Illyrian Spring

A springtime read from 1935 and I‘m really enjoying it!

Lady Kilmichael, a renowned artist, leaves her remote husband and adult children to go on a painting trip to the Dalmatian coast without telling any of them her whereabouts. While there she ends up taking under her wing an unhappy young man whose family has forbidden him to pursue his art. Methinks love is in the air!

(I‘m also intrigued by this peek at what would later become Croatia).

Leftcoastzen Yay green Virago! 1w

Tamra 💚 1w

LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen @Tamra You usually can‘t go wrong with a green Virago and it‘s been a while since I‘ve read one! 1w

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Cathythoughts Beautiful cover 💚 7d

CarolynM That sounds very good 🙂 7d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts The old Viragos always have such pretty covers! 7d

LeahBergen @CarolynM It is! I haven‘t read this author before. 7d

MemoirsForMe This story reminds me of Anne Tyler‘s Ladder of Years. Enjoy! 📖 3d

LeahBergen @MemoirsForMe I just read the plot summary and it does seem similar! I‘ll keep an eye out for that one at the bookstore (or big used book sale we have coming up in my city 😆). 3d

MemoirsForMe It‘s a great book, though your protagonist may be luckier in love.🤭Those big used book sales are so much fun. Our annual one here is in Sept. Even if they are detrimental to my shelf space. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3d

LeahBergen @MemoirsForMe I try to have a bit of a shelf “clear out” before the big sales come up as I usually come home with a box full! 😆 3d

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Deblovestoread

Illyrian Spring | Ann Bridge

Excited for #Round17 #LMPBC #GroupS

Let me know what sounds good to you @Jerdencon @julieclair @Reggie

I did not know Agatha Christie had written under a pseudonym so that‘s interesting.

Deblovestoread

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The Last Garden in England

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Spring Magic

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Jerdencon They all sound good - but Agatha Christie and the last garden in Eden would be my top 2 picks 2y

Reggie I‘m good with any of them. I‘ve never read Agatha Christie before so that would be cool. But really, any book would be good. 2y

julieclair These all sound good. The Last Garden in England has been on my TBR for awhile, so that would be my first choice, but I‘m fine with any of them. 2y

Deblovestoread I‘m going with The Last Garden in England. For someone who hasn‘t read Christie before you should probably start with her mysteries instead. Looking forward to this round! @Jerdencon @Reggie @julieclair @suvata 2y

julieclair Yay! 2y

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squirrelbrain

Illyrian Spring | Ann Bridge

pick

Set in the 1930s in what is now #croatia, this novel follows Grace as she escapes from her husband, who may be having an affair and her bullying grown up children.

I struggled at first as the blurb says it is ‘farcically funny and full of wisdom‘ and I just didn‘t see the funny side, and some of the ‘wisdom‘ was a bit boring.

However the last quarter of the book was amusing and sweet and, yes, full of wisdom so it‘s a pick!

#readingeurope2020

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squirrelbrain

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Thanks for the tag @gradcat 😘

‘Lady Kilmichael took her seat in the boat train at Victoria hurriedly, opened The Times, and hid behind it‘

The tagged book is for #croatia for #readingeurope2020. I‘m liking it so far, but it‘s not filling me with joy or completely captivating me and that‘s what I think I (we all) need from a book at the moment....

ShyBookOwl

LoverOfLearning "The human head is of the same size and weight as a roaster chicken". - Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers. ?? 5y

gradcat Very nice! Yes, we need a book that compels you to turn the page so quickly that you almost rip it out...in other words, we need awesome escapes!! ♥️♥️♥️ 5y

squirrelbrain Let me know if you find one Minette! @gradcat 5y

gradcat @squirrelbrain And ditto in reverse! 😂 5y

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squirrelbrain

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Today‘s #libraryhaul...

From top to bottom, for #readingeurope2020:

#croatia
#cyprus
#czechia
#portugal (obvs!)

And the last one is just a #blameitonlitsy (and @Birdsong28 and @Librarybelle !)

I‘m a bit worried about the Othello as I‘ve only read one Shakespeare play and that was for GCSE English. However, it‘s an edition that explains the big words and difficult bits to beginners like me, so we shall see how I get on! 🤞

BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Smart choice for Cyprus. Maybe it is time for a reread since high school 😊 5y

MicheleinPhilly The Five was fascinating! 5y

Hooked_on_books Man, you‘re just killing this challenge! 5y

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suzie.reads I have picked Othello for Cyprus too 😊 5y

squirrelbrain Have you read much Shakespeare @suzie.reads? I‘m worried I might hate it! 5y

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - I think I‘ve done almost a third of it..... 5y

suzie.reads @squirrelbrain I have read afew but I'm not a massive fan. Loved Midsummer Night's Dream though 5y

squirrelbrain That‘s the one I did for GCSE English @suzie.reads - really liked it but that was a looooong time ago! 5y

Birdsong28 Yay!!!!!! Check out the inside of the cover! (if you can) if not I have tagged you in my post about the cover anyway 5y

squirrelbrain Mine‘s stuck down @Birdsong28, with it being a library book. It looks fab though! 5y

Librarybelle Enjoy! 5y

Caroline2 Ohhhhh I‘m dying to read The Five!! Can‘t wait to hear what you think of it. 👍 5y

youneverarrived I love Othello! 5y

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rubyslippersreads

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Yesterday‘s thrift store finds. 😊

KerriNTurner Great finds! 6y

LeahBergen Oooooh! You lucky thing! I want Illyrian Spring! 😍😍 (edited) 6y

batsy 😍😍 6y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I thought of you when I found it. 😊 6y

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laytonwoman3rd

Illyrian Spring | Ann Bridge

The #riotgrams prompt for today is #apples, which led me to my collection of #virago editions, because the apple is their logo. Here are just a few...

Leftcoastzen love viragos!❤️ 7y

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