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Mrs. Fytton's Country Life | Mavis Cheek

bailed

I expected to love this novel because at the outset the humor seemed delightfully cheeky! (Pun intended) 😢 Sadly, there was something about the writing that felt disjointed and I couldn‘t find the flow. I got almost 3/4 of the way thru and skipped to the last chapter to see if I could tell where the MC ends up. Seems a rather morally dubious ending. @Jess_Read_This

Ruthiella You gave it a fair chance. 2mo

Tamra @Ruthiella could have been wrong time. Just never know! 2mo

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

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LeahBergen Well, I‘m unstacking it now! 😆 2mo

Cathythoughts Oh dear !! Still, when you‘ve got to bail you‘ve got to bail 👍🏻❤️ 2mo

Jess_Read_This Oh yes. The ending was not good! 1mo

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Tamra

Mrs. Fytton's Country Life | Mavis Cheek

Oh my, if this is any indication I‘m going to love the humor of this one!

Aimeesue Really, it saves you a lot of trouble in the long run 😂 3mo

jlhammar Ha, that‘s great! 3mo

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 3mo

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BethM 😂 3mo

CarolynM 🤣 Stacked! 3mo

LeahBergen I need to stack it, too! 😆 3mo

batsy 😆 That opening paragraph sounds great, too! 3mo

BookNAround This one has been sitting on my tbr shelves for a decade or more. This is inspiring me to pull it off though! 3mo

Jess_Read_This 😂 How are you liking it so far? 3mo

Tamra @Jess_Read_This I haven‘t properly started it yet bc I have a work bookclub novel checked out. I‘d rather be reading Mavis! 3mo

Jess_Read_This @Tamra I‘ve been in that bookish predicament before! 😂 3mo

Cathythoughts Love it 🤣 3mo

Tamra @Aimeesue @jlhammar @Ruthiella @BethM @CarolynM @LeahBergen @batsy @BookNAround @Cathythoughts I think this one is likely to be right up our collective reading alley! 😊 I haven‘t been able to start it yet, but soon. 3mo

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Jess_Read_This

Mrs. Fytton's Country Life | Mavis Cheek

pick

4⭐️ The “tragic comedic elements often found in domestic relationships” (Guardian quote from her obituary) were indeed present in this novel. I found the writing acerbically funny, entertaining (see scene where teenagers throw house party), and reflective on stages of moving on in relationships. That being said, the ending disappointed me. To be fair, Mrs Fytton was always clear on her end aim. I, the reader, just didn‘t believe her.

Jess_Read_This Link to the Guardian obituary if anyone is interested: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/04/mavis-cheek-obituary 3mo

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Jess_Read_This

Mrs. Fytton's Country Life | Mavis Cheek

Currently reading. My first Mavis Cheek novel and at 33 pages in, I know I‘ll be seeking out her others. Her writing so far is clever and relatable. Any one else read her novels and enjoy her work?

#JessReads2024

rubyslippersreads I‘ve only read this one, but definitely want to read more. 3mo

Tamra I‘ve not tried any, will check it out! 3mo

quietjenn Oo, I don't know her at all! 3mo

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batsy Haven't heard of her! This sounds delightful. 3mo

LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to try one of her books for ages! 3mo

Jess_Read_This @rubyslippersreads the ending irked me. After all of her growth and learning. I mean, she taught herself how to make ale from hundreds year old diary.. and it was good ale. Planted a herb garden successfully with her two hands. Raised chickens. Traveled to South American for Christmas. Seemingly building a life for herself… and she becomes her ex husbands mistress in the end. I slammed the book shut. 3mo

Jess_Read_This @Tamra @quietjenn @batsy @LeahBergen Don‘t read my spoiler comment above. It will ruin the novel. But I hope you all read it because I‘m dying to rehash the book and its ending! I thought it was very well written, acerbically funny, quirky characters, and not at all domestically driven as I expected. The Guardian called her writing tragic comedy (paraphrasing) but I can see it in this novel? 3mo

