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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Crinoline_Laphroaig

Joined October 2016

🫖 by day. 🥃by night. 📚 all the time. All my bookish things: https://linktr.ee/crinolinelaphroaig #JaneandtheExcellentReadalong
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Thrush Green | Miss Read
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#Pemberlittens this looks like something similar to Pym. #JaneAdjacent Read? @BarkingMadRead @StayCurious

rubyslippersreads I‘ve never read any Miss Read, but would love to. 22h
LeahBergen I do love Miss Read but her novels are all much more simple and of the “cozy village life” sort than Pym. I‘m trying to say it without sounding snobbish or disparaging but Pym is way more “literary”. 😆 But I read and love them both! 22h
Crinoline_Laphroaig @LeahBergen Love your explanation! 21h
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Read for my friend's online Yoga, Books, & Brunch Club. Discussion was on Sunday. Pic is of my Brunch Tray all prepped.

I really enjoyed Chapter 4 about when things go horribly wrong. And how we react to it.

In the middle it bogged down. Became to woo woo for me and I skimmed a bit. Finished reading last chapters. But all in all I liked the basic message of How We Live Is How We Die.

Kimzey I love the festive holiday china!
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Murder on Display | Thea Cambert
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My 1st Holiday Read of the Season! Cozy Murder Mystery with Hygee was perfect for me. I love looking at tiny houses on Instagram. Everything is in it's place. No chaos. It's relaxing.

At 123 pages I read in just over an hour. It was fun! I particularly like that it was the guy who had the baking and knitting skills.

Looking forward to reading entire series as it progresses through the seasons.
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Fnishing off November with 3 really great reads:
📱Gorgeous cover makes me happy every time I look at it. Life got in the way. Looking forward to curling up in bed and finishing this evening. ⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 🎧 #IrlBookClub read that I'm finding fascinating. Can't wait to get in the 🚗 so I can finish listening to it.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 📖 #BOTM I've also got a Library audiobook copy. I'm switching back and forth between. Such a great adventure!

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Sword Catcher | Cassandra Clare
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#MonthInBooks

Not bad for setting up house, getting ready to entertain, and hosting Thanksgiving.

Lots of Readalongs:
#NorthangerinNovember #Pemberlittens #HashtagBrigade #JaneAdjacant and the #Chunkster the was Sword Catcher.

I get that it's the first book, so there's a lot of world building. It took about 180 pages for something to finally happen. But then I really like it. So I'm giving a Pick rather than So-So.

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Absolutely loved it! It's hard to adapt Jane Austen to modern times but this does it so well. Thanksgiving Chapter was my favorite. Perfect choice since I was also rereading original Northanger Abbey. I finished both in the last few days.

And now it's time to get out the Christmas China!
#pemberlittens
#janeadjacent
@StayCurious

StayCurious What a nice picture! 1w
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Why yes I did pour my Thanksgiving champagne out of a flute into this glass because it matched the cover. Thanks for hosting @BarkingMadRead! I find Pym a comfort read. Perfect for this time of year.
🥂🍾 #hashtagbrigade

Ruthiella Perfect! 🥂 2w
julieclair Love this! 2w
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I meant to post this yesterday for Thanksgiving. I really loved Chapter 24. Liam making turkey was the best! 🦃
#pemberlittens #janeadjacent @StayCurious

StayCurious And the chain saw haha! 2w
Crinoline_Laphroaig @StayCurious that was so awesome! 2w
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Today I got Library Card for my new city. I was super excited to find a print copy of this month's #Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Read. 😍
@StayCurious

LiteraryinLawrence Joining the library in a new place is a great feeling! For me it‘s a big step towards feeling settled in my new town. 3w
Crinoline_Laphroaig @LiteraryinLawrence such a good feeling. ❤️ 3w
CaramelLunacy Love a good library haul 3w
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My fluffy new reading spot for
#Pemberlittens #HashtagBrigade 📖
@BarkingMadRead

BookNAround That looks so comfy cozy! 1mo
DieAReader ❤️‍🔥🤓Looks super comfy!! 1mo
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh I love it! 1mo
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Ruthiella Adorable! 😍 1mo
MatchlessMarie Lovely!! 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
marleed I love it! 4w
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I agree with you @IndoorDame that Kindle cover is so ugly. But I went ahead and grabbed it on Hoopla until my pretty purple one arrives. And while I was there I grabbed The Barbara Pym Cookbook. Off to read my chapter.

#hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens #chapterandacuppa#brownisboring
#uglycoverparty #prettyinpurple @BarkingMadRead

IndoorDame Ooh a cookbook, how fun! I‘ll have to look for that 😃 1mo
Ruthiella Please show us your cauliflower cheese dish when you make it! 😂 1mo
Aimeesue @Ruthiella 😂😂😂 1mo
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@BarkingMadRead my Print copy I ordered cheap off eBay isn't here yet so I thought I'd get audiobook. I had to Bail on the Sample it was so awful.
#pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade #getthekindlecopynoyaudio

IndoorDame Ooh thanks for the tip! I grabbed the free audio, but haven‘t actually had time to listen to the sample yet. I‘ll go look for a kindle copy right now! 1mo
BarkingMadRead Oh no!! 1mo
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Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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#Pemberlittens this has always been read at your own pace. Feel free to pop back anytime and comment. There will be a discussion of the whole series posted November. #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Reveal of the by-blow. (What a great dated word.) I literally had to stop, talk to myself out loud, and mentally process the family dynamics.

2️⃣ Always dear Jane. But also Edward in this one. As a proud Auntie, loved their relationship.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣ "Good lord, I thought suddenly. Had I accepted him, should I have had ten children? —And shuddered at the thought."

"How many heroines had I thrown in the way of such men—the Willoughbys, the Wickhams, the William Elliots?"

"Who knows, after all, what the future may hold?"
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ I hate cold water. We had a swimming pool for years and I never got into it until as my husband said 'tempature was tepid bath water.' Mostly I like to look at water. I'll ride the current.

5️⃣ It never fails, whenever you're not looking you best, that's when you run into someone you haven't seen in years. I'm going to preserve the mystery, keep him guessing and stay above stairs. However, I will contrive a way to spy on him.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ "The Morning Gazette publishes an intriguing article on Sir Joseph Banks‘s eucalypt, a plant of which one has never heard; the following week one‘s niece announces she intends to plant a eucalypt at her father‘s Kentish estate, if only he may obtain a specimen from the Botanic Gardens at Kew."

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣ I really liked that it circled back to where we started with Jane And The Unpleasantness At Scargrave Manor. Also I'm glad the Final Mystery didn't include Jane's final moments.
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TheBookHippie Almost done- also crying 1mo
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Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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#Pemberlittens loved how it circled back to beginning with Harris Bigg-Wither.
"Good lord, I thought suddenly. Had I accepted him, should I have had ten children? - And shuddered at the thought." Wonderful conclusion. Even though it had me ?.

Stephanie Barron did Jane proud.

Pop over to Instagram to see a reel I made for Austenprose Book Tour.

#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy-4dH8LNP5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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#Pemberlittens I've been rereading Jane Austen as part of #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong. Emma being published is part of the story from Jane and the Waterloo Map forward.

A few years ago I read this article https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/jane-austens-guide-to-alzheimers.html... it really changed my perspective of Emma as just a spoiled rich girl. She's parenting a parent. Which I've done and it never easy.

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Magpie Murders | Anthony Horowitz
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Husband and I recently binged the TV series so it fun read. Little bit different so it had some surprises. Definitely want to read Book 2.

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I'm so behind on my Reviews!

Started reading was immediately drawn in, and then life intruded. When I finally had chance to get back to it, couldn't put it down. Great ending to Trilogy!

Can't wait to reread when audiobooks come out. It's a series that I will definitely pickup even more on 2nd reading.

catsuit_mango Good to see you managed to finish it :) and yes every Miss Gail book can be a nice reread 1mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @catsuit_mango house buying/moving/settling cut into reading time. Loved it! 1mo
catsuit_mango @Crinoline_Laphroaig that's quite a lot you have going on. What's not to love with darling Phex ? 1mo
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Jane and the Final Mystery | Stephanie Barron
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#Pemberlittens you were there for me during the bad. I want you to be there for the wonderful. We bought house! AND I HAVE A LIBRARY. All the lovely books you gifted me after the fire have a new home.

