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The blank wall: a novel of suspense | Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

Reposting for @leahBergen
It‘s now October so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! 1d

Bookbuyingaddict Hello 👋 all count me in have my copy ready to go 😆💨💨I am going away at the weekend for a week and not taking it with me so il binge read it when I get home , happy 😃 reading 🤓🥰 1d

LitsyEvents @LeahBergen please see above 1d

LeahBergen @Bookbuyingaddict Enjoy your weekend away! ❤️ 21h

LeahBergen @LitsyEvents Thanks! 😊 21h

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LeahBergen

The blank wall: a novel of suspense | Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

It‘s now October so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

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LeahBergen @LitsyEvents 2d

Tamra Thanks for the reminder, Leah! 2d

quietjenn Thanks! I remembered that it was my pick, but couldn't remember what I nominated 😂. 2d

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Gissy I am so behind but I know I will read them eventually. I have like what I read so far👌Plus I love Persephone editions 😍 2d

Cathythoughts Thanks Leah. I‘ve read this one and I loved it. I might have a reread. I look forward to people‘s thoughts on it. 👍🏻❤️ 1d

CarolynM I‘m going to be away most of this month so I probably won‘t get to this until November. But I will be following everyone‘s posts about it! 1d

LeahBergen @Tamra 😘 21h

LeahBergen @quietjenn That sounds like me 😆 21h

LeahBergen @Gissy You‘re never behind! Just read along as you can. 😊 21h

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I‘ve read it too and thought it was great! 21h

LeahBergen @CarolynM I hope you‘re travelling somewhere fun. 😘 21h

Sparklemn Can I be added to the list? 12h

LeahBergen @Sparklemn Sure! I‘ll add you to this one so I remember. 😆 9h

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Andrea313

The Fortnight in September | R. C. Sherriff

I loved re-reading this classic on my own September vacation this year. Though mine wasn't a fortnight (hooray for the USA 🙃) it was such a needed getaway. I was again struck by the small, beautifully rendered details of the book, and how, along with the general break in routine and surroundings, it was the time and space to be on their own that was the true means by which each family member was able to refresh and refill their mental energy.

Andrea313 #PersephonePick #MittenLitten 3w

LeahBergen Gorgeous photo! I love this book. 3w

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rubyslippersreads

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

I really enjoyed this. At first it seemed like the story of a young girl growing up on a ranch, with an almost idyllic life, but the detail about Ernestine‘s future revealed that the story was going to get darker. This is my first Ethel Wilson, but won‘t be my last.

Does anyone else think that Hetty would be able to get herself out of trouble in Austria, no matter how ominous the last lines? 😏

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andrew61 Yes, I agree, Hetty will definitely find someone else who falls for her charms. Great review. 4w

Tamra @andrew61 agreed! 4w

willaful Yup, she's a survivor. 4w

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LeahBergen Haha! Yes, I bet Hetty figured something out. 4w

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Maybe she heard that a captain with seven children was looking for a governess. 🤣 4w

LeahBergen Good one!! 😂 4w

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sarahbarnes

The Expendable Man | Dorothy B. Hughes

I read 10 pretty great books this summer thanks to the #14books14weeks challenge. Thanks @Liz_M ! My favorite was the tagged book, but I really liked them all.

Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 1mo

BarbaraBB Good to see you 💕 1mo

Liz_M Your stack certainly was well-chosen! I agree that TEM is a wonderful read. 1mo

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sarahbarnes @Ruthiella thank you! 😊 1mo

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I miss it here! 💕 1mo

sarahbarnes @Liz_M it was such a good summer challenge! 1mo

kspenmoll I love this challenge! Nice reading! 4w

sarahbarnes @kspenmoll thank you! I agree - it‘s a great challenge. 4w

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Teresereading

Flush | Virginia Woolf

#author
#charactercharm
An author's memoir of another author's dog
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Oh that sounds fun 🐶 1mo

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CarolynM

Hetty Dorval. by Ethel Wilson | Ethel Wilson

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I have a lot of thoughts about this one. Firstly, the ostracism. No one quite seemed to know exactly why, but Hetty was a “menace” & to be shunned. I wonder how often this happened (& still happens) to someone innocent? Then the “femme fatale”. Of course it‘s the woman‘s fault, no man can resist a beautiful woman who appears available & interested🤬 I was kind of disappointed that it turned out Hetty conformed to the stereotype.

