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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

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Dotties marriage
Dottie husband not same since the war
Yikes
Her eye 😵‍💫
Dottie & Winfred head out together
Dotties husband leaves she finds a playmate 🤭
Her friends are worried about her rose colored glasses and new playmate…

Winifred
Poor thing PTSD
RUN RUN RUN GIRL

Our story is set!!!! WHEW!

Librarybelle So much happening! I feel sad for Dottie regarding her marriage. 18h

mcctrish I do feel bad for Dottie in terms of her marriage although they barely knew each other and hadn‘t been married long before Eddie went to war. She seems pretty caustic to me, her witticisms seem like barbs most of the time and her humour the kind where you say something mean and call it a joke ie someone is always the butt of it. Eddie‘s accidental/on purpose punch was brutal as was his non-acknowledgement of it. 18h

mcctrish Dottie‘s latching on to Charlie seems desperate. She needs a man? She does nothing traditional around the house/home? She feels like a train wreck 18h

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Karisa @mcctrish Yes! The new boyfriend thing was just so fast. She‘s using him to bolster her own self confidence after Eddie maybe? I don‘t trust Charlie yet though 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I think she liked sex, 🤭😅 and I‘ve always thought if it were a man behaving like this and writing like she did no one would say a word. @Karisa (edited) 17h

mcctrish @TheBookHippie it‘s more than liking sex (Neysa likes sex ) and if Dottie needs more than sex that‘s cool too. But she needs to figure her shit out first 17h

mcctrish @Karisa me either. He just wants to have sex but he‘s wrapping it up in a prettier package and Dottie is dropping everything to run home 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I agree she‘s a hot mess express. 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish youth oy.. lessons to be learned. 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish Neysa is so cool. 17h

mcctrish Maybe that‘s my problem, maybe I‘m comparing Dottie to all the other women 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🙃 17h

IndoorDame Love that Dottie does what she wants and is unapologetic! But right now she‘s lying to herself a bit about Eddie and about the new man. Not sure if that‘s the author‘s vision, or the time in her life, but I hope either way she gets stronger and her inner life actually matches her caustic barbs. 17h

mcctrish @IndoorDame I do love that too - Dottie being Dottie - but she needs to sit with herself but the links show why being alone is not something she wants to do ☹️ 17h

AmyG I think it wasn‘t uncommon during that time period….men going off to war and coming back changed. In that I feel bad for Dottie. Butshe seems to make poor choices in her personal life. Makes her human. 17h

vlwelser That was a lot of action for the beginning of any book. I hope it keeps this pace. 17h

kspenmoll She is a hot mess. I was naively shocked that she was so dependent on her husband- smart women who knew nothing about bills, etc. sad. 16h

Sargar114 I think her friends were right to be concerned about Dottie and the fling with Charlie. She‘s still recovering from her marriage and the abuse, she wasn‘t even able to admit that Eddie hit her to her friends which is how you know that she even knew it was wrong. And she was in such denial about the abuse that she was devastated when he left. I also think she sees herself as a “kept” woman so always has to have someone to take care of her. 14h

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 I think her being in a childhood that was fraught with people leaving probably didn‘t help. No one ever took care of her as a child she‘s still searching for it 🤷🏻‍♀️ It‘s sad no matter what her underlying reason. 13h

DebinHawaii Definitely a hot mess. I am good with her sowing some oats with Eddie being such a jerk & the abuse but it does seem like she is falling for Charlie too quick. She needs to get herself settled before jumping into something new. 12h

slategreyskies I think it‘s awful that Eddie came back from the war with what sounds like a fierce case of PTSD. I know someone that happened to, actually more than one someone, and they each handled it in their own way, but for both of them, heavy alcohol use was their drug of choice. However, it seemed to me to go beyond that in Eddie‘s case. I don‘t think they were a good fit, and I‘m glad he left. I do think Charlie is not a good choice, but ⬇️ 11h

slategreyskies (Cont.) when we‘re hurting or life shakes us up, I know a lot of people reach for the quick feel good choice rather than the smart one. 11h

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Jane & Dottie visit the building
Revenge of Oedipus
Jane & Harold get the building start planning
Then Alec arrives

THEN

The party and ALEC..
WHAT?!?!
Jane is fierce

https://dorothyparker.com/dorothy-parker-haunts/47th-st

Librarybelle I think I exclaimed aloud over what Alec did at the party! The nerve! Ugh! 18h

mcctrish I HATE AW! He‘s a manipulative piece of shit and I hope bad things happen to him 18h

Karisa Alec is horrible! It‘s interesting that these places still are around 100 years later. Feels like a literary tour can be set up just focused on this group. The author has really done their homework! 18h

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TheBookHippie @Karisa There are a few!! 17h

IndoorDame Jane is fierce! She‘s so unfazed by getting arrested, she actually knows who to call to have a lawyer meet her at the precinct. This had better be enough to quash the idea of Alec living with them! 17h

AmyG My first thought was….how much is this house worth today? 🤣 Alec is a loathsome character. I hope we get to read about him getting what‘s due to him. 17h

vlwelser I love Jane. Alec seems like a giant douche canoe. 17h

kspenmoll Alex is despicable!!! Jane is such a wonderful character! 16h

Sargar114 @AmyG that‘s what I keep thinking about too!!! 14h

DebinHawaii The mushrooms growing from the ceiling in the house. Yikes! And yes, Alec is awful! 🤬 12h

slategreyskies Add me to the Alec haters group. Ugh. I‘m actually a bit worried about what will happen to Jane in court, though. I‘m hoping she won‘t get in a lot of trouble. 🤞 12h

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Peggy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Leech

https://www.nyrb.com/collections/margaret-leech

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/230665.Margaret_Leech

Peggy & Winfred at the bar
“There‘s a subset of guys who feel inadequate in the company of clever women ….”

Peggy what do you think! Love that quote..

Librarybelle Great quote! I‘d like to see her grow in this story. She‘s caught between the past and the changes in social mores. 18h

mcctrish I love her! She deserves to have it all! That quote is perfect and I hope she gets what she wants - the man grabbing her breasts like he was owed 😡 I want her to spend more time with Winnifred so she can fight her own battles 18h

IndoorDame She‘s the least interesting to me so far because she‘s so focused on men and relationships. I hope she gets what she wants, but secretly I hope what she wants expands beyond just a husband. 17h

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AmyG Oh, Peggy. Things have not changed. 🤣 17h

vlwelser I look forward to her coming into her own. I think the other women will help in their own disorganized ways. 17h

TheBookHippie @AmyG 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤣 17h

kspenmoll I too hope she cones into her own. Hooked on this book 16h

Sargar114 While she‘s incredibly intelligent she seems to want the most conventional life (husband, kids, etc) I wonder is most of that is because of her limited experience in the romance field. I can definitely understand her even if I think she is much more deserving of more 14h

DebinHawaii I really felt for her in that bar scene. I‘m glad Winifred slapped the jerk. Hopefully we see her with some growth. I hadn‘t heard of her or her books so I want to know more. 12h

slategreyskies I was so angry in that bar scene. I had someone do that to me when I was about 15, and I‘ve never forgotten it. Some people are so cruel. 12h

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Winifred (not my bulldog 👀😱🤭)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Lenihan

https://www.throughthehourglass.com/2018/07/peter-lenihans-daughter.html

I had no knowledge of her hope to find more.
I like her chutzpah in the story so far. Just wow.

Librarybelle I was not familiar with her either. It sounds like she had to grow up quickly. Very strong. 18h

mcctrish I like Winnifred, she‘s faced some things but she‘s kind, considerate and setting boundaries. Something bad happened I think, maybe we will find out in section 2 18h

Karisa Winifred is so strong too. All four seem both of their time and ahead of it. Maybe because they are in New York. Winifred is compelling and so independent. 18h

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IndoorDame She has such an inner strength that shines through even without much having been revealed about her yet. All the women are compelling, but Winifred seems the most like the New Yorkers I grew up with. 17h

AmyG I like all the women. They are completely different, yet have a bond. They are strong and smart as hell. I had never heard of Winifred and like her a great deal. I look forward to reading and learning more about them. 17h

vlwelser She takes things in stride. I appreciate that. She somehow manages to come out on top despite being surrounded by predators. 17h

kspenmoll The only woman in this book I knew of was Dorothy Parker. I love meeting these new to me smart, strong, courageous women. 16h

Sargar114 I like that there is more to Winifred that meets the eye. It seems like a lot of people underestimate her and try to take advantage of her. I love her willingness to fight and stand up for herself and her friends. 14h

DebinHawaii I like Winifred so far. She seems smart & strong. It will be interesting to learn more of her backstory & what has shaped her. There‘s something dark in her background. 12h

slategreyskies I‘m not looking forward to hearing about Winifred‘s past. From her reactions, it seems to me like it‘s somehow related to sexual assault or something along those lines. 12h

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Dottie

https://poets.org/poet/dorothy-parker

https://dorothyparker.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcFCFZFB50

https://dorothyparker.com/book-shop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker

How do you like our flawed main character ?

Librarybelle Our section ended with her coming to terms with so much turmoil. I think we‘ll see some growth as the book progresses. 18h

mcctrish No. 18h

Karisa I had no idea her early life was both so difficult and so spoiled. The video link you shared paints her as so difficult 😂 She really was alone from a young age. That had to have shaped her. 18h

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TheBookHippie @Karisa Yes and she had to make her own way . I fell in love with her because she was difficult. She was very forward thinking for her era. She wasn't bigoted, she wasn't racist, she believed in women's rights. She took lovers if she wanted to. She lived flawed on her terms. No matter what anyone said or thought. 🙃 18h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🤭 18h

IndoorDame The picture we get of her in this early section isn‘t especially likeable, but there‘s such a tendency to idealize famous women instead of portraying them as fully human, that I‘m keeping an open mind about all 4 of them. 18h

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame ⬆️ my reply to Karisa 18h

mcctrish I realize that in this era not being a racist, a bigot and championing women‘s rights is really good but if that‘s the bar for me liking the character 😳 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 14 year old me held her close and I‘ve never given her up 🙃 17h

mcctrish I get that @TheBookHippie I wonder if I‘d see her differently if I‘d read her/about her then - I knew about her and I thought it was awesome that there were women as part of the gang but not enough to look closely 🤷🏻‍♀️off being my own train wreck I guess 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I‘ve always found it interesting that young women who‘ve had traumatic childhoods and are activists that are flawed themselves are drawn to her and her outspoken ways and wit. A psych major could right a fun paper on us flawed people and why we like her. 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I‘m quite happy to not be that age anymore 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤭 17h

mcctrish Absolutely 💯 17h

AmyG I tended to idealize her….we forget sometimes that the famous are just people like the rest of us. 17h

vlwelser Funny but that's the poem I know her for. Very witty. 17h

kspenmoll You said it perfectly re: flawed characters , traumatic childhoods, & activism. Trying to make the world right. 💜 17h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll ♥️ 17h

TheBookHippie @AmyG 🙃 17h

Sargar114 She‘s been extremely frustrating even though there‘s reason for that. She‘s flawed and it‘s book throwingly frustrating to see how she is leaning into her flaws 14h

DebinHawaii She is a difficult person to get to know. It seems like she is more “on stage” than Winnifred with always having to come up with a perfect line or comeback. I do realize there are a lot of reasons for that but TBH, I‘m not liking her much yet. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 12h

slategreyskies I like her, and I‘m interested in learning more about her. So many links and info! I have a lot of catching up to do! 12h

slategreyskies @DebinHawaii I agree with you about her being “on stage.” I kinda feel like she feels like that‘s the role people expect of her, so she just keeps giving them what they expect. It must be hard on her to have to keep up a wall all of the time, though, because isn‘t that kinda what all the humor is? Just a wall or a mask to hide behind? 12h

BarkingMadRead I like Dottie. I hate Eddie. I hope Charlie doesn‘t turn out to be an ass 11h

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JANE https://csws-archive.uoregon.edu/about/jane-grant/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Grant

https://expo.uoregon.edu/spotlight/jane-grant/feature/the-legacy-she-left-behind

https://spartacus-educational.com/USAjane_grant.htm

Thoughts on Jane?
I like her!!!

Librarybelle Great links again! I like her too. Tough, but she has to be as she makes her mark in a male dominated profession. 18h

mcctrish I like her ( I knew it would be The New Yorker ❤️) she is fierce, she‘s got the big picture of what she wants and breaks it down ( her gin recipe sounds delicious) 18h

Karisa Jane is so talented and tireless. I can‘t believe she went along with renovating that house—what an undertaking! Alec is quickly becoming the villain in this story pushing his way in to stay there and setting her up for arrest. What a jerk he is! But she just rolls with it all and keeps her sense of humor. 18h

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IndoorDame I like her too! In some ways it seems like this is shaping up to be Jane‘s story more than Dottie‘s. She‘s the maternal figure we‘re supposed to like. She‘s the most on top of both marriage and career. But she‘s not a pushover, she just got herself arrested. And we see the outline of her future, as she steers her husband towards establishing The New Yorker which is an amazing legacy. 18h

AmyG What a life! I like her, too. She remains a strong woman in a man‘s world. 17h

kspenmoll Jane is an amazing woman, especially given the times. I so enjoy reading about her & birth of New Yorker. @Karisa Alex is a jerk! I love how the end of ch 13 ended, showing us jis true colors. “Thank you for selling me down the river,”… To her surprise , there was no word of apology or explanation, just a long, hard stare.” (edited) 17h

vlwelser I like Jane the most so far. I love that she steers the husband down a path of her design. She is pretty fierce. I love how she treats being taken in by the police. 17h