May still be sporadic posting w/ getting settled but I wanted y'all to be part of first to know.

Just love the house. I know how Elizabeth must have felt moving into Pemberley. ☺️

#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Bookwormjillk Great news! So glad to hear it! 2mo
AmyG Wishing you much joy in your new home. 💐🏡 2mo
TheSpineView Congratulations! Enjoy your new home! 2mo
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LeahBergen Congratulations! ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
Librarybelle Congratulations! 2mo
IndoorDame Congratulations!!!! 2mo
BarbaraJean 💜📚💜 Congratulations!!! 2mo
Cuilin Congratulations 🎉 2mo
Ruthiella Awesome! Welcome home! 👏👏👏 2mo
Deblovestoread Congratulations 🎉 2mo
Tamra Yay!!! It‘s so exciting to make a new home. 👏🏾 2mo
AnneCecilie Congratulations 🎉 2mo
MaureenMc Congratulations! 🍾 2mo
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@HappyLitsyversary to me! My first post 7 years ago: https://litsy.com/p/Y1V2bWh6UEpW 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

wanderinglynn Happy Litsyversary! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳 2mo
JamieArc Happy Litsyversary 🎉🎉. So glad you‘re (still) here! 2mo
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MaureenMc 🎉🍾🎊 2mo
Ruthiella Happy Litsyversary! 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
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SamAnne Happy Litsyversary! 2mo
LeahBergen Happy Litsyversary! ❤️ 2mo
Bookzombie Happy Litsyversary!! 2mo
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September | Rosamunde Pilcher
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#SeptemberByTheSea was the theme and few others. 📖📚🌊 #MyMonthInBooks

Chrissyreadit Happy Litsyversary!!! 2mo
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LeahBergen 😆😆 2mo
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merelybookish What a passion! 😂 2mo
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Dome 6 arrived 6 Days early because I ordered from author directly.

Started reading immediately. Life got in the way but I'm hoping to finish before tomorrow's publication. Quiet day today so I made myself a tray with @teapunkteas Deep Blue Abyss AKA Space Oolong created by Ms Gail herself.

I can't wait to see how things turn out for Phex and friends in this the last of Tinkered Starsong Trilogy. 🌌✨💙➡️💜
#tinkeredstarsong

Crinoline_Laphroaig Deep Blue Abyss is butterfly pea leaf & Ti Kuan Yin oolong. Magic that happens when lemon is added. I didn't have a glass tea cup so I improvised with small canning jar. Tasty! Next time I'm going to try with milk. Here link where Ms Gail spills all the tea about tea: https://gailcarriger.com/2023/08/30/space-oolong/
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catsuit_mango The arrival of Dome6 so much in advance caught me off guard, and I had to work that day ... 😉 How did you like that ending ? 2mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Very Darcy Proposal.
2️⃣ Cassandra. Such a defender of Jane. Sisterhood was such a big part.
3️⃣ Cass got my all time favorite Austen quote:
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a novel, must be intolerably stupid."

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣ Cass got my all time favorite Austen quote:
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a novel, must be intolerably stupid."

"I may have thrown caution to the winds. I may have danced with joy and energy.....and I may have so far forgot myself as to smile entirely too much, and persuade myself I was a decade or two younger, with a lifetime of enjoyment before me." (Another Standout Moment.)

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Crinoline_Laphroaig And Snarky Jane:
“Where do these women absorb their radical ideas?” “The writings of Mary Wollstonecraft,” I supplied. “They are most consoling to those of us with untried wombs.”
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 4️⃣ Thanks to my Instagram friend C https://instagram.com/clairedrinkstea?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== for the great WYR question! I fear I would not be able to keep 3 glasses of Montpellier's Well water down, thus spoiling my day dress. And if I did, there's the need to remain close to a chamber pot. No. I'll take breakfast with THE Garthwaite‘s. At least I'll get a decent cup of tea. ⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ I'm conflicted on this question. And I came up with it! If Jane had married in most likelyhood she wouldn't have had time to write but this is HEA and those are never realistic. So on the one hand, I can see Jane and Raphael being the darlings of the Ton - he the famous painter and her the famous novelist.

