The story was told to me by my old tutor Theo Parmitter as we sat beside the fire in his college rooms one bitterly cold January night.
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The story was told to me by my old tutor Theo Parmitter as we sat beside the fire in his college rooms one bitterly cold January night.
#firstlinefriday
@ShyBookOwl
pickA worthy winner of the Miles Franklin prize. Great bookclub pick. One woman's journey.
so-soWe're on a short holiday and both reading Grisham. Did not enjoy Winds as much as Camino Island. It still gets you in but there's less about the bookshop and the bookish crowd.
I visualise Bay Books as being like the Coronado Island bookshop which I visited in 2019. Is it still there? I recall it's lease was under threat?
so-soQuick read on the plane. Short break in the sunshine. Going back and reading Inspector Banks from the beginning. I started in the middle!
The demonstrators huddled in the March drizzle outside Eastvale Community Centre.
#firstlinefridays
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pickSemi autobiographical. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Marigold's life as a cadet journalist on Adelaide and insight into a bygone era.
‘We must have been an unlucky family, starting with the ancestor who fell over his claymore at the Battle of Culloden and did himself an unfortunate injury, he wearing only a kilt at the time.‘
Bit late but I am really enjoying Marigold.
#firstlinefridays
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1. Missing going to The Hill of Content and The Paperback Shop in Melbourne
2. Not usually. Maybe have a title I‘m looking for but usually make new discoveries
#twoforTuesday
@TheSpineView @MrsMalaprop
🥳 🎉 🥳 I just hit 3k!
so-soAn impulse buy. Apparently a 'cult classic'. Interesting read.
pickLove an AirBnB with a good library! Great read that will stay with me for a long time.
There had been little sleep in the night; babies crying, people coughing and snoring, everybody sweltering.
#FirstLineFridays #BRPreview
It's a rainy year day here. Getting caught up with my mail. So much fun getting letters.
#litsylove #oldschool #letters
pickEbook from the library. Always challenging to get a good pick. This was a great read with some pertinent themes.
Libby loan expired midway through and I had to resume a few weeks later.
Book 78
#FallTreasures Prompt #OctoberTBR
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It's actually springtime on this side of the world but it's been a great challenge.
#FallTreasures New in 2021
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#falltreasures Day 27 #SchoolTheme
My much loved, much travelled college copy of an Australian classic. For those overseas, 'Henry' was actually Ethel. Like many women, she used a pen name.
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pick#FallTreasures Day 26 #BirdonCover
Still Life is an exceptional novel. Sublime.
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#FallTreasures Day 25 #ComicBookDay
It's my son's birthday - 26! But he loved The Simpson's. So here's a couple from his collection 😍
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#FallTreasures Day 20 #AGiftedBook
My current gifted read, thanks to #FremantlePress
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Day 19 #DNF not sure why, I was interested in the sound collection idea but....
#FallTreasures
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Day 17 #FallTreasures #Constitution Day
I was lucky enough to see Hamilton before Sydney went into lockdown. I realised how little I knew about early US history.
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Quick photo for #FallTreasures
Day 16 #ThriftShopfind
Mary Stewart is one of my favourites ❤
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#LitsyLove
It‘s been exciting to get my Litsy mail. What a great group I promise to write back. Thanks 💕
It‘s springtime here, so here‘s my neighbour‘s magnificent magnolia tree. I look forward to it blooming every year.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kdgordon88 @Tattooedteacher @jenniferw88
My grandparents November 1962. My granma on the right was known as Ollie.❤
#FallTreauures
DAY 12 Grandparents Day
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Day 11 September 11 20 years
No words - seeing the anniversary coverage was so sad. We visited the Memorial/Museum in 2019.
Went to this show in early 2020 - heart-warming
#FallTreasures
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#FallTreasures #pocketbooks
Love these Penguin 60s, always great to have in my bag when waiting for appointments/buses etc
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pickI always enjoy Maisie. Sort of cozy mystery?
First discovered in a jumble stall and have read thru the series, 16 do far
Day 4 #Slowburn P&P is the epitome.
And I get to show off my rhododendron which burst into bloom after one very sunny day
#FallTreasures
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I had some amazing 👩🏫, but no images to match. So this is a classic I read in my schooldays. I will have Lulu as an ear worm all day!
#FallTreasures
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Day 3 Over 500 pages
It's on my TBR. I get lots of recommendations but confess I am daunted by the size. 900 pages.
#FallTreasures
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Day 2 #AugustStats
I read 10 books ( includes two audiobooks).
Still Life was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐read
#FallTreasures
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#PemberLittens
According to goodreads there are only 1352 editions of Persuasion compared to 11765 for P&P!
Thanks @sprainedbrain for the readalong
Happy Release Day Cutters End! Started reading 📚 and it's looking great. Debut novel.
My own watch party last night as my partner has been away. The BBC adaptation in 4 parts. Loved it - though the picnic scene was excruciating Emma and Frank behaving so dreadfully.
#PemberLittens
so-soA shambolic historical mystery. Jemima Shore looking for a holiday in a remote spot stumbles upon a family claiming Stuart descent. An early attempt at Scottish independence maybe. Mildly entertaining, if a little convoluted.
Another 'first' review for me!
Readathon update:
Finished Wild Island
Finished my ARC
LEGO bookshop on schedule
Some gardening done but the weather hasn‘t been great
Another 12 hours to go ...
#awesomeaugust @Andrew65
QOTD if I don‘t renew my audiobook subscription- do I retain access to the titles I have purchased?
One for the #PemberLittens. Mr Darcy in the Lake.
This just popped up in my FB memories. Seven years ago in Melbourne. Such fun.
Happy birthday Anne Elliott!
A Book of Days for the Literary Year.
#PemberLittens
