Welcome to Litsy!

It‘s definitely an interesting story but you have to be in the mind set to read (I also listened to some of it on audio to get through it). It‘s very detailed. I did find it fascinating to know that how one went to medical school initially was not based on academics but on your ability to pay. Elizabeth & then Emily had to push back on many expectations of the time to accomplish what they did. Good but low pick. #bookspin

It's been a rough week. This brand new book arrived yesterday, which brightened my outlook.
From Goodreads:
Most histories have been written by men, about men, relegating women—with the exception of a few queens—to the shadows of time. Now, bestselling author Philippa Gregory reveals the importance of ordinary women, providing a more balanced and truer chronicle that expands and adds rich detail to the story of Great Britain.

It‘s nice to start a weekend trip with a new book!

This the background for the HF novel The Dollhouse (nickname for the Barbizon Hotel) by Fiona Davis - the temporary home for the likes of Joan Didion, Sylvia Plath, Grace Kelly, Betsey Johnson, Eileen Ford models, and many more in the 1950s/60s.

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1️⃣ reading, errands, still decluttering/organizing, walking/exercising, and The Littles❤️
2️⃣ My grands‘ big furry cat Waffles (crammed into a small basket just to entertain us)
3️⃣ Flying bird -freedom
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Very well written history of 4 women who ruled England before Elizabeth. The section on Matilda is excellent. Very informative. The section on Eleanor of Aquitaine was absolutely fascinating. The latter two are not of the same level of interest but are still good.

This book.
My morning reading. #coffeeandbooks

How many times in history did this happen? According to to the author, beginning with Reformation, libraries were decimated by varying religious groups, with the intention of burning “controversial texts.” There are lists of these books.available today.“ Femina” was the category that destroyed female texts were cataloged under. I am reading the into- so much to digest on every page!

1) hope to see the eclipse, but looks like it might be cloudy. on vacation the rest of the week I have no plans which is glorious.

2)coffee in the morning, water later in day.

3) I have tons of book marks which i do use, but often it‘s a found thing near me- tissue, mail, ribbon,etc.

4) current read is tagged.

@readingjedi @Birdsong28 have you started this monster yet ? The podcast is excellent 👌 I received this for Christmas but haven‘t started it yet 🙂