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The Marriage Bureau
The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers | Penrose Halson
13 posts | 14 read | 33 to read
In the spring of 1939, with the Second World War looming, two determined twenty-four-year-olds, Heather Jenner and Mary Oliver, decided to open a marriage bureau. They found a tiny office on London�s Bond Street and set about the delicate (…more)
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howjessicareads
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Pickpick

I picked this up because someone here on Litsy shared it... I forget who? And it was so fun! #howjessreadsin2019

ETA: It was @sammisho ! Thanks for the rec!

sammisho Glad you liked it!!! 6y
tpixie ha! @howjessreads I started this book this week because of @sammisho too! (edited) 6y
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sammisho
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Pickpick

This is the story of two young women, who unhappy with the limited options before them became entrepreneurs in wartime England by starting a matchmaking business. This a nonfiction book, that read as fiction and was completely charming. I can see this being made into a movie or a BBC series, "Call the Midwife" style.
#pop18 #abookthatshouldbeamovie #womenshistorymonth

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thebluestocking
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Mehso-so

I found this book to be very readable, with an interesting premise. This is a nonfiction account of a matching-making company established in London in 1939. The stories are interesting, but the book as a whole left me wanting something more. The writing was repetitive and confusing at times, and there wasn‘t really a thread to pull the whole thing together. It‘ll hopefully make for interesting book club discussion, though.

BookishMarginalia I liked it but like you, I felt it was lacking something. 6y
thebluestocking @BookishMarginalia Yes. It‘s odd. That was the general consensus of my book club too. None of the stories stood out enough. 6y
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melissajayne
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#bookmail. Ordered these over the weekend and I look forward to reading them. The Marriage Bureau I heard from a friend in the fall. My sister‘s really good friend‘s name was Kira (passed away in early January) and my sister, who wasn‘t a reader when she was young, really enjoyed this book. The third one I‘ve heard lots of good things about it.

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BookishMarginalia
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Pickpick

Charming book chronicling the matches, the mismatches, the near matches, the adventures, and the misadventures of a group of enterprising women in a newfangled matchmaking agency in London before, during, and after WWII. Reads like a juicy, episodic novel and would make a great BBC series in the style of “Call the Midwife.” Quite fun! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jaimelire Sounds awesome! 7y
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BookishMarginalia
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tif The little book looks so happy there walking down the street! 😂 7y
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BookishShelly
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Pickpick

Entertaining nonfiction that reads like fiction.

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BookishShelly
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1. Chocolate 🍫 2. Deckled edges 3. Stand alone 4. Neverland 5. Publishing #bookishwouldyourather

Kalalalatja 👏👏 8y
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Natashac79
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Loved this

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Sharpeipup
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My family sent me ahead to hold seats at my niece's graduation. #beprepared #alwaysreading #readwhileyouwait

Megabooks Always have to have a book! 8y
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Born.A.Reader
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#maymostanticipated
#maybookflowers

This is what I hope to read this month -including the tagged book which just arrived today! My first #goodreads giveaway! So excited to start this one!
@RealLifeReading

RealLifeReading Nice selection ! 8y
Born.A.Reader @RealLifeReading Thank you! 😊😊 8y
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Born.A.Reader
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Woke to this delightful email this morning! My first #goodreads #giveaway!! Excited to read this one!🙌🙌😄😄

Bookladylinda Yay for you! They come few and far between for me. ☹️☹️☹️ 8y
Keliz Congrats! I hope I will win one some day!!! 8y
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