Jess_Read_This “Her novels celebrate her affection for the absurd alongside the tragic-comedic elements often found in domestic relationships – usually ones that disappointed” this is the Guardian quote about her writing in her obituary. 3mo

Tamra @Jess_Read_This now I‘m really intrigued! I will try to find a copy. Edit - just ordered from the library. 😊 (edited) 3mo

Jess_Read_This @Tamra I can‘t wait to hear your thoughts on it. And to be able to talk about the ending. Which I guess that makes it a pretty decent novel if I‘m still mulling the ending over the next day? 3mo

rubyslippersreads For anyone who has Kindle Unlimited, most of her books (including this one) seem to be available there. I think that‘s how I discovered her. 3mo

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AllDebooks

Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field | John Lewis-Stempel

#Naturalitsy #Midsummersolace #Photochallenge

Day 16 & 17 - Meadows and forests

Split screen today as I missed yesterday. Nothing brings me more peace than being surrounded by greenery.

What's your go-to happy place?

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Suet624

A Peaceful Retirement | Miss Read

I had retired from my 2-year temp job helping to run elections. Yippee, summer! 3 weeks later an employee called & asked if I would PLEASE return for the summer primary election & possibly through the November elections. Staff were leaving her to do it alone in the largest city in Vermont. I said yes. 😳 My reading will go downhill. 😩

This is a photo of kids picking cucumbers. In my teen years I laid on one of these for three summers, picking.

Jas16 Oh wow. I am sorry for the change in your plans but really appreciative of your efforts and those of everyone working to help our elections run smoothly. 2y

Amiable Thank you for stepping up to go back! As @jas16 says, it‘s so important right now to have good, honest people working to ensure smooth elections. 2y

Suet624 @Amiable @Jas16 Thank you. It‘s true…it‘s so important. I‘m really happy to help in this way. Just had some really fun plans in place that I needed to change. 🤣🤣 2y

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DivineDiana I too want to thank you for your commitment to help the voting process. It is such a crucial election. And that photo is amazing! What an experience that must have been! 2y

Reggie Way to be a good citizen/friend Sue. 2y

Suet624 @Reggie oh my word! Reggie! How wonderful to hear from you. Your comment immediately made me think of a Vermont punk band from the mid-80‘s that sang a song about being a good citizen. If you‘re interested, it‘s pretty fun. https://youtu.be/-nJzmxJejg8 2y

kspenmoll Sue, I will add my accolades to you for your commitment to the democratic process during a time of discouragement. Wow! I never knew cucumbers were picked that way! 2y

ValerieAndBooks At first I thought this picture was a crime scene 😳. Glad you‘re helping things go smoothly! 2y

Suet624 @ValerieAndBooks haha. Yeah, I can see that. 2y

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Kshakal

Picnic | Mercer Mayer

Finished the evening with a beautiful picnic!

keys_on_fire That looks fantastic!! 2y

Chelsea.Poole Gorgeous photo! 2y

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Gissy

Picnic | Mercer Mayer

#ThoughtfulThursday
🧺 I will follow @Chrissyrradit recommendation, a place to share with @Litsy friends. It could be in New York or in Puerto Rico.
🧺Litsy friends
🧺Fresh, juicy fruits and every person can bring something typical for this occasion from their state or culture. 😋

This was fun. I wish I could do it in the future so I can meet some of you in person🤗
Thank you for the tag @Chrissyreadit @TheSpineView @StaceGhost 🥰

@MoonWitch94

Chrissyreadit Love it!!! 2y

TheSpineView You're welcome! 2y

BiblioLitten 3 sound perfect 💙 2y

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peanutnine

Picnic | Mercer Mayer

#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94

1. The Trocadero Gardens - they used to be my hangout spot when I lived in Paris, right by my apartment

2. My partner (he also wants nothing more than to read in silence lol)

3. Books and baguettes 📚🥖💕

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