But I love Lord Harold. He's unconventional enough to say 'Jane MUST write', and make that happen. With breaks for spying of course.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ This was my second time reading but on my first read I knew nothing about England's Year Without a Summer.

7️⃣ Even knowing that the "humours” of the uterus was a thing back then, as a Childfree by Choice woman it had me yelling obscenities at Dr. Hargate.⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig And now on to Jane and The Final Mystery! Publication Date is October 24th. As part of https://instagram.com/austenprose?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Virtual Book Tour I have Advanced Readers Copy. But I'm made myself not read until I posted Jane and the Year Without a Summer discussion. I know it's going to break my heart but I'm confident Stephanie Barron will make Jane proud. 2mo
TheBookHippie I didn‘t have feelings about Cassandra much before reading this and now I adore her. The feminist nods were just wonderful. 6. I didn‘t know until NOW. 7. I yelled hollered and UGHHHHHHHHHHHH 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
TheAromaofBooks I am NOT keeping up with these 😂 and thought I might catch up, but for now, could you please take me off the tag list? Thank you!!! 2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheAromaofBooks no worries. Will do. 2mo
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September | Rosamunde Pilcher
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Love this picture of my first copy of September. Carried it on the plane and in the car as we traveled around Scotland in 2017.

Timeline Readalong ends today. Enjoyed my reread. It's a bit dated in places. But it has my favorite things about Rosamunde Pilcher reads - plucky older woman character and beautiful descriptions. However Winter Solstice remains my favorite.📖 🚘🍁🍂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason

Desha September is my favorite Pilcher….and it‘s just the time of year for it! Glad you enjoyed it! 3mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Desha it was perfect for September! 3mo
cariashley I‘ve only read The Shell Seekers since it‘s always been one of my mother‘s favorites. I should really read more Pilcher! 3mo
Sparklemn Love your mug! 3mo
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After playing a few games with Husband and Niblings I retreated to a quiet table and finished reading Jane and the Year Without a Summer.

Evening knowing what's coming. 😭 #janeandtheexcellentreadalong

(While I enjoy Pinball they LOVE Pinball.)

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#Pemberlittens While I have Advanced Readers Copy of Jane and the Final Mystery, I'm not rushing through the Penultimate book in the series.

Jane and the Year Without a Summer starts off a bit quieter. Which is fitting because Jane is having health problems. It's lovely seeing Jane and Cassandra having adventure of their own.

Discussion Post up September 30th.🎩 📖📚

#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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The Raging Storm | Ann Cleeves
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Today's the day for The Raging Storm! Release of Book 3 of Ann Cleeves Two Rivers Series featuring Detective Matthew Venn. I've loved this series from the beginning so I very excited when I was approved for NetGalley ARC this summer. The Raging Storm didn't disappoint. Twisty mystery. More of characters backstories. And just a hint of what's to come.

Today I'm rereading with Audible.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig Ann Cleeves writing has the ability to make the setting a character as well. It's one of the reasons I loved Shetland. In this series, it's Devon. I particularly liked how she used the storm to set the tone.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig *Reading Order:
The Long Call
The Heron's Cry
The Girls on the Shore (short story)
The Raging Storm
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Found this pic on my phone and realized I forgot to post it....Love this series! Witty dialogue of Willow Jean (Will) Parker is so fun. She's a circus runaway turned assistant to famous Private Detective Lillian Pentecost.

Audiobook narrator does excellent job. I switched between it and library print copy. Ms. Pentecost is great character too. Incredibly smart but being let down by her body battling muscular sclerosis. It's become a must read.

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Matching my tea cup to book covers makes me happy. This morning I just happened to pick perfect mug for reading The Chirrup. Cover Reveal for Dome 6. Final book in Gail Carriger Tinkered Starsong Trilogy. Love the grayscale!

Release date is October 1st. You've still time to binge read Divinity 36 and Demigod 12.🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤
https://gailcarriger.com/series/ts/

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A Passage to India | E. M. Forster
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On the Left is this month's #Pemberlittens #HashtagBrigade with @BarkingMadRead. On the right is my Books and Brews Club read that starts at 1pm. I've read 12 pages! Don't think I'm going to finish. Good thing I can just drink a beer and socialize. 😆

Ruthiella I love the cover of that edition of A Passage to India. 😍 3mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Ruthiella used book store find! 3mo
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Jane and the Waterloo Map | Stephanie Barron
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#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong discussion post.
1️⃣ The ending! Jane saves the day!

