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Someone at a Distance | Dorothy Whipple, Nina Bawden

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The September Raising the Middlebrow Book Club selection on Goodreads. My second Whipple and I rather enjoyed it! I couldn‘t stop myself from some comparison to the play/movie “The Women”. I kept picturing the main character Ellen as Norma Shearer. It‘s a look at a happy family and marriage where infidelity takes place. The ending was unsatisfactory but I might say the same for “The Women” depending where your sympathies lie.

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Kimzey Thanks for the review! 2y

LeahBergen Pretty photo! 2y

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Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen Thank you! Persephone Books just make it so easy for a pretty photo. I love the greys and the artwork editions! 2y

Jess_Read_This @Kimzey Thank you! ❤️ 2y

quirkyreader I have a preference more towards the grey covers. 2y

elkeOriginal All those Persephones! *swoon* 2y

Gissy I‘m glad you enjoyed it🤗Beautiful photo! 👌I love that cover!😍 2y

Jess_Read_This @Gissy Thank you!! ❤️❤️ 2y

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A Pin to See the Peep Show | Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse

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June Goodreads “Raising the Middlebrow Book Club” selection. I couldn‘t put it down! Initially it felt like a slow go but I ended up completely absorbed. The writing was fantastic. Tennyson Jesse talks about class, women in the workforce, wages, marital bedroom rights, abortion, the legal system and its treatment of women, fidelity, adultery, and fulfillment-in several nuances. So much to discuss!
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LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to this one! 2y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen It was a great read and I really enjoyed Tennyson Jesse‘s writing. It was my first by her. And we are discussing the Edith Thompson case that inspired the novel. I‘ve got Delafield‘s Messalina of the Suburbs on deck next to compare which was also inspired by the Thompson case. But Pin to See the Peepshow has so much discussion worthy material! 2y

rubyslippersreads ❤️ your paper dolls. This sounds interesting. 2y

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Jess_Read_This @rubyslippersreads Thank you! They came from a vintage French fashion magazine (or so the Etsy seller told me lol) They were sold as book marks but I prop them up on my bookshelf. 2y

LeahBergen I‘m even more intrigued now! And that‘s one of the Delafield‘s I‘ve yet to hunt down (and I‘m a BIG fan). 😊 2y

batsy Great review. I have a copy thanks to the lovely @LeahBergen and I'm excited to get to it soon! 2y

Cathythoughts Great review! I have a copy of this and never got too far as it was a slow start …. It picks up you say! I‘ll give it another go soon 👍🏻😁 (edited) 2y

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