NotARealClare

Ch 29: #osbornethetorturedpoet #nobodywantshispoems #traveliswearingonhim #prestonmaybeworkingfordocsoon #cynthiawantstogetaway #mollywantstohelp #osbornewantstohelprogergetcynthia #evenifthatmeansosbornegetslessmoney #brotherlylove #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I don‘t even know what to say other than Mr Gibson is right, Osborne needs to tell his dad everything and #notarealclare can stop her schemeing 2d

Ruthiella Osborn! “No one will give me a job” boo hoo. He COULD manage the estate he is going to inherit instead of try to sell his (probably not very good) poetry. 2d

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Clare-Dragonfly Gah 2d

eeclayton @Ruthiella Agreed. He isn't even trying to get a job, he's just spending other people's money and feeling sorry for himself. 2d

Bklover @mcctrish I can hardly wait for the scene when #notarealclare finds out! 2d

mcctrish @Bklover the furies will be unleashed 2d

mcctrish @Ruthiella poor Osborne born too soon for a #gofundme 2d

willaful I'm wondering if #NotARealClare is encouraging Roger now because she thinks Osborne is going to die. And what if Osborne does die and his expected baby is a secret heir! Would explain why the book is so damn long. 😂 2d

Ruthiella @mcctrish 😂😂😂 2d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish lol 2d

mcctrish @willaful so drawn out and not nearly the death count we are used to 2d

ElizaMarie @MccTrish and @Willaful - Yes! I thought there would be more deaths! 1d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 28: #cynthiaissickaftertheball #whatdidprestonsay ⁉️ #rogerisaconstantvisitor #bringingcyntiagifts #breakingmollysheart #mammaisnotafan #outrightrude #thegirlsdefendhim #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish I am spiralling after this chapter - #notarealclare is soooooo obnoxious, Molly is so sweet, Roger is a dumbass, what is up with Cynthia?! My favourite quote is Osborne “I believe my movements are guided more by the lunar calendar than the floral” trying to shut #notarealclare down 3d

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Ozzy seems to be the only one who knows what is going on. So weird. 3d

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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk he‘s one of the few that knows his back story 😆 3d

willaful I was a little confused by the section about “Mrs Gibson's cautious and quiet efforts to forward the catastrophe.“ Is she trying to get Osborne to compromise Cynthia so they have to get married? Truly that would be a catastrophe. 3d

BarkingMadRead @willaful I would not be surprised in the least #anythingforwedding 3d

ElizaMarie Another reminder that Rodger is not the Golden Boy Osborne. 3d

Clare-Dragonfly @willaful I think in this case “catastrophe” is more of a synonym of “climax” or “resolution” than “terrible thing.” But I‘m sure Mrs. Gaskell had both meanings in mind! 3d

julieclair @mcctrish “Spiraling” is the perfect word to describe how I‘m feeling after this chapter, too. 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 26: #timefortheball #iadorethebrownings #interestinggossipaboutmammaandpreston 👀 #thetowerscrewappears #timetodancewiththeregularpeople 🙄 #politics #mollymakesanimpression #whichpissesoffmamma #poorcynthiawillpayforit #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella What is this mystery about Mr. Preston? Also, I also love the Browning sisters! 5d

mcctrish I LOVE that everyone was aggrieved and defrauded by the late arrival hour and poor dress of the wealthy and the duchess. Preston and #notarealclare are the snobbiest, ill tempered social climbers anywhere 5d

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peanutnine I'm beginning to really like Lady Harriet, and how she "learned her lesson" from Molly. I love how her familiarity with Molly and the Browning sisters annoys #notarealclare so much 5d

willaful Oh man! I used to have paper dolls of the women in that picture! Dover published them.

I'm suspecting that #NotARealClare set her cap at Mr. Preston but he wanted Cynthia. 🤢 And he seems to have some power over them, so maybe he knows something damaging. Possibly he did something damaging. 😬

Great Fashion Designs of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls in Full Color

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eeclayton I read the fourth hashtag as “the tower screw appears“ 😂 5d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton 🤣🤣 5d

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton me too! That one took me a minute. 😂

It's always a good day when we get to the ball in one of these chapter a day reads. 5d

Bklover @eeclayton Me too! 5d

Bklover @peanutnine Yes!!!! 5d

Lcsmcat @eeclayton 😂😂 5d

Lcsmcat @willaful I had those too, but mine was a coloring book. 5d

willaful @Lcsmcat There was nothing Dover couldn't do with copyright-free media. 😂 5d

willaful I actually tagged the wrong one, it was this.

Fashion Paper Dolls from Godey's Lady's Book, 1840-1854

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Clare-Dragonfly Ugh, Preston is such a creep!!! 5d

Cuilin I‘m playing catch up. I do like that the gossip was called Mrs. Hornblower. 4d

dabbe @eeclayton OMG, so did I! 😂 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 25: #prepfortheball #clarevisitsthetowers #totallyignoredbyherhosts #soshemadeupstories 🤷🏻‍♀️ #beatifulflowersforthegirls #frompreston 🔥 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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ElizaMarie I am curious about the story behind Preston 6d

Bklover I have to admit I rather enjoyed Clare getting snubbed! 6d

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willaful Cynthia definitely has something of her mother's ruthless disregard for other people's feelings, though she did try to make up for it.

@Bklover Yes, some satisfaction. Wow, there aint no climber like a social climber 'cause a social climber don't stop! 6d

Bookwormjillk @Bklover same 6d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🩵🎯! 6d

mcctrish #notarealclare and Cynthia are double trouble imo @ElizaMarie I too am very curious about the mystery surrounding Preston ( I am happy the note came from him and not Roger ) 6d

rubyslippersreads @Bklover Me too. 6d

julieclair @ElizaMarie @mcctrish Me too. I really want to know what their story is. 6d

julieclair This ball is going to be so much fun! #WhatCouldGoWrong #ThePossibilitiesAreEndless 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 20: #prestonisback #mammaactssobizarre #likeshewantedhimtogoandthenwantedhimtostay #icantwaittohearthishistory #cynthiawasnothavingit #osbornedropsby #superinterestedincynthia #hmmmmmm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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mcctrish Oh what a wicked web we weave! What are Cynthia and #notarealclare up to? 2w

dabbe There is DEFINITELY some history that ain't so savory between #prissypreston, @notarealclare, and #nolovecynthia. 😱 2w

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Bookwormjillk This chapter was definitely one big #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmmmm 2w

eeclayton Molly picking up on the tension and trying to save Cynthia was so sweet. She's definitely too good for these folks. 2w

Cuilin @dabbe There‘s a story there. Spill the tea ladies. 2w

dabbe @Cuilin 🎯🤣🎯 2w

ElizaMarie So bizarre 2w

Bklover Hmmmm… 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Roger got chief wrangler which I assume means he did really well on his exams. Looks like he‘s the smart one after all! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 13: #renovationsaredone #offtothewedding #thisprestonguygivesmetheick #sortoftellsmollythatclarekeptcynthiaaway #minormrcollinsvibes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 3w

AllDebooks I got distracted, Iain Glenn is a very handsome man. 3w

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks 🤣 I feel that! I think he‘s going to disappoint us 3w

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peanutnine Wait, I feel like I missed something. How do we know this Preston guy? 3w

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine we don‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️ we just met him today. I‘m just getting bad vibes 3w

peanutnine @BarkingMadRead okay cool, just making sure. There are so many characters to keep track of I thought I missed one 😅 3w

Ruthiella @peanutnine I think he was mentioned briefly earlier as the land manager for this estate who had done Mrs. Kirkpatrick favors like providing her with game or produce from the estate. @BarkingMadRead I agree, this guy feels skeevy.😬 3w

mcctrish Mr Preston is in love with Miss Kirkpatrick? I‘m not sure #mommydearest #notarealclare is going to approve and is Mr Gibson getting cold feet ? I hope so, this marriage is giving #titanicvibes 3w

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead possibly so 😔 3w

willaful Mr. Gibson certainly has plenty of reason for cold feet! But is there anything he can do about it now?

I kept being so uncomfortable every time Molly was allowed to be alone with this guy... what happened to being so careful of her, hmmm? 3w

Bookwormjillk We certainly shouldn‘t trust Preston 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yes, he‘s a land agent—I had to CTRL+F his name but I did find that 😂 3w

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly gotta love technology - I had gottrm confused too! 2w

julieclair #Prestonistrouble 2w

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