A Winter Away

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‘A Winter Away‘ didn‘t have much of a plot per se, but the novel takes place in an idyllic village setting with a fabulous cast of characters who endear & make you laugh. A maid named Who‘s it, vegetarian regiments, ‘go to bed‘ biscuits (which I now want to do, myself), a temperamental puppy, a crumbling estate, a library full of books, dinner parties with comical endings & yes even a bit of romance. It was the perfect book for a snowy January.

Crazeedi Hope you had a great Valentine's day!!❤❤ 5y

catebutler @Crazeedi It was wonderful, so much fun to celebrate, with my love! I hope you had a great one too, I just got your sweet Valentine in the post, thank you!! 💝 5y

Crazeedi @catebutler I'm trying to get more notes written, sorry I haven't been very prompt, but I think about you and my #litsylove friends often❤❤ 5y

catebutler @Crazeedi I am so far behind it‘s atrocious, but I remind myself that this group is laid back, so I try not to beat myself up too much! I too love and care about our little #litsylove group!! 5y

Crazeedi @catebutler exactly 🥰 5y

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A Winter Away | Elizabeth Fair

Look at my fabulous birthday gifts from @LeahBergen Such great book picks—I‘d ❤️ to do a buddy read of A Winter Away. My BFF will steal that movie annual. And how did you know I‘ve been wanting that Little Anne book? ⬇️⬇️⬇️

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen The bookmarks are all gorgeous; the LMM card with all the Anne-ish sayings will have pride of place among my Anne books. And all the stationery goodies —you know exactly what I like. Can‘t wait to eat the chocolate and sink a Titanic teabag! 😄 Thanks so much for everything! 😘 (edited) 6y

LeahBergen Yayyy! 👏🏻👏🏻 You‘re so welcome! 😘😘 Do you have others in that Little Anne of Canada series? And I‘m quite enjoying that Titanic tea myself. 😆 6y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I didn't know there were others. Something new to collect. 😊 (edited) 6y

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saresmoore Oh my goodness, how lovely! 6y

LeahBergen Yes, I‘ve seen several other “Little — of — “ books around (I was going to say Little ‘blank‘ of ‘blank‘ books here but it sounded like I was censoring profanity 😆😆). 6y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen 😂 BTW, I forgot to say how much I ❤️ the little note on each package. Not to mention your notepaper. 6y

rubyslippersreads @saresmoore I know—gorgeous, right? 6y

LeahBergen I clearly have too much fun with my paper bits when I know someone shares my tastes! 😆😆 6y

Melissa_J Awesome!! 6y

Tanisha_A Ooh 😍 6y

batsy How lovely 😍😍 6y

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A Winter Away | Elizabeth Fair

Young Maud has #GoneAway to the countryside to avoid her overbearing stepmother and lands a job cataloguing the library of the the crotchety Mr. Feniston. She soon finds herself embroiled with his (younger male) relations and other villagers in this 1957 comedy of domestic life.

#WinterWonderland
#DeanStreetPress
#FurrowedMiddlebrow

Cinfhen, TrishB

AlaMich You have quite a collection of her books. I‘ve never heard of her, but this book sounds lovely. 6y

britt_brooke I love the term “crotchety.” 😆 6y

Ruthiella Are those Furrowed Middlebrow reprints? 😀 6y

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emilyhaldi Gosh, I've never even heard of Elizabeth Fair and here you have a fabulous collection of her books! #stacking 6y

LeahBergen @AlaMich It does sound good, doesn‘t it? I should really read it soon. 😆 6y

LeahBergen @britt_brooke I do, too (and I can get a bit crotchety myself every now and then 😉). 6y

LeahBergen @Ruthiella Yes! I always love any of the “forgotten author” publishers. 😆 6y

LeahBergen @emilyhaldi I‘m hoping I enjoy these as I bought them all for a good deal without reading the author before. 😆 Well, I DID read bits of them all before purchasing so I should be safe. 🤞🏻 Have you read any Angela Thirkell? She seems to be frequently compared to her (I‘m a Thirkell fan). 6y

TrishB These look lovely 💕 6y

CarolynM I'm going to have try this one and see if it's up to the Thirkell standard😀 6y

batsy I know I said this all the time in your comments, but what a pretty cover! 😆 6y

erzascarletbookgasm What a pretty collection! Another author I don‘t know 🙈 but I‘ll be looking her up! Are these like Frances Brody type of books? 6y

saresmoore I just purchased one of hers in ebook form, and it was still the pretty cover that convinced me, though I won‘t be able to see it while I‘m reading. 🙃 6y

quietjenn I really love her books! 6y

britt_brooke @LeahBergen Yeah, me, too. 😬 6y

emilyhaldi Nope! Haven't read Thirkell but I will be looking into her too!! 6y

AlaMich @LeahBergen I like Thirkell too, so I should really check these out! 6y

rubyslippersreads Sounds like a “new” author to collect. 😊 6y

LauraBeth More than anyone else on Litsy, you‘ve introduced me to authors I‘ve never heard before ❤️ 6y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Right? 😄 6y

LeahBergen @LauraBeth 😆 Is that a good thing or a bad thing? 😘😘 6y

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