Karisa @vlwelser @kspenmoll I could never be so calm about it all! Jane is a force. Alec better watch out! 😂 17h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser me too. She‘s fierce. 17h

Sargar114 @vlwelser @TheBookHippie mine too! I also enjoy her relationship with Harold. She obviously cares about him and they respect each other which seems unconventional for the time. 14h

Sargar114 Also, how much do you think that brownstone is worth now!!!! 14h

DebinHawaii I like Jane too & she seems to have a good relationship with Harold although I wish she hadn‘t caved about that jerk Alec moving in & pushed back more. 😠 12h

slategreyskies I like Jane as well. She seems levelheaded, and her marriage seems to have a good balance, which is not always common. 12h

BarkingMadRead I love Jane, I hate Alex. I don‘t think Harold is that bad looking, I don‘t get why everyone thinks he‘s ugly 🤷🏻‍♀️ 11h

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Neysa & things said at the first bridge game

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neysa_McMein

https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/neysa-mcmein

ISBEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen
Favorite of mine
AAMILNE - yes POOH- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dover_Road_(play)
BIJOU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_Theatre_(Manhattan,_1917)

🙃🤭 lots of backstory 😅

Librarybelle Thanks for the links! The 1920s has so much going on 18h

mcctrish I enjoy Neysa‘s character and she did so many things 🤯 I had no idea there was a McClure‘s magazine 18h

Karisa I‘d love to see more of Neysa in the book. What a cool and talented person! Did not know that Milne was a playwright! (edited) 18h

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IndoorDame I‘m hoping we get to know Neysa better too! I‘m completely under her spell right now, but I‘d love to get a peek at the real woman. 18h

AmyG Neysa is a fascinating character. I, too, would like to know more. 17h

kspenmoll Neysa seems so self possessed- I too find her intriguing. Illustrated Betty Crocker, I love that!!! 17h

vlwelser Neysa is an interesting character. I never heard of her before. 17h

Sargar114 I agree with everyone. Neysa is quite interesting and would love to have her perspective. 15h

DebinHawaii Yes, right now I find Neysa one of (if not the most) the most interesting characters. 12h

slategreyskies Wow, Neysa‘s got style! Very cool. 😎 I‘m loving the pics. 12h

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii her art is amazing!!!! She is as well. @slategreyskies 12h

BarkingMadRead I think they all want her because they can‘t have her! 11h

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead Isn‘t that always the way. 8h

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The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir

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So the four women decide to have a reoccurring Bridge game.

♠️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge

And our story of our four women is set

Deviled eggs https://www.chefjessicabright.com/classic-deviled-eggs.html

Corn bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL_5Utu6xgs

Celery with Roquefort https://www.wkndreditions.com/journal/blue-cheese-stuffed-celery

Librarybelle How different they are too! It would probably be a fascinating bridge group to observe. 18h

mcctrish My mom played bridge but I have no idea how it works ( I did play euchre for years and it seems a bit like that ) I think it‘s weird when grown ups don‘t know how to cook, I get some people enjoy it more than others but everyone should be able to make a few basic recipes 18h

IndoorDame Never understood why bridge is supposed to be a more acceptable ladylike game than poker! Though I don‘t totally understand bridge, so maybe if I did?… I do like that the author has imagined Dottie is terrible at it 😂 18h

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Karisa I like how they rotate from home to home. The game is bringing unlikely friends together. I wonder if it‘s true to history or just fiction. Love deviled eggs! So yummy 18h

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame this book helped me appreciate Bridge

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TheBookHippie @Karisa the game and players are true history 1921 bridge group of New Yorker founder Jean Grant, Broadway superstar Winifred Lenihan, brilliant aspiring novelist Margaret Leech and, obviously and of course, iconic satirist Dorothy Parker. 🙃 18h

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie stacked! 18h

kspenmoll I adore deviled eggs!!! 🥚 17h

AmyG They are basically a book club…..but bridge! My parents played this every Sunday. I have no clue. 17h

TheBookHippie @AmyG my grandma and her ladies played weekly. 17h

vlwelser I love this group of fierce women hanging out without the guys. 17h

AmyG @TheBookHippie If they were in NJ…mah jong! 🤣 17h

TheBookHippie @AmyG Now that I can play!!! 17h

Sargar114 It‘s a delightful excuse for girlfriends to meet up, I enjoy it. I also like how they rotate and you get different perspectives of their lives. 15h

DebinHawaii I have never played bridge. It always looks so complicated. But bring on the deviled eggs & celery stuffed with Roquefort! 😋 12h

slategreyskies I love that they decide to start a bridge group and learn to play together. I admit that it makes me a tiny bit jealous. What I wouldn‘t give for a group of women I met with regularly and just got to hang out and be myself with. Although, I do kinda wonder sometimes how much Dottie feels like she can be herself and how much is her keeping a mask up so she doesn‘t have to be vulnerable. I mean, I get that, if that‘s what‘s happening. I mask too. 12h

slategreyskies Add me to the lovers of deviled eggs group! Back when I used to go to potlucks, I was always the one who brought the deviled eggs, and they always all got eaten. 12h

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies I‘ve not had deviled eggs in so long!!! Now I need them. So yummy. 12h

slategreyskies @TheBookHippie agreed! I keep making hard boiled eggs and eating them before I can make them into deviled eggs. 🤣 11h

BarkingMadRead I love deviled eggs! 11h

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Women right to vote
Right to maiden name
Right to name on property

https://www.loc.gov/collections/women-of-protest/articles-and-essays/historial-t...

Interesting backdrop with prohibition ?

https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition

A lot going on in these times I‘ve never thought about the two together.

