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Dearest Josephine
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
103 posts | 20 read | 16 to read
Caroline George sweeps readers up into two different time periods with an unexpected love story that prompts us to reimagine what it means to be present with the people we love. 2020: Chocolate and Earl Grey tea cant fix Josie De Clares horrible year. She mourned the death of her father and suffered a teen-life crisis, which delayed her university plans. But when her fathers will reveals a family-owned property in Northern England, Josie leaves London to find clarity at the secluded manor house. While exploring the estate, she discovers two-hundred-year-old love letters written by an elusive novelist, all addressed to someone named Josephine. And then she discovers a novel in which it seems like shes the heroine 1820: Novelist Elias Roch loves a woman he can never be with. Born the bastard son to a nobleman and cast out from society, Elias seeks refuge in his mind with the quirky heroine who draws him into a fantasy world of scandal, betrayal, and unconditional love. Convinced shes his soulmate, Elias writes letters to her, all of which divulge the tragedy and trials of his personal life. As fiction blurs into reality, Josie and Elias must decide: How does one live if love cant wait? Separated by two hundred years, they fight against time to find each other in a story of her, him, and the novel written by the man who loves her.
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megnews
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Mehso-so

Better late than never? I finally finished February‘s #SundayBuddyRead on audio the other day. I haven‘t had a chance to check out the questions. I would just say the novel in the novel I didn‘t 100% like and the present day romance just came on too fast for me as so many romances do.

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DebinHawaii
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Mehso-so

There was much to like about this book—the Scottish setting & food, particularly & had the author been able to stick the landing with the ending, it would have been a pick. I felt like it wasn‘t sure how it was going to make its point & that left me unsure & confused about what the point really was.🤷🏻‍♀️But, as always, LOVED the #SundayBuddyRead discussions, always impeccably led by our host @TheBookHippie & those make up for a lackluster read.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2y
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mcctrish
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Mehso-so

There is a lot of good stuff about this book, it‘s an epistolary novel set in 2 time lines ( modern timeline =‘s texts and emails, olden days =‘s letters). I ALWAYS LOVE how fully a story can be told through correspondence! I love the setting, the friendships & the characters. But. There‘s a mysterious novel in here too that just made no sense. It told a whole other story & it bugged me so much. In the end it makes ‘sense‘ but it still bugged me

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julieclair
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Pickpick

This book kept me guessing all the way through, trying to figure out where the story was going, and how the author was going to reconcile the two storylines and time periods. The ending was a little lame, and still left me with some questions, but overall I enjoyed the book. Looking forward to Sunday‘s discussion!
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#SayMyName @Clwojick

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Catsandbooks
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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4/5 ⭐️ I liked this book overall, but I guess I don't see it sticking with me for awhile. Loveable characters though! #sundaybuddyread

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CoffeeNBooks
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Pickpick

In 2021, Josie inherits Cadwallader Manor when her father dies, and discovers love letters written by Elias Roch to Josephine De Clare in 1821. As Josie reads the letters, she falls in love with Elias, and wonders if perhaps they've met somewhere in time, since Josie's full name is Josephine De Clare.

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#NoBuy2023 @PuddleJumper
#2023ReadySetRead @clwojick

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IndoorDame
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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My next #Pantone2023 square completed! The sunrise colors 🌅 @Clwojick

Clwojick So pretty! Great job! 2y
dabbe Beautiful as usual! ❣️ 2y
IndoorDame @dabbe thank you 🙏❤️ 2y
julieclair Lovely! 2y
IndoorDame @julieclair thanks 💗🧡💛 2y
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IndoorDame
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Another one I have mixed feelings about. My sense is that‘s because this is a YA book truly meant for teens and young adults. This strikes me as the modern version of a “good godly book” that tries to teach today‘s youth what choices will help you successfully navigate our world. I think if I were the right age and searching for some of the things this book elucidates it would really resonate, so I‘ll be recommending it to those kids.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

IndoorDame Reading it as an adult, I spent 2/3 of the book obsessing about the machinations of the author instead of the characters. But that experience ended up being completely enjoyable, so many thanks to #SundayBuddyRead folk and @TheBookHippie for introducing me to it! #Pantone2023 #Persimmon #Booked2023 #QuietYA 2y
Cinfhen Such a thoughtful review 🤓 2y
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vlwelser
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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LitsyEvents
Dearest Josephine | Caroline George
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Repost for @TheBookHippie

The final discussion for chapters 21-end will be February 26!
#SundayBuddyRead

See the original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2549577