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Smarkies
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A good introduction to the notre-dame cathedral and what it has inspired.
Ken Follett wrote this to support its rebuilding when it was burnt.

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bookandbedandtea
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There is a lot of detail- approx 1/3 of the pages are footnotes- in this accounting of a 500 year old crime. It is well researched & I was impressed at how much documentation survives. It starts out by following the Provost of Paris who did some fine detective work w/i the technological limits of his time. We also get a fascinating look at French politics of the time- and there are unfortunate parallels to be drawn. Once the murder is solved the

bookandbedandtea book goes on to examine the repercussions of the murder as it leads to a civil war, which weakens French defenses and resources such that they cannot fend off the English king Henry V when he comes campaigning in France. He wins at Agincourt, despite the odds, and comes out ahead in the Hundred Years War, which the author posits may have turned out differently had not the Orleanists and the Burgundians been at each other's throats. 4d
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Judybskt
Madeline | Ludwig Bemelmans
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Our daughter is raising a reader! She brought her son for a 6 week visit. 💚

ju.ca.no How sweet! 6d
dabbe She learned well! Look how intrigued he is! 💙🖤💙 6d
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Shemac77
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Next up

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Eggs
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“The measure of us isn‘t in the day-to-day. And it‘s not in our past or our future. It‘s in the fundamental changes we make within ourselves over a lifetime.”

This conclusion to the Jaipur Trilogy was so satisfying. Really enjoyed this series💜

#Read2025 #Bookspinbingo #LitsyAtoZ #Series2025 #Pantone2025

@DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader @BarbaraBB @Lauredhel

DieAReader ♥️Fantastic 2w
WorldsOkayestStepMom One of my favorite series! 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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Eggs @DieAReader 🩷💜🩷 1w
Eggs @WorldsOkayestStepMom 👏🏻🙌🏻👍🏼 1w
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NatalieR
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A historical novel that intertwines World War II intrigue with a modern quest for justice. Set in 1940s Paris, it follows young Colette Marceau, inheriting her family‘s centuries-old tradition of jewel theft from a lineage of outlaws. The story transitions between her wartime upbringing and her present day as an octogenarian, creatively blurring the moral lines of theft.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/the-stolen-life-of-colette-marceau

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Jen2
A Fashionably French Murder | Colleen Cambridge
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So fun!

CaramelLunacy I liked this one a lot! I looked up some of the dresses, and they're so lovely! 2w
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Deblovestoread
Fearless and Free: A Memoir | Josephine Baker
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#WeeklyForecast

I had gotten behind in my buddy reads again so decided it was time to catch up and start the new ones on time. Hoping doing a #WeeklyForecast will keep me motivated.

I am almost at the finish line with the tagged and What We Knew. Next audio will be Nobody‘s Girl. Not sure what my next ebook will be. Just started the Austen for #NonfictionNovember and will start Persuasion soon.

🤞🏼 I can stay on task 😂

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youneverarrived
Scaffolding: A Novel | Lauren Elkin
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Pumpkin spice latte and my book in the library - shall have a little browse of the newest books later, too.

I‘m on to Florence & Henry‘s part in this book. Loving it! #10beforetheend

squirrelbrain I loved this! ❤️ 2w
Lesliereadsalot This one‘s so good! 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures I am putting this on my shortlist for next year! So glad you are loving it. 2w
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andrew61 I'm glad you are enjoying it , I wanted to be sat in a parisian cafe with a glass of wine reading this book. 2w
youneverarrived @squirrelbrain @Lesliereadsalot @ChaoticMissAdventures I finished it a couple of days ago and it‘s one of my faves I‘ve read this year! 2w
youneverarrived @andrew61 ahh that would have been the dream place to read this. Glass of red for me 🍷 2w
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andrew61
Scaffolding: A Novel | Lauren Elkin
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2 parisian women 50 yrs apart experience different feelings abt maternity. Anna, in 2019, has had a miscarriage, a psychoanalyst, she finds solace in a neighbour's friendship. Florence, in 1972, wants a child, but her husband does not, + their affairs undermine their love. Touching upon love, loss, sexuality, and feminism the reader is drawn into a deep reflection on the nature + fragility of relationships. It is also a beautiful picture of paris

youneverarrived Great review. I‘m reading this now and loving it. 2w
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