Librarybelle It was such a crazy time! Such big changes, and yet you‘re right - not really discussed how these two eras coincided. 18h

mcctrish I have to laugh at how obsessed everyone is with alcohol - the opposite of the intent. @Librarybelle it is a crazy time and one I have no desire to visit ( cuz time travel could be possible in my brain 😆) 18h

Librarybelle @mcctrish I‘m so surprised there was enough votes to put Prohibition into law. Also, glad it was repealed 😂 18h

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IndoorDame I was somehow equally surprised that a rookie reporter could be so ignorant of the 19th amendment and the entire women‘s rights movement, and that women were able to own or at least co-own property at this time 🙃 18h

IndoorDame I think there actually is a connection at least with the backlash to prohibition, that galvanized women to take risks, get out of the home, question authority, become free thinkers, join the counterculture… 18h

Karisa It was such a time of change and the book illustrates it well. I‘ve been on a Downton Abbey kick and it‘s been a fun contrast to think how different life is for the two sets of people (UK vs. New York/rich vs. middle class vs. servants). Cora‘s mother (played by Shirley McLaine) and brother could fit right in with Dottie‘s set in New York! 18h

Karisa @mcctrish Yes! Just made so many more problems trying to keep everyone away from alcohol. I think it‘d be fun to visit a speakeasy still though and hear all these types talking. 18h

mcctrish @Karisa drinking from tea cups 🤣🤣 although the descriptions of how this swill tastes makes me wonder how fun it was 18h

mcctrish @IndoorDame the rookie made me mad but also realize shit doesn‘t change - he‘s a guy and couldn‘t care less about women‘s rights so why would he be aware 18h

AmyG Prohibition…laws of the righteous. The minute you can‘t so it…everyone wants to. I laughed at the horrible alcohol people were making and the tea cups. 17h

TheBookHippie @AmyG it had to taste AWFUL 17h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish @AmyG I‘ll never look at tea cups the same again. 17h

vlwelser I like that these are all thrown together. It paints a clear picture of the time. 17h

Sargar114 I was under the impression that a big reason why prohibition came to be was because of the passing of the 19th amendment. I just presume that the alcohol of the time tasted like rubbing alcohol. 15h

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 Control for sure. And yes blech … I always thought cheap perfume 🤭😅 15h

slategreyskies The right to keep your maiden name was the one that hit me more than the others. I suppose I hadn‘t really ever thought about it, about how recently it was that it was required for a woman to change her name when she married. It really wasn‘t that long ago. 12h

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies The crap I get to this day 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 also I‘m the only one I know in my circle who did. 🤯 12h

slategreyskies @TheBookHippie I know very few women who kept theirs. I can think of one right now, but I think I actually probably know someone else whose name I‘ve forgotten. It‘s uncommon. I changed mine once when I married my ex and then again when I married my current partner. I might‘ve kept my maiden name if it was interesting to me, but I was often mistaken for someone else, since my maiden name was so common. It was a relief to change it. ⬇️ 11h

slategreyskies @TheBookHippie I actually went to school with someone who had my same name (first and last, but not middle), and we were in the same classes in the same grade. Any rumor that went around about her went around about me and vice versa. It was not fun. 🤣 11h

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The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo: A Novel

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Dorothy Parker🤍
Do you know about her?
How do you feel reading about real people fictionalized?

Dorothy getting fired for upsetting a prominent person seems like that could happen today !?!

https://www.ny1920.com/jan-11

Librarybelle I know a little bit about her, but I‘ve never read a biography on her. As to fictionalizing real people - I think it‘s important to keep as true to the character as possible but not overwhelming the reader with details. This can be used as a starting point for someone who wants to learn more about someone or an event. It‘s then up to the experts to provide the best information about the subject. Not every historian agrees on that…⬇️ 18h

Librarybelle ⬆️ …Many of my classmates and professors abhorred fictionalizing people and events because they were not accurate. But, I think it‘s a way to get someone who is not interested in history interested. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So, I‘m fine with it, as long as the characterization is respectful. 18h

mcctrish I knew of her and the Algonquin meetings. I don‘t have a problem with fictionalized real people ( I am reading Wolf Hall ) I like to read fiction more than non-fiction because of how story telling works/flows in fiction (there are some stellar non-fiction writers who tell their tales with a narrative bent) 18h

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IndoorDame Dorothy Parker is sort of a hazy figure for me. I know the legend she left, a bit of her work, and the barest details of her life, but I won‘t know how close this book gets to reality without some background reading. 18h

IndoorDame I find fictionalizing real people intriguing. It can obviously be problematic if it‘s not done right. But I‘m reading a fictionalized super internal account of Frida Kahlo‘s life right now that doesn‘t really line up with my perception of her essence, but is giving me a lot to think about in comparing my vision of her to this author‘s. 18h

Karisa I‘ve know of her poetry and have taught her poem “Penelope”. It‘s been one of my favorites for many years—the students don‘t get it at first. Then they see with the rhyme schemes and ironic last line—it‘s just brilliantly clever (as she‘s portrayed in the book). Bringing someone back to life in fiction is so tricky, but it does give them extra staying power. Like Shakespeare‘s Julius Caesar. It‘s what many know now of him. 18h

Karisa Penelope by Dorothy Parker https://allpoetry.com/poem/8497855-Penelope-by-Dorothy-Parker 18h

Karisa @IndoorDame Oooh, like the Picasso book. Such a different view of him too. Would you recommend the Kahlo book? Always found her fascinating! 18h

IndoorDame @Karisa I haven‘t gotten far enough to have quite made my mind up yet, but I think I‘d recommend it

Frida's Bed: A Novel

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kspenmoll I read her years ago- she is fascinating! As to fictionalizing real people, it‘s fine with me as ling as it‘s billed as fiction & the author includes notes/ bibliography of any works consulted. @Karisa Love her poem Penelope - we always included it at the end of the Odyssey unit which sparked thoughtful discussion. (edited) 17h

kspenmoll My mom was born in 1924 to two strictly teetotaling parents. They stayed that way throughout their lives. Both were for women‘s suffrage but led traditional lives at home. Yet my they made no difference between their 2 sons & 2 daughters, all received a college education. They all worked post college, my 2 uncles a doctor & banker,my aunt a teacher( who was allowed to keep teaching throughout her 11 births) my mom was a model for a local 🔽 17h

AmyG I read some of her work years and years ago…brilliantly witty. I don‘t mind fictional writing about famous people. I have to keep reminding myself that it‘s fictional, though. 17h

kspenmoll Department store & also sang on radio. She planned to continue after marriage but my dad worked ( he was ROTC for free college/ med school) & they moved around during his tenure making it difficult.Thanks for listening to my family saga that relates to those times. My dad went to NYC to Cornell & my mom spent weekends visiting- they both cane to love the city. 17h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll @Karisa I love that poem as well. Dorothy is too risqué for school here… ?‍? 17h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll My grandma worked as well in Department stores modeling and working the counters. She also worked as a dancer in dance halls, married late and was so forward thinking. 👀🎉 17h

vlwelser I know a little but not much other than she's an icon from this era. I'm pumped to learn more even through fiction. 17h

Karisa @TheBookHippie So strange that many are more conservative today than in the past! 😵‍💫😂 17h

TheBookHippie @Karisa RIGHT😳 WTAF?! 🤭🤷🏻‍♀️😵‍💫 17h

Sargar114 I don‘t know anything about her. So thanks @Karisa for sharing the poem. I agree with @kspenmoll @Librarybelle that as long as it‘s done right and respectfully I don‘t have a problem with fictionalized historic figures. In fact can be a decent introduction to new people. 17h

