Tom Tiddler's Ground

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Thanks to @CarolynM for making this sound so appealing!

It was perfect. Just the right balance of humor and drama; realistic characters that the reader roots for, even when they are flawed & imperfect.

Spoiled and superficial Caroline has a nice character arc when she leaves London at the start of WWII to stay with an old school friend.

Apologies to the #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub, but I think most have already read it? #14Books14Weeks2021 Bk 11

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LeahBergen Yes! Isn‘t it grand? 💞 3y

Ruthiella @LeahBergen It really was! 3y

quietjenn Yep! I think this was one of my first #furrowedmiddlebrows? 3y

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Ruthiella @quietjenn It‘s definitely one of the earliest titles in the imprint and would have been my first DSP book but then the club started and Nothing To Report became my inaugural title. 3y

Cathythoughts It was my first of these books … so good 👍🏻❤️ 3y

Ruthiella @Cathythoughts It was lovely! 3y

CarolynM Glad you enjoyed it🙂 The other two Ursula Orange titles are really good too. 3y

Ruthiella @CarolynM Good to know! 😀 3y

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CarolynM

Tom Tiddler's Ground | Ursula Orange

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@LeahBergen introduced me to Furrowed Middlebrow books this year. This delightful comedy of manners is my favourite so far. I am looking forward to all the other treasures I am yet to discover.

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Andrew65 Looks good. 4y

emilyhaldi Leah introduced me to Furrowed Middlebrow as well! Thank goodness for her 😊 4y

LeahBergen @emilyhaldi @CarolynM Woohoo! 😘😘 4y

CarolynM @emilyhaldi We are very lucky to have her as a friend😀 4y

CarolynM @LeahBergen 😘 4y

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Cathythoughts

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I really enjoyed this story set in the early days of World War II .. Caroline joins her old friend Constance in the village of Chesterford where the characters & the carry on are only precious ... a great read.

Thanks @LeahBergen & @CarolynM for introducing me to this author💕💕

JennyM Perfect pic with beautiful flowers 💐 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Yay! Another winner for you! 👍And pretty pic! 4y

Cathythoughts @JennyM Thanks Jenny 💕 4y

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Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks! It was very good 💕 4y

batsy This too sounds really nice. Love the colours in this pic 💜💖 4y

Freespirit What sort of plant is that @Cathythoughts ? It‘s beautiful 4y

LeahBergen It was a fun read, wasn‘t it? 💕 4y

CarolynM I knew you'd love it too. I'm looking forward to the third one from FMB and hoping they publish the other three at some stage. I love your photo😍 4y

Cathythoughts @batsy Thanks friend 😊💕 Yes , it‘s a good one 4y

Cathythoughts @Freespirit Thanks ! They are Japanese anemone ....and in the book I‘m reading now The Secret Garden , there are white ones ! I love them 💕 4y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Absolutely 👍🏻💕 4y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM Thanks! I think I‘ll look up that third one today 👍🏻💕 4y

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Cathythoughts

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squirrelbrain Lovely! 💕 4y

Kalalalatja Looks wonderful! 4y

erzascarletbookgasm 👍❤️ 4y

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LeahBergen Perfect setup! 4y

Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain @Kalalalatja @erzascarletbookgasm @LeahBergen Thanks All 😊 4y

Centique Beautiful! 4y

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Cathythoughts

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Just started and , I‘m pulled straight in there ! Loving the conversations & the inner thoughts written together... brilliant ✨ Loving the comedy & the reality ...

Ruthiella Another strong recommendation for this book! I need to get a copy!😀 4y

CarolynM Like me, you'll race through this one and be keen for the next, Cathy. @Ruthiella Yes, you do🙂 4y

LeahBergen I‘m glad you‘re liking this one, too! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

Cathythoughts @Ruthiella It‘s very good 👍🏻❤️ 4y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM Yes! That‘s what‘s happening 😊. I‘m delighted with reading life at the moment , I‘ll have to investigate your Furrowed Middlebrow hashtag @LeahBergen .... 🙏 4y

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CarolynM

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A young mother from the professional classes leaves London with her small daughter to live with an old school friend at the outbreak of WWII. Life on the village turns out to be not quite what she was expecting. A charming comedy of manners and quite racy for 1941. I loved it. So grateful to @LeahBergen for introducing me to Ursula Orange. #Bookspinbingo

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JennyM Your photo is just 👌 Beautiful! 4y

Freespirit Wow this sounds like something I‘d 💕love 4y

batsy Beautiful book and background! 4y

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MrsMalaprop Hope you‘re keeping well & getting in lots of reading time in that pretty backyard. 4y

CarolynM @JennyM @batsy Thank you 😘😘 4y

CarolynM @Freespirit Yes, I think you might 😘 4y

CarolynM @MrsMalaprop Thank you. 😘 I'm good, it was hard going back into lockdown for the first week or so, but I'm settling into the new rules now. (edited) 4y

AlaMich This sounds delightful! 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

Crazeedi Take care🥰 4y

Lcsmcat Sounds fun. Stacked. 4y

MsMelissa I might have to check out one of Orange‘s books. Not only are the reviews positive, but I love the covers! 4y

LeahBergen Your lovely tree almost matches the cover! I‘m so glad you enjoyed this one, too. 😘 4y

Ruthiella I have yet to try any of the Furrowed Middlebrow editions. This sounds like a good one to start with! 😃 4y

Cathythoughts Oh brilliant! Great review, I just got my copy of tagged book in the post. I loved Begin Again ! I really like this author too ❤️👍🏻 4y

Cathythoughts And your picture is 👌🏻 (edited) 4y

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LeahBergen

Tom Tiddler's Ground | Ursula Orange

My current buddy read with @shawnmooney .

Written and set at the beginning of WWII, this is the whimsically humorous story of two women on the Home Front. Caroline, a ‘modern‘ Londoner is evacuated to the countryside and ends up billeting with her (very different) old school chum, Constance.

Both Shawn and I loved this author‘s first novel, Begin Again, and we are already enthralled with this one. 😊

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MsMelissa Another book with an awesome cover! One day I‘m going to visit and peruse your books in person 😊 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Sounds like a witty read! Also drooling at the others in the background 😍 4y

LeahBergen @Book_Fiend_Melissa And you might even like these editions. They‘re not used (vintage). 😂😂 4y

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LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm It‘s wonderful so far. 😘 (edited) 4y

batsy Oooh 😍 4y

BookNAround I have this one in my tbr so I‘m glad to hear it‘s good! 4y

CarolynM This is on my #bookspinbingo card this month. Looking forward to reading it, and to your thoughts about it🙂 (edited) 4y

Reviewsbylola Y‘all do so many interesting buddy reads! 4y

LeahBergen @batsy This one‘s calling your name. 😆 4y

LeahBergen @BookNAround I think you‘ll like it! 😘 4y

LeahBergen @CarolynM Oo, I hope you get to it. It has much of the same feel/tone as Begin Again. 😊 4y

LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola We do! We seem to alternate between oldies like this and royal bios. 😆 4y

Cathythoughts I think I‘ll try that first one first 👍🏻 Begin again ✨📚 4y

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