2️⃣ Jane, always Jane.

3️⃣ "Think, clodpole!” (I really want to use that line sometime.)

“To meddlesome women,”

"I refuse to disrupt so completely the tenuous peace of my life. I am done with longing for a gentleman to save me."

4️⃣ Visit Carlton House with JSC. I love looking at houses. And prattling people are easier for me to ignore than angry ones.⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ I've come to love Mansfield Park now that I'm no longer, as Jane would say, 'a green girl of sixteen.' Fanny Price has a quiet strength of character that I admire. She deserves better than Edmund but the heart wants what the heart wants.

6️⃣ History of Waterloo. That England's economy suffered with the end of the war. ⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣ This is my 3rd time reading. I've always wondered how Stephanie Barron will end this series. She does her research and is brilliant at weaving mysteries around Jane's real life. Jane is about to turn 40. #Pemberlittens know her story ends at age 41. I plan to have a hanky ready when I read Jane and the Final Mystery.

But first Jane and Cassandra's trip to Cheltenham Spa in Jane and the Year Without a Summer. 📖🎩 👒
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Crinoline_Laphroaig This is a read at your own pace book club. So feel free to come back and comment at anytime. Or tag me in a future post. 3mo
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kspenmoll I missed this month(August) but hope to read this late anyway! 3mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll absolutely. I will happily talk about this series anytime. 3mo
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Jane and the Waterloo Map | Stephanie Barron
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It's a busy week. Still reading August #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong but will be finishing today. Discussion post will be up tonight or tomorrow.

Until then #Pemberlittens enjoy a picture on a January afternoon when I was rereading while waiting on release of Jane and the Year Without a Summer.🥂🍾📖

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It's so pretty!!! Finding space on my All Things Austen shelves. 💖💕
#austeninaugust #bookmail #wwjad

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
wanderinglynn I have that candle! 🙌🏻🩷 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @wanderinglynn it's so wonderful! 4mo
melzen Seems like an interesting read 4mo
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Excited to be part of Virtual Book Tour!

Everything I want when I read Austenesque. Jane Austen quotes at beginning of each chapter, country village setting, & doesn't try to rewrite the original novels.

Perfect w/ nods to Pride & Prejudice, which I think is hardest to modernize. Nobody's going to starve in the hedgerows these days because they didn't get married.

I want on my forever shelf so I've ordered a print copy. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#pemberlittens

CaramelLunacy I am always on the lookout for fun Austen-esques! 4mo
kspenmoll How can I join in or is it too late? Recovering from surgery this month- good diversion? 3mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @kspenmoll this was a Tour planned by Austenprose.com and it's over. But the author is delightful. She's sending me bookmarks. Pop over to Instagram and follow her https://www.instagram.com/lindacorbettauthor/ and if you post something she would be grateful. I so loved this book. 3mo
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Mansfield Park | Austen, Jane
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My Mansfield Park collection isn't as extensive as Pride and Prejudice but I do have three beautiful editions. All are from sets that #Pemberlittens gifted me. That makes them so special to me.

I'm really enjoying my reread. I've been swapping between editions. Today it's Wordsworth paperback. Love the fans on the cover. 💖💕

#bookpeoplearethebestpeople
#austeninaugust #musingonmansfield

Leftcoastzen They are all lovely! 4mo
Desha Beautiful! 4mo
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September | Rosamunde Pilcher
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How fitting that my Timeline Readalong of September by Rosamunde Pilcher has started back up. Last few days there has been a hint of fall with cool mornings. Not that it will last. Sunday forecast high is 101F/38C.

While the majority of the story takes place in September, 100 pages of it are set in August. Short chapters that are perfect with my morning tea as I dream of fall in Scotland. 🌞🫖🍁🍂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason

Desha Ohhhh September is one of my favorites of hers. I also love Coming Home. 💗 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Desha I haven't read Coming Home but I have it on Audible. 40Hr 37M. 😲 4mo
Desha Enjoy! It‘s so good! 😄 4mo
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Blogger Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs Darcy says: "Pride and Prejudice should be read in the spring; Emma in the summer. But Persuasion is for colder months."

Mansfield Park is a summer read as well. All the discussions of the heat, hahas and improving of gardens just make it perfect for the season. ?????

#musingsonmansfield
#austeninaugust #pemberlittens

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Why yes I did buy bottle of Ume Plum Liquer because matches cover of Demigod 12. Nephew did small tastings of Ume recipes for me to try. All where good but the Purple Marg was my favorite.

I'm loving new Tinkered Starsong series. Final book - Dome 6 will be released on October 1st. Which is also 14th Birthday of Soulless by Gail Carriger & my Bookstagram Anniversary! 💜💜💜💜💜
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Persuasion | Jane Austen
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#OnThisDay 1816 Jane Austen finished writing Persuasion. I love this quote. 🚣🏻‍♀️

#pemberlittens #pagesofpersuasion

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#Pemberlittens It's time for #JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong discussion!

*Spoilers in comments.

Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ & 2️⃣ - Combining these. Jemima and her outfits. I just love them! Mrs Austen was really fun in this one. Her calling James a spoilsport and a prig. And “Do not be waspish, Mary,” my mother suggested serenely. “It cannot recommend you to your friends, and must provide fodder for your enemies.”

Also James splashing Mary in the face with wine when she fake swooned.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣ “The Aunts are faeries,” Caroline retorted snubbingly. Being an Auntie I love this line.

4️⃣ I'll take quiet with a book over charades and cranky people.

5️⃣ I couldn't be Candor I would be afraid of hurting feelings. But I could do an over the top Duchess Highinstep.

6️⃣ I'm fascinating by the Twelve Days of Christmas Celebrations.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 7️⃣ Imagining I was enjoying the gaities of Christmas with Jane was fun. Especially since it's been over 100F/37C most of the time.

In August we're off to London with Jane and The Waterloo Map. As we continue counting down to the Release of Jane and the Final Mystery. 🎩📖📚
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I hope you have enjoyed what Jane calls “the gaieties” of Christmas.
🎄📖📚

*Discussion Post will be up sometime Monday.

#janeandtheexcellentreadalong
#janeinjuly #pemberlittens

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And we're off to the Twelfth Night Ball! 🎭
#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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The Eleventh Day is all about preparations for Twelfth Night party.

One of these days I'm going to attempt to make a Twelfth Night Cake. 📖🎄🎂

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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The comfort of tea on a cold winter morning. 🫖📖🎄

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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I spent a lovely day in Talequah, Ok hanging out with a friend. Stopped into Too Fond of Books bookstore. It was lovely. Picked up the tagged book because of if blurb: "You like tea. I like books. Care to open a shop and forget the world exists?" ???

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 4mo
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July 🥵 or January 🥶?

Yesterday I was out and about in Tulsa and my car thermometer read 102F/39C. I could really use some January cold right now.

How about you?

#JaneInJuly #Pemberlittens
#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

Ruthiella Yes! I could do with some cool! 4mo
dabbe 🥶❄️💨🌨️☔️ Sometimes there just aren't enough emojis. 🤣 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @dabbe all the emojis! 4mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Ruthiella I spent the day in Talequah, Ok. It was only 97 today. 😆 4mo
dabbe @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤩🤗😍 4mo
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Party like it's 1815. 8️⃣📖🎄

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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I love this tradition of letting the old year out and the new year in. 🕛🥂🍾

#janeinjuly #pemberlittens
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong

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When I originally read Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas for my #JaneandtheYear2020 Readalong I remarked that this quote described my 2020. This time reading, after the House Fire, it spoke to me because books have been such a comfort.
❤️📖📚

#JaneInJuly #Pemberlittens
#JaneAndTheExcellentReadalong

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Time to Shine | Rachel Reid
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After a sad book needed something light-hearted so I choose this from my Netgalley. Yes it does have family member death for the most part it's a happy read.

But mainly I loved how everyone from team mates to family are so supportive. And how Landon and Casey are to very different people but treat each other with respect and compassion.

Did I see the ending coming from a mile away? Yes but I expect a Happy Every After when reading romance.

Crinoline_Laphroaig Favorite Scene - Hockey Team trip to Costco. 🤣 5mo
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