DebinHawaii I only know a little about her so this will be interesting. I am good with fictionalizing people as long as it‘s done well with research. 12h

DebinHawaii @Karisa @IndoorDame I liked this Frida book

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Karisa @DebinHawaii @IndoorDame Thank you! 12h

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I don‘t mind it either especially when it helps an unknown be known. 12h

IndoorDame @DebinHawaii thanks! I was actually just looking at that title today and wondering about it! 12h

slategreyskies I don‘t know much about her. I know her name and maybe a bit or two, but I‘d be more comfortable just saying that I don‘t know anything about her. I just checked this book out from the library on kindle this morning and only just now finished reading today‘s last chapter. I‘m looking forward to catching up with this morning‘s questions. 12h

BarkingMadRead I don‘t know a lot about her so I‘m enjoying the learning! 11h

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation | Alessandro Ferrari

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Jari-chan 💪💪 2d

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Celebrating Summer Solstice: Customs & Crafts, Recipes & Rituals for Midsummer, Kupala, Ligo, San Giovanni & Other Summer Holidays | Waverly Fitzgerald

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TheBookHippie #naturalitsy #litsolace 2d

TheBookHippie Everyone welcome 2d

Sace I think I might have filled this out twice. Sorry! 2d

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TheBookHippie @Sace no worries 2d

dabbe Yay! So excited! Thanks for spreading the love! 💙🩵💙 2d

julieclair Yay! 💗 1d

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Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook | Elena Craig, Kristen Mulrooney

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
HOT FUDGE SUNDAE
With Grapefruit on the Side

Ya'll I do not eat grapefruit it's actually not allowed with my beta blocker...
The funny is -see that tiny thing under the grapefruit? It's sold as a grapefruit bowl...

l actually do not know the last time I had a hot fudge sundae. Dairy and I are not really friends...

This was fun and easy and a nice treat after a long week and a trying day.

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TheBookHippie 🩺I take beta blockers for migraines, my anxiety and familial tremors(essential tremor). Three in one bonus. 2d

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ The sundae looks good 2d

Sace Yummy! But how is a grapefruit supposed to fit in that? 🤨 2d

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TheBookHippie @Sace Gilmore girls episode… 😵‍💫🤭 2d

Tamra That‘s an “interesting” combo and makes me wonder what grapefruit flavored ice cream would taste like. 🤔 2d

5feet.of.fury Seems like it‘s particularly not an ideal dinner. (& yeah that is an “orange bowl” at best 😂) 2d

mcctrish @5feet.of.fury orange bowl is what I thought too ( grapefruits interact with a lot of meds ☹️) I can‘t remember the last time I had any kind of sundae - lactose is a struggle for me 2d

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury When it arrived with my grocery order we laughed so hard. I‘m not sure what they think is going in there … berries maybe. 2d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish I assume I will pay for this indulgence but so far I‘m okay…🤞🏻🤞🏻 2d

TheBookHippie @Tamra I imagine good. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle It was really tasty! 2d

willaful @Tamra I love grapefruite flavored soda, so I think it could be good! 2d

mabell Well this was definitely a unique one 😂 2d

TheBookHippie @mabell 🙃🤣 there are some really interesting ones. 2d

Tamra @willaful me too re: soda! 2d

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TheBookHippie https://988lifeline.org/ 3d

Untitled | Unknown

#5JoysFriday
1. Green leaves on tree
2. Lilac bush is awake
3. Strawberries survive the frost
4. Beautiful pink sunset
5. Making pickles with grandson

This was hard to do this morning as I‘m heartbroken with the news that a young person I loved took her own life in the night…. Her name was Rainn and we loved her very much. But we have to hold onto joy, it is essential to life. If you‘re struggling please hang on, please reach out. 988 ⬇️

DebinHawaii

IndoorDame I‘m so sorry 💔 3d

Jari-chan So sorry to hear that... 3d

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Mollyanna Keeping you in my thoughts 💔 3d

Librarybelle So sorry to hear 3d

Read4life I‘m so sorry. 3d

xicanti I‘m so sorry about your friend. 3d

bookandbedandtea I'm very sorry for your loss 💜 3d

Deblovestoread 💔 I am sorry. 3d

Susanita 💔😢 3d

Billypar I'm so sorry 💙💙 That 988 number is so important to spread the word about - thanks for sharing here. 3d

mrp27 I‘m so sorry…. Sending you thoughts of peace. 3d

Mimi28 I‘m sorry 😢 that‘s good that you could find something to be grateful for despite your friend 😊I need to do that also 3d

TheBookHippie @Billypar 💙 As someone who understands way too much this feeling and pushed through and as a mentor of youth, I‘ve been to way too many funerals of kids aged 12-34 that I personally mentored to not post it anytime I mention taking ones life. 3d

TheBookHippie @Mimi28 🤍 3d

quietlycuriouskate Oh, that is so sad! 💔 I hope your joyful things bring you some solace. 3d

dabbe *gulp* So sorry to read this ... holding you in my thoughts. 💙🩵💙 3d

slategreyskies I‘m so sorry, Christine. That‘s devastating. 💔 🫂 2d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh no! I‘m so sorry 💔 2d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie Im so very sorry💔 hugs and peaceful thoughts. An important number to share💜 2d

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies 🤍 It is devastating. 2d

DebinHawaii Oh Christine, I am so very sorry. I am sending you all the strength and positive energy I can. 💜💜💜Thank you for sharing the joyful moments you had this week too. I hope they help you through this time. 2d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii It‘s a gut punch. I think we‘re still in shock. Spending loads of time outdoors this weekend grounding myself. 1d

kspenmoll Christine I cannot begin to find words of comfort for you. I am sending you love. 💕 19h

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll ♥️ 18h

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Untitled | Untitled

#TLT 178/187

👀ALLLLL IN THE THEATER!!! In the 80s

For 3 dollars 😱

dabbe YOU DA WINNER! 🤩🤩🤩 4d

wanderinglynn You rock! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 4d

IMASLOWREADER omg awesome 🙌 2d

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

I got a fun copy from the library. So far I‘m liking this …#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024

Free http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/498

slategreyskies Oh, I haven‘t read this since I was a girl! I remember loving it back then. ♥️ 4d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie i read this a long time ago-looking forward to a reread this month:) 4d

Sace I have never read this book. I‘m enjoying it so far! 2d

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Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her | Melanie Rehak

My library holds came in….👀

Both in rough shape 😵‍💫

#NANCYDREWBR

Librarybelle

Sace I‘ve been thinking about rereading the tagged book! 5d

Librarybelle At least your library had a copy! Hooray!! I read Girl Sleuth a long time ago…hope you enjoy! 5d

Bookwormjillk Can‘t wait to hear what you think of Girl Sleuth. 5d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk having trouble reading these books it‘ll either help or nail in the coffin 😵‍💫🙃😳😅👀 5d

dabbe Those are some well-loved books. 🤩🤩🤩 5d

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Yiddish with Dick and Jane | Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman

rachmones (rahch-MUN-ness) - Compassion, fellow feeling, empathy, pity. "The Rachmones" would also make a very nice name for a sensitive Yiddish punk rock group.

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#yiddish

#weirdwordwednesday

CBee

AmyG Hahahaha. Have you ever read Haikus for Jews? 5d

AmyG No fins, no flippers,
the gefilte fish swims with
some difficulty. 5d

AmyG Today, mild shvitzing.
Tomorrow, so hot you'll plotz.
Five-day forecast: feh 5d

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Sace I need this book in my life. 5d

Ruthiella Love this! 😂 5d

TheBookHippie @AmyG oh no, NOW I must have this🙃🤭 (edited) 5d

TheBookHippie @Sace It is hysterical! 5d

CBee @AmyG oh my gosh I think I need this too 😂😂 4d

Chrissyreadit 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3d

Chrissyreadit @AmyG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3d

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Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy

Yay it‘s arrived @Deblovestoread thank you so much!!!!

Deblovestoread You are so welcome! That‘s pretty fast for media mail. 5d

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread I WAS SHOCKED!! 4d

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📗 https://witchcraftedlife.com/25-pagan-and-non-pagan-books-for-beltane/

Beltane: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for May Day | Llewellyn, Melanie Marquis

julesG Happy Beltane! 5d

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Beltane: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for May Day | Llewellyn, Melanie Marquis

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My favorite this time of year https://a.co/d/8JCcZNM

IndoorDame Well I‘m going to have to try 🍓 elderflower! That sounds divine! 5d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame it‘s so good! 5d

Read4life I told myself I‘d just look. But you had me at elderflower. My weakness. Ordered! Thank you 💙💙 5d

TheBookHippie @Read4life 😅🤭🫖💜 5d

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Beltane: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for May Day | Llewellyn, Melanie Marquis

🥮https://theurbancottage.com.au/blogs/news/the-cottage-witchs-beltane-cake
🪻 🍋https://claudiastable.com/lavender-lemonade-with-homemade-lavender-syrup/
Simmer pot https://www.thewitchandwand.com/post/simmer-pot-spell-for-happiness

👣When you walk barefoot on the earth, free electrons are transferred from the earth into your body, and this grounding effect is one of the most potent antioxidants we know of.

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Beltane: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for May Day | Llewellyn, Melanie Marquis

Happy Beltane 🪻🌷🌻🌼🌸🌹🌺🪷💐

Wishing you prosperity, love, and finding your way to your best and happiest self.

💐 https://fiftyflowers.com/blogs/diy-flowers/how-to-make-a-flower-crown
🍓 https://thebakersalmanac.com/homemade-strawberry-jam/
🌼 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246823/dandelion-jelly/
💃🏽 https://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Maypole-Dance

#litsolace

julesG 😘 Happy Beltane! 🌼💮🌸 5d

IndoorDame Happy Beltane! 🩷💕🌺🌸🌷💕🩷 5d

brittanyreads 🌼💛 5d

dabbe 💙🩵💙 5d

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Happy Springtime! | Kate McMullan

☀️ and 55 💙💙💙💙💙

Book & coffee and lunch break 💙☀️💙

TheBookHippie @dabbe sorry I‘m rejoicing over this heatwave 😅😅😵‍💫 hope you‘re cool and comfy 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤭😅 6d

dabbe As I type, it's currently 93. 😳 I'm not ready for this. Glad you're enjoying your current heatwave! 😂🤩🤗 5d

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Celebrating Summer Solstice: Customs & Crafts, Recipes & Rituals for Midsummer, Kupala, Ligo, San Giovanni & Other Summer Holidays | Waverly Fitzgerald

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Mail out cards so they arrive by the Solstice June 20.

jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

TheBookHippie #litsolace #naturalitsy 6d

Sace Signed up! 6d

BookwormAHN Done ✔️ 6d

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Celebrating Summer Solstice: Customs & Crafts, Recipes & Rituals for Midsummer, Kupala, Ligo, San Giovanni & Other Summer Holidays | Waverly Fitzgerald

@jenniferw88 is hosting our
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Barbra Streisand: Memories | Barbra Streisand

I rewatched this Sunday - it‘s been a long long time and still I cry… I‘ve been listening to the soundtrack for two days 🤭😅 #TUESDAYTUNES

🎶🎵 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT0IXTXAnmo

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dabbe Back in the 80s, I was home on a dateless Saturday night, watching this with my mom. My younger sister came home from her date and proceeded to watch with us. (She had never seen it before). As we're nearing the ending and the tears are starting to flow, she loudly proclaimed, “If they don't end up together, I'm going to be really pissed.“ 😂 Obviously a moment I've not forgotten. #heartbreakhotel 6d

TheBookHippie @dabbe 😅😭 I actually think love sometimes isn‘t enough 🤫🤐he wasn‘t strong enough to be with her apparently 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 breaks my heart everytime … but what a memory. ♥️😅🤭 6d

dabbe @TheBookHippie So, so true. And he and she both knew it. What a woman is Katie Morosky! 🤩🤩🤩 6d

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TheBookHippie @dabbe Right?! I love her. 6d

dabbe @TheBookHippie She's a lot like you. 💙🩵💙 6d

TheBookHippie @dabbe Yup. Anyone who sees it tells me that 😅🤭🙃. 6d

TheLudicReader I love this movie. That end scene just kills me every time! 5d

TheBookHippie @TheLudicReader me too. 5d

CoffeeAndABook I‘ve heard what a hard ending this movie has so many times that I‘ve never had the courage to watch this 🥴 5d

TheBookHippie @CoffeeAndABook SO many Kleenex….. 5d

mcctrish The first I watched this was with my mom, we were both a mess. She loved Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand 2d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

1. ZORRIE ♥️
So so good.

2. Coming Home by Brittney Griner

#TWO4TUESDAY

TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday!💜📖 6d

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness | Marie Tourell S�derberg

☔️🪻🌻🌷🧺🪟🍓🫖🌅☕️💐

#LITSOLACE

wanderinglynn Yes, yes, yes to all! 💜💜💜 6d

Bookwormjillk Open windows are the best 6d

Princess-Kingofkings Open windows feel like a luxury 6d

dabbe 💙🩵💙 6d

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Dorothy Parker -a few things ♥️

https://poets.org/poet/dorothy-parker

https://dorothyparker.com/2014/01/incredible-1920s-documentary-discovered.html

https://dorothyparker.com/about

https://mpl.org/blog/now/dorothy_dot_parker_was_the

mollyrotondo She was born in my home state! lol 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo ♥️♥️♥️ 6d

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Anne Frank: The Collected Works | Anne Frank

My next chunkster to tackle…

LiseWorks 😲 7d

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Coloring Book | Lewis Carroll

Alice 💕💕💕💕💕💕

IndoorDame 😍😍😍😍😍 1w

AkashaVampie Have you read Splintered by A.G. Howard? It has to do with Alice in Wonderland. I enjoyed the listen and its a series. 1w

TheBookHippie @AkashaVampie I have not! I guess I‘ll add it! 🙃♥️ 1w

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vlwelser This would be the thing I would collect. I love all of the different illustrations. And movie adaptations. 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I found a record in a thrift store!!! 25 cents! 1w

vlwelser Score! I assume it's the Disney version and not the 1980s made for tv masterpiece. 😂 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser Disney 1969 1w

vlwelser So weird that anyone would give that up. Clearly it was waiting for you. 1w

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie i have that same teacup! My bathroom is Alice in Wonderland:)❤ 7d

TheBookHippie @curiouserandcurioser HOW FUN!!! 7d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie it is quite delightful-makes me smile❤ 6d

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Choice of Shakespeare's Verse | William Shakespeare

@vlwelser 👀 I DID leave the pretty Shakespeare copy with my Gong books ♥️🤭

vlwelser 👀😍💕💕 1w

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront�

I didn‘t pull out the copies hidden or the others round the house or my bag but here‘s most of BRONTE 🖤🤭🙃🖤

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🤭🙃👀 1w

Librarybelle Love this!! 1w

Sace 😍 1w

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IndoorDame ♥️♥️♥️ 1w

vlwelser That's impressive. Especially since they didn't actually write that many books. 💕 1w

Leftcoastzen Wow! 1w

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TheBookHippie B&N https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wuthering-heights-emily-bront/1106658816 1w

Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily

@IndoorDame so… most of my copies of this book are in a double or triple or all inclusive Bronte leather. These are my stand alones. I did have more but a girl we mentored loved this book so I gave her some copies. For students that have to read this for high school I always give them the puffin one that is purple, for me myself the Barnes & Noble dark green purple with yellow lettering is my favourite.

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TheBookHippie Puffin https://www.amazon.com/Wuthering-Heights-Puffin-Classics-Bronte/dp/0141326697 1w

IndoorDame Beautiful 🤩 thank you! My Jane Eyre is actually the sister edition of that one with the woodcuts, but I happened to find it used and super cheap so I never got the other. I‘ll look these up but I‘ll definitely especially check out the B&N. I‘ve read this often enough that I want a readable copy. 1w

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I have all the matching Janes of these 🤭🙃 1w

vivastory I have the Penguin Clothbound Bronte boxset 💙 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame That was my thought once it became required reading…‘ I need a nice pretty readable copy if I‘m going to be reading this often‘. 1w

TheBookHippie @vivastory me too! 1w

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie oooh nice! Love!!! 1w

Tamra I love the top middle! This novel is in my top 5 favorites. 🖤 1w

TheBookHippie @Tamra it‘s a really cool set. 1w

vlwelser I'm surprised your top most copies wasn't something Shakespeare. Or did you pick the prettiest? Because these are all beautiful. 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser these are just copies of WH 🤭🤣🤭 I have 75 Jane Eyre many Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare ummmm A LOT 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🙃 1w

vlwelser This actually makes more sense now. I'm not sure I have even a single duplicate of anything. I may not be a book dragon. 😔 1w

dabbe The top middle with the picture of a tortured Heathcliff. Wowza. 😮🤩😀 1w

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront�

I hit 75 yesterday, I believe -of Jane Eyre 🙃🖤
And yes all different copies
And yes I have 20 or so on my wish list
👀🖤 #SUNDAYFUNDAY

BookmarkTavern

TheKidUpstairs Do you have a favourite edition from your collection? 1w

TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs my original torn and falling apart copy that is a 1960 Signet I have had for 42 years. 1w

britt_brooke That‘s amazing! 1w

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IndoorDame So cool! 1w

IndoorDame And such a good reminder that you‘re always the person to ask about Brontë‘s… my copy of Wuthering Heights is literally falling apart and I can‘t decide what to replace it with! 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame ohhhhh I‘ll grab my copies for you 🙃🤣🤭♥️ 1w

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie yay!!!! 1w

TheBookHippie @britt_brooke 🙃 1w

BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩🤩🤩 That is really impressive! Thanks for sharing! 1w

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Nature�s Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World | Patrick Baty

#hyggehourreadathon #litsolace

The sun has come around a bit 🌥️
I cannot wait to plant and all the leaves have returned to trees!!!

Starting my reading early 💚📗💚

Have a good night all…

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Nature�s Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World | Patrick Baty

#HYGGEHOURREADATHON 📗💚

It‘s dark and rainy here today equals nice cozy reading weather that probably requires tea not coffee 📗💚🍵🫖

#litsolace

I‘m looking forward to take time and just be with a book!!
Happy Sunday 💚📗💚

Sace Oh I‘m in! This would be the perfect activity prior to bedtime and excellent energy for the night before the workweek starts. 1w

TheBookHippie @Sace I love it. We‘ve been doing this since December and I cannot recommend it enough. I‘m so glad you‘re joining! 1w

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD MAY

Dorothy Parker & my birthday month!!! 🎉

Everyone Welcome !!

IndoorDame I‘m excited for this one! I‘m planning to read some Dorothy Parker alongside it. And happy birthday month!!! 1w

vlwelser I have mine and I'm ready. I love this time period. 1w

kspenmoll Yay! For your birthday & Dorothy! 1w

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DebinHawaii I got my copy & I‘m ready. Happy Birthday Month! 🎉 1w

willaful Hippo Birdie! Or I guess that should be Hippie Birdie? 😁 1w

CoffeeAndABook This looks like a great read!! I think I‘ll join in😊📖 🌆 being around for your birthday is an added bonus 🤩 5d

TheBookHippie @CoffeeAndABook 🙃🧁💜 5d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

This was the book I needed to read 🧡📙🧡
I‘m so grateful you all went on this beautiful journey with me. I‘m so very glad we read it slowly and took it all in!

A lovely breath of fresh air after last month!

Bring on MAY 🤞🏻

Happy SUNDAY ♥️

Librarybelle This was a wonderful choice. I would not have picked this one up on my own, so thank you! I‘ve already recommended this to other readers. ❤️ 1w

IndoorDame Exactly the book I needed too! And I never would‘ve come by it or my own, or savored it like it needed, thank you for bringing me to it! 1w

vlwelser Thank goodness for this book. If we had 2 doozies in a row it would have been a lot. 1w

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mcctrish This was such a joy to read 1w

kspenmoll This book was your best choice Christine- it‘s quiet brilliance will stay with me. So far my best read of 2024. Thank you!!! 1w

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll Top for me as well. ♥️ 1w

AmyG Traveling day for me so will answer later. Loved this little gem. 1w

Read4life Such a beautiful read. 1w

DebinHawaii It will definitely be on my best of 2024 list. A great pick. Thank you. 💙 1w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I only have two on my top list so far for the year this is definitely one of them. 1w

TheBookHippie @AmyG ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w

Sargar114 @kspenmoll quiet brilliance is the perfect description. Thank you for the pleasant read and all you do @TheBookHippie I ❤️Sundays! 1w

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 ♥️♥️♥️ 1w

CoffeeNBooks This was such a beautifully written story! Great choice for us- thank you @TheBookHippie! 1w

TheBookHippie @CoffeeNBooks So beautiful. The prose, just zen. 1w

Deblovestoread Quiet, beautifully written and a joy to read. 💜 1w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread Such a joy to read I agree. 1w

mollyrotondo Really loved this one!! 1w

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo it was a gift! 1w

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Life slowing down
Zorrie resting more and seeing friends who passed before

Interesting way to end the book?

♥️a link to crabapple blooming from Sarah @Sargar114 ♥️

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Librarybelle This whole book has been beautiful. We saw Zorrie‘s beginning, and I think it‘s a fitting way to end the book with her quiet final days. 1w

IndoorDame I thought the ending had a beautiful symmetry. I glanced back at the opening scene and was reminded that it opened with her in the daybed, needing to slow down, but the beginning is dreamless and alone and at the beginning she says she doesn‘t like dreaming. In the end her visions are filled with all the people she‘s learned to care about along the way. 1w

vlwelser This is a very slow and satisfying book. It's beautifully written. It's just a normal life with nothing truly overly dramatic. Or maybe she's the one that's not overly dramatic. 1w

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame it was a beautiful circle. 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I was pondering that myself. It‘s her I think. 1w

vlwelser It's her. When you think about it, there is actually a lot going on here. But she pulls you into her nbd attitude. And the author is sort of brilliant for presenting it this way. 1w

mcctrish @vlwelser it is all those things. It‘s comforting too, a beautiful life doesn‘t have to have drama 1w

mcctrish @Librarybelle I loved the circling back within the book, circle of lifing, confirming/re-emphasizing points again 1w

kspenmoll Wonderful life, full circle. @vlwelser a brilliant book,yes. A life of an every day woman. @IndoorDame thanks for reminding me of how the book opened, and how she ended up in the end. The aloneness in the beginning, the love she gathered from connecting with others, no longer alone , along her lifetime. 1w

Karisa @IndoorDame @TheBookHippie Yes! Beautiful in its symmetry, simple, and elegant. It works so well, a true testament to the writer‘s talent. 1w

DebinHawaii It is a quietly beautiful book about life and resilience. 💙 I‘m really glad we read it. 1w

Sargar114 Agree with everyone, such a beautiful book and definitely can see the symmetry. I‘m just astounded how our said so much with so little. 1w

mollyrotondo I love that it ended with a little spiritual touch. I feel like that was showing she was getting ready to die and meet those souls beyond. Really beautiful. 1w

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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The fair
TULIPS
AMSTERDAM
ANNE FRANK

Seeing the place her husband died…

Closure?

Librarybelle I think it‘s a form of closure for her. She needed this. I was a little surprised she went, but was glad for her that she did. 1w

IndoorDame I was impressed with her hopping a spontaneous international flight! Closure is so elusive, but maybe after all those years it was a form of renewal? 1w

vlwelser I loved this part. After her younger self never even made it to Chicago. 1w

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mcctrish This part just exemplified how Zorrie continues to grow and evolve and take risks. To quote Ted Lasso badly “she‘s curious, not judgemental “ she‘s always looking at things from other angles whereas Noah wears blinders 1w

kspenmoll This journey took me by surprise but it was such a wonderful experience to watch her expand her world, grow & change. Agree with @IndoorDame , it felt like a renewal, a yes to life 1w

Karisa @mcctrish Love Lasso! Going to miss having new episodes so much. 1w

Karisa @Librarybelle I was surprised too but loved this twist! 1w

DebinHawaii I was surprised & happy she went. Closure with Harold in a sense but also a chance to escape a bit & see more of the world. 1w

Sargar114 So shocking, but loved it. Agree with everyone it did seem like a bit of closure. 1w

mollyrotondo I was so happy she made this trip. She needed to explore the world a little bit outside that farm town, get some closure and peace, and she made a nice friend in that young woman from the plane. So lovely for Zorrie. 1w

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I loved the new friend! 1w

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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Sheriff asks Zorrie to watch over Noah
Which she does with so much food
The descriptions!!! Yum.

Noah
Rejects Zorrie
“My heart is the same as an upside down flame.”
He loves Opal, still.
He makes her a glass bird
….

Sigh

Librarybelle I think this shows the strength of Zorrie. We know she has feelings for Noah in the subtle phrasing of passages throughout the book, but she‘s willing to help Noah and keep him safe, however she can. 1w

IndoorDame Food as love is so universal. It works well here where no one speaks. 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame my mantra FOOD IS LOVE. 1w

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vlwelser All that food! You must have been in your happy place with this. 1w

mcctrish I LOVE how this story circles back and confirms your feelings. We knew she loved him. And Noah can‘t stop loving Opal, or is he afraid to because hope of her getting better is how he‘s survived for so long he can‘t quit now or be the reason she relapses 1w

kspenmoll She was pouring so much love and hope into her cooking for Noah. It was so sad when Noah could not return her feelings. 1w

Karisa I kept thinking it was too bad she couldn‘t have returned Hank‘s feelings. Zorrie and Hank would have been so well suited. He would‘ve taken care of her as much as she does for others. Noah was not really there—stuck in the past and losing his parents seemed to send him over the edge. So sad all of it 1w

DebinHawaii I said in the previous question that I don‘t think Noah is capable of more of a relationship than he has with Opal so he would never have let Zorrie in. 1w

DebinHawaii And yes, food is love when & when you don‘t have the words. The food descriptions were excellent. I felt so sorry for Zorrie here. 1w

Sargar114 This too was very sad. She cares for Noah in a way he could never return and she knows that but kudos for trying. I agree @Karisa Hank seemed like a good fit. 1w

CoffeeNBooks @Karisa I agree that Zorrie and Hank probably would have been a good match. 1w

mollyrotondo Noah was rude to Zorrie I felt. She was bringing him all this food and eating with him and he would just sit there or he would get angry over things and yell over whatever. There is no way Zorrie would have been happy even if Noah accepted her advances. 1w

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo Yes. Brooding and rude. She is a saint. 1w

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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