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This was a delightful romp with a little bit of romance.

Middle aged Mr. Partridge takes a chance and hitches his star to young Lizbeth Campion, who is trying to reform her rather useless brother Ronnie. The trio moves to London and finds an assortment of odd jobs, but will Ronnie stick with anything? And will Lizbeth marry her rather strait laced fiancé, Captain Brocard, who very much disapproves of Ronnie?

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LeahBergen Great review! I must confess… I kind of wanted to give that Ronnie a slap a few times. 😂 11h

Ruthiella @LeahBergen Totally! Like Fred Vincy in Middlemarch, he doesn‘t deserve his luck! 10h

LeahBergen Yes! 😆 10h

quietjenn Nice! I do enjoy a good romp. 2h

Ruthiella @quietjenn They do occasionally hit the spot! 29m

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quietjenn

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We'll then, this was completely delightful. And exactly what I needed. #furrowedmiddlebrowclub

Ruthiella Wonderful! I‘m also hoping to finish this weekend. 🤞 3d

LeahBergen It was a fun one! 3d

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CarolynM

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I had a jolly good time with this book. What a hoot! I hope Mr Partridge finds his new flat mates as worthy of his stewardship as Lisbeth and Ronny🤣

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Ruthiella Awesome. I‘m looking forward to finishing. I could do with a little gentle comedy. 6d

LeahBergen I think I might need another book about his time with the pastry chef family. 😆 6d

CarolynM @Ruthiella You‘ll certainly get that with this one😊 6d

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CarolynM @LeahBergen Maybe they‘ll turn their hands to Dundee cake😆 6d

Kimzey Thanks for the review. And the cake looks delicious! 😋 6d

Jeg Is she the same person who wrote the Rescuers? 2d

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LeahBergen

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

Okay, #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub , with our November book we come to the end of our year of reading!

Are we in for another round? Here‘s our next group of selectors (according to our records):

January: @rubyslippersreads
March: @quietjenn
May: @LeahBergen
July: @CarolynM
September: @Cathythoughts
November: @Ruthiella

If we‘re all in, let‘s start with our January and March “pickers” posting their two choices for us to vote on. 😃

LeahBergen @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @jlhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @MrsK @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful @kwmg40 1w

kwmg40 I‘d love to do another round! 1w

Ruthiella Oooh! I get to vote next year! I‘ll put my thinking cap on. 1w

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jlhammar It‘s been wonderful reading with you all, but I‘m going to sit this next year out (trying for less screen time in 2025, but may check-in now and again). Have fun voting! 1w

rubyslippersreads I‘m in! I‘ll have to come up with my two choices. 🤔 1w

CarolynM Yes please! I love our FMB reads and chats. I‘m going to go choose my suggestions right away😊 1w

Kimzey Yay! I‘m up for another round, in spite of being behind on this year‘s reading. 📖 ⌛️ 1w

quietjenn I'm game! I ