some of Conrad‘s personality traits are copied from him (in my opinion) apart from ejhs own father loved women and was a serial charmer . Where as Conrad Fleming treats all women and People in general as mere objects which bore him. This book is classed as her masterpiece but I personally prefer her later works odd girlout and of course the stunning cazaletchronicles however I‘m committed to reading all of her works and will try after julius next

of the older generation. Now after reading her memoir slipstream I think mr & Mrs Fleming were based on her own parents, apart from Mrs Fleming being less Frigid as her real mother as the fling with Thompson in mariselle , France was some of the best writing. Ejh was abused by her own father and some of Conrad‘s personality traits are copied from him (in my opinion) apart from ejhs own father loved women and was a serial charmer . Where as

debated whether to give this 3 or 4 stars ⭐️ because as ever EJH‘s writing is wonderful , but I decided on 3 because I just found it so depressing ! First published in 1956 it‘s a story of a break down of a marriage on reverse , it wasn‘t This I found depressing even though Conrad Fleming was a complete chauvinistic pig! It was the way older man so readily and easily prayed on young women and how young women weren‘t taken seriously by either sexes

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Now onto my may bingo reads starting with the long view im a huge fan of Elizabeth Jane Howard so let‘s see…….
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Loved 🥰 loved 🥰 loved 🥰 it ! My book of the year so far . Adored Mad and six thirty what a wonderful name for a dog ! Agreed with the wonderful Elyse on goodreads to begin with the blatant sexism & worse & the down right nastiness left me wondering why it was so highly reviewed , but it all intertwines towards a wonderful conclusion the story line is threaded beautifully ! Without doubt my book of the year so far , I now feel slightly bereft!

Have you heard folks ? Lessons in chemistry 🧪 is coming to Apple TV 📺 2023 filming starts in July with Brie Larson playing our beloved Elizabeth 😃can‘t wait - don‘t let us down ! 🙈

I was born in ‘71 but love ❤️ all things 70s so debating whether to hold onto this and read on my next hols . Why are some books so difficult to get hold of ? No bookshops have this near me, it‘s not on Abebooks , Waterstones didn‘t have it only to order from the publisher so had to get it from Amazon 🙈even then iv had to wait & yet it came out in the UK 🇬🇧 in April! #maryjane #waitingforthepaperback #summerreads

but in searching for this Jane of mine I have accidentally met a while generation of women; governesses spinsters sister in laws killed in child birth. Females who cheered Jane on in her triumphs & disasters her passage through life so smooth on the surface sharply marked by closed doors routes she could not take choices she could not make. Her Great contribution was to push those doors open a little bit for us inlater generations toslip through.

“Like most stupid people mr Sloane wasn‘t smart enough to know just how stupid he was “ #stupidpeople there‘s a few around 😆but they do make the rest of us look good ! After a slow start not sure about the blatant sexism and down right nastiness but there is a point to it and once your in , your in ! It‘s fab will be one of my books of the year #gladiwasntworkinginthe50s #lessonsinchemistry #mayreads😍

Wer back home 🏡 our furs pleased to see us ; im back with a cold 🤧so im in bed 🛌 with my girl 🐶who is snoring 😴 her head off 😂started this last night ; hoping it lives up to the reviews , Iv felt abit let down by my recent book 📖 choices 😕only a book 📚 lover gets that 😆#bookproblems #whattoreadnext #mynextread #bookchoices

It started so well ! But sadly for me became predictable and simply boring 🥱

Bloody hell this is good ! Don‘t want to move from my sunbed but it‘s nearly dinner 🍽 time 😆

Wow 🤩 packs a punch for a short novella please please please Ms Reid follow this up with a full blown novel about what Carrie , david , Janet and Ken did next . Loved it

Such a lovely 🥰 summer read ; a sweet YA set in Italy 🇮🇹 over a summer in 1930s in the run up to ww2 . An easy delightful read it reminded me of a younger version of the equally excellent still life by Sarah winman

Next holiday read 😎

Next holiday read 😎

Wasn‘t sure where it was going but then became hooked ; not a 5star read for me as towards the end too much angst and if I hadn‘t been laid by the pool reading it I‘d have shouted “Get on with it !” 😆

I‘m away so wrote my may list before I left ; April I managed 5 reads from my bingo list 🙌
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#bookspin no 5 the long view by Elizabeth Jane Howard #doublespin 20 The soul mate equation
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This book is soooo good ! Didn‘t know where it was going to begin with but it‘s the perfect summer sun lounger read ! Published in the uk this coming week
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#bookly a great reading 📖 tool app 🤓problem is after reading two great books 📖 struggling to get into my new picks off the TBR 😏

#bookly loving 🥰 this app 🤓

Oh dear oh dear oh dear 100 pages in and to me it‘s absolute pants ! Il stick with it as all reviewers can‘t be wrong 😑 but so far the worse book 📖 Iv started to read this year ! Is it worth holding out for another 900 pages of my life 🙈

4.5 🌟 wonderful writing worthy of the Booker prize , my first read by lively and not my last, making a life so engrossing , the chance meetings the time and place . Best parts for me were from Claudias time in ww2 in Egypt with the love of her life , and her time afterwards. The disastrous relationship with her daughter the strange relationship with her brother all brilliant. The sudden ending and the slow beginning don‘t make it a 5star

Not sure which one of these mammoth 🦣 reads to take on a 6day break in the sun ☀️ 🤔Fantasy ? A much loved writer or a family dynasty akin to Downton abbey ???
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Suggestions please 🙏🏻 😀
Mollies not sure 🤔 either 😆

full of fascinating facts and very well researched the fictional re telling of the horrific witch trials and the suffering of the poor and innocent. However for me the book started well but towards the end I felt it dragged slightly and reading it was like wading through treacle ; how crazy to our modern sensibilities was Matthew Hopkins truly an evil warped man I hope he suffered terribly at the end of his life thank goodness he died so young !

Hairdresser 💇‍♀️ reading ; Interesting 🤔 point made in this book ; the women arrested for witchcraft tended to be elderly, menopausal, teenagers, the outspoken , independent, different all poor - however the prostitutes working in brothels were clearly sinning (for that period of time of the puritans) how come none of them were arrested for witchcraft? Il Tell you why ; because they were busy servicing the men ! That makes my blood boil 😡

Perhaps I didn‘t give it long enough only about 5% on my kindle ; it was my village bookclub pick and the second book this year that everyone agreed they didn‘t get on with it , no one has reviewed it on here. Surprised it was a Richard and Judy bookclub pick and it has a 4star plus rating on goodreads ! Well a book is a very personal thing & for me it was just too slow when I have a growing TBR pile and not having 24hrs free to read it‘s ditched!

These beauties 😍arrived this morning 😀Iv never read Georgette heyer but told I‘m in for a treat ! I‘m going to start with Venetia .
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Hairdresser 💇‍♀️ reading 📖 😊 I‘m enjoying this read more than I thought I would , it is a stark reminder how women & girls who were considered “different “ were preyed upon by misogynists! #aprilbookbingo #aprilbingopick #bookbingo

I‘m trying to read 😂🥰🥰
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#manningtreewitches @TheAromaofBooks @supanovashelley starting 2nd April book bingo read this afternoon with a well deserved coffee ☕️ after bathing a long haired German shepherd baby 🐶😅 just realised how blind I am with the mega big font and no reading 📖 glasses 👓 😆
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I throughly enjoyed this easy read fast 💨 paced thriller ; perfect for a busy period in your life because it takes no time to read and the pages fly . Iv had a busy Easter and not much of a chance to read so this pick was perfect ! It‘s had mixed reviews , but a book Tok fav and I really enjoyed it - not quite a 5star for me but not far off . Some of the parts did make me jump and I wondered who the real baddie was. Highly recommended 👍

Easter 🐣 reading 📖 our bookclub choice and my double spin read & a sleepy 😴 pumi pup 🐶 🥰 happy 😃 Easter 🐣 folks

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Reading 📖 in the bath 🛁 dangerous but a guilty pleasure 😆 this is a gem 💎 of a book 📖 can‘t recommend it enough for anyone reading or wanting to read Austen , Bridgerton series , heyers regency romps - it‘s sooo informative of the period but also has that rare knack of reading 📖 like an engrossing fiction . #regencyromp #georgetteheyer #regencyworld #austensworld #theton #Bridgerton

Mollies not impressed 😆I‘m a sucker for sprayed edges 🤩 it‘s on my Easter 🐣 TBR On this occasion I think 🤔 here in the UK 🇬🇧 we have a better cover than the USA 🇺🇸 release : why do we get different covers ???
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Picked up the last one in Waterstones yesterday 🤩#sprayededges 😍

“An heiress was always an attractive prize but marriage between a member of the peerage and a female whose parents “Smelt of shop” had to be carefully considered! 😂 for anyone missing Bridgerton, binging georgette heyer next or want to know more of the “le Bon ton” (in the fashionable mode” this gem of a book 📕 is a must ! #whattoreadafterbridgerton #regencyworld #theton #georgetteheyerfans 😍

Slow start for us here this morning ; Iv had a poorly fur baby this week 😪 so Julia quinn has been a perfect 🤩 easy read tonic, this isn‘t rated as highly as the Bridgerton books 📚 but personally I loved it & just what Iv needed this week !

Planning to re read as slightly disappointed 😔 in the tv adaptation, #bridgerton ; books 2,3 & 4 were my favs 😍although lovely colin went abit weird with our gorgeous pen! Anyway here‘s your Bridgerton name ; add Lord or lady - your 2nd name -last drink you had plus add ton - of -start of name of street you live on and add shire ; mine is Lady Anne Coffeeton of Loddingshire 🤣🤣 little things #whatsyourbridgertonname

Already sidetracked from April #BookSpin #BookBingo watched the last two episodes of Bridgerton season 2 last now ; lovely escapism but the book is soooooo much better, so end of Bridgerton for this year on tv 📺 it‘s wet and cold so Julia Quinn is a cosy tonic 🤗150pages in & loving 🥰 it !

….not sure il manage to read two lines this month 🧐……
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#April #BookSpinBingo #Doublespin So Iv redone my bingo card with the correct order /numbers this time 🤪😆 but to get a bingo I‘d have to read ;Commonwealth by Ann patchett, in a good light by Clare chambers , verity by Colleen hoover , wolf den by Eloide harper , 25 my list is 10,000 doors of January. That‘s 1 line . Or Spirited by Julie cohen, manningtree witches, the mercies, the world at my feet & a terrible kindness @TheAromaofBooks …..

#Saturdaybookshopping #escapistreads #juliaquinn #bridgertonprequels #sarahjmaas #crescentcityseries bought them but won‘t start this month as committed to finishing my book bingo choices #Bookspin #Doublespin 😆

Continued :…
#Islandofmissingtrees which was no 8
#TheLoveHypothesis which was no 10
#Luster which was no 1
And the #wintergarden which was square no 2
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@TheAromaofBooks - My April list -Iv had a shuffle on last months card and replaced 1. 2.3.8.10. & 19
Has definitely helped me read more thanks 😊 it‘s such fun 🤩
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March I dnf‘ed The Balkan Trilogy 😞just not what my mind needed last month ; but finished and loved 🥰 ;
#Siege&Storm which was my #DoubleSpin book ….continued…..

Couldn‘t wait for April #BookSpin #BookBingo after finishing siege & storm last night , & it‘s snowing this morning so mollies happy to stay in bed 🛌 & read #GrishaVerse #RuinAndRising #Shadow&Bone #BookNo3 #BookSeries #GetLostinAnotherWorld

I‘m surprised by the low ratings for book 2 in the series ; But then again our reading is a personal experience. I thought it had a slow start but picked up pace after around 100pages ; love the character of Nikolai and the tangled love affairs between Alina , Mal, Zoya and Nikolai , it was pure escapism for me and I personally loved it , now on to the others . Love a series 😆

Note to Faber & Faber : always delighted to receive ARC‘s & review but look at these covers ! The one on the left is to be the Uk 🇬🇧 cover (due out late may ) and the gorgeous one on the left is the USA 🇺🇸 cover . Why 🤷‍♀️change it ???