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Tamra I got the impression that was one of Wilson‘s points, re: stereotype? Hetty & her mother suffered the social stigma of having been real women with real feelings, desires, dreams, etc. who were especially manipulated by men. They in turn had to manipulate others bc they operated in survival mode. I would have liked Hetty more fleshed out in first person, but it was Frankie‘s POV. Honestly, I was more interested in Hetty! (edited) 1mo

Cathythoughts Yes I agree, the judgement of innocent people in this world is upsetting. I think Hetty was set up early on when she tells Frankie their meetings must be a secret… this is how we are introduced to her and it‘s hard to get past. I worried for Hetty‘s future, she was living life in survival mode. Solitary. 1mo

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LeahBergen

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

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I‘m late to review our latest #PersephoneClub read as I‘ve been travelling around the interior of British Columbia (and very close to the setting of this novel).

I loved it! And who was surprised by the “reveal”?? I felt like I could have continued on with Frankie‘s story just a little bit longer.

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Tamra It was a surprise to me! Didn‘t seem to be handled well all the way around. 😅 I felt like that about Frankie too, but I had to keep reminding myself the titular character is Hetty. I wonder if that was a publisher choice? I hope you enjoyed your trip! (edited) 1mo

willaful I would really have liked to see more of what happened to Frankie, but I came to the conclusion that the story was really about her finding her own values and voice and we could take the rest on faith. 1mo

CarolynM I was surprised, but it made sense to me. And I liked what the Afterword said about the consequences of parents behaving as servants to their children. I was uncomfortable all along with accepting that Hetty was bad, without any real evidence. I was hoping for those sitting in judgement to be in the wrong. 1mo

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rubyslippersreads I‘m even later than you, but will come back when I‘m done. 😺 1mo

Cathythoughts I loved it too. The reveal was a surprise to me too, but then on reflection it made sense. I felt for Hetty , but I‘d say she would be a difficult person. I loved the description of their first meeting in nature. Lovely writing. ❤️ 1mo

Cathythoughts Lovely picture ! I hope you had a great time on your trip x 1mo

MemoirsForMe Happy Travels! 🤗🚐❤️ 1mo

rubyslippersreads I was surprised by the reveal. As for Hetty‘s reputation, I think Frankie‘s parents were just trying to protect Frankie, and to keep her from growing up too fast. But that was difficult to do without divulging too much of the sordid gossip around Hetty, which at that time would have been very shocking. 4w

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andrew61

Hetty Dorval. by Ethel Wilson | Ethel Wilson

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@quietjenn @Tamra @CarolynM @sisilia @Caryl @daena @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful @LeahBergen #persephoneclub
Another great read with (reminded me of a lost lady by WC) a central character who is the hypnotic femme fatale who attracts everyone except the sceptical narrator ,here Frankie burnaby who as a child loves the stranger + her parents forbid her to contact but as adult sees the spider like risk.

LeahBergen Pretty photo! I really enjoyed this one, too (and still need to review it). 😆 1mo

rubyslippersreads Spider-like is a perfect description of Hetty. 4w

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quietjenn

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

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So much packed into this slight novel! Such layered, complex characters in a story that did not go all the places I expected it to. A great #persephoneclub pick!

LeahBergen Look at that old edition, too! 😍 2mo

Tamra 👏🏾indeed, good things come in few pages. 😄 2mo

CarolynM What a great edition! I‘m just getting started. 2mo

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