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Britannia Mews
Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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With heartfelt drama, wit, and brilliant historical detail, this masterfully told family saga spans the Victorian era and World War II and features an unpredictable and passionate heroine who defies the English class system Around the corner from the elegant townhouses on Albion Place is Britannia Mews, a squalid neighborhood where servants and coachmen live. In 1875, its no place for a young girl of fine breeding, but independent-minded Adelaide Culver is fascinated by what goes on there. Years later, Adelaide shocks her family when she falls in love with an impoverished artist and moves into the mews. But violence shatters Adelaides dreams. In a dangerous new world, she must fend for herselfuntil she meets a charismatic stranger and her life takes a turn she never expected. A novel about social manners and mores reminiscent of Edith Wharton, this story of love, family, and the price one must pay for throwing off the shackles of convention is also a witty and incisive dissection of the upstairs, downstairs English class system of the last two centuries.
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Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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Adelaide‘s romance with her drawing teacher changes her entire life. #whenikissedtheteacher #abbainaugust

emilyhaldi I so want to read about the Britannia Mews!!!🧐stacking 👍🏻 6y
Reviewsbylola I love the name Adelaide. 😍 6y
Mdargusch Sounds perfect! Stacking. 6y
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Meredith3 Stacked! 6y
batsy Love this cover 6y
Cinfhen Look @Meredith3 stacking away and it‘s only day 2 😜great cover design 6y
Meredith3 @Cinfhen I can‘t control myself 😹 6y
Cinfhen By the end of the month your TBR will have easily tripled @Meredith3 😂 I speak from experience 6y
rubyslippersreads @Meredith3 @Cinfhen I know the feeling. 😹 6y
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Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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Following up on yesterday's #MargerySharp post, two of her books are #kindledeals today. (And if you're willing to be patient, they usually rotate her titles as deals. 😊) #kindle

batsy Oooh... Thanks :) 7y
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rubyslippersreads
Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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Margery Sharp fans might want to read this article from yesterday's New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/books/in-praise-of-margery-sharp.html

The author, Perri Klass, is also a #BetsyTacy fan. 😊

quietjenn Thanks for posting this! 7y
Chrissyreadit I had to read the article, simply because of the #betsytacy connection. 7y
LeahBergen I read The Rescuers as a kid and tried to read Cluny Brown (I was way too young to appreciate it!). I‘ve always meant to hunt it down again. 7y
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Beckys_Books Thanks for the link, great article 7y
Dragon @LeahBergen loved Cluny Brown reread it so many times. I was so sad when I lost my very old paperback 💜 7y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen You would ❤️❤️❤️ Margery Sharp, as would @batsy and @EvieBee ! 7y
batsy It definitely sounds like I would ❤️ And the article was a great read; thank you! 7y
EvieBee Thank you for sharing! I‘ve been collecting her books but have yet to read one. Another goal for this year. ♥️ 7y
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quietjenn
Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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This story many details not just #changes in the life of our main character Adelaide, but also in the titular place where she lives. Completely engrossing. #septembowie

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rubyslippersreads
Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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Ok, not that kind of "mews," but one of my favorite books is on sale today for Kindle. ? #kindledeals

Blueberry Margery Sharp also wrote the children's series "The Rescuers" which Disney made two movies of. So to me your cartoon cats were appropriate :) We enjoyed the stories very much. 7y
rubyslippersreads @Blueberry 😀🐭❤️ 7y
SusanInTiburon Love Margery Sharp! ❤️ 7y
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Britannia Mews: A Novel | Margery Sharp
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I am so enamored with Margery Sharp right now. Bless you, Open Road, for helping me discover all sorts of out of print gems.

LeahBergen This sounds so good! 8y
quietjenn I really enjoyed it, @LeahBergen 8y
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