3mo
LeahBergen I‘m so glad you liked it! 😘😘 3mo
LeahBergen And maybe I‘ll get to my copy for next New Year. 😂 3mo
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BookishMadHatter
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Solid first book in this series that's been on my radar for a while now. I started with the audiobook but switched to ebook because I just wasn't in a listening mood and enjoyed where the story took me. I'm looking forward to continuing this series, and my only real complaint is that sometimes characters were referred to as their first name and sometimes their last, which is a bit of a pet peeve of mine when it comes to reading
#SeriesLove2024

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intothehallofbooks
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I‘m thrilled to report that not only did I complete my goal for #YearEnd #20in4 by reading 20 chapters in this book—but I ended up finishing the entire book! The readathon gave me the push I needed to finish this one.

Thank you for hosting, @Andrew65!

Andrew65 Fantastic 👏👏👏🙌🎊🎉🥳 Thanks for playing along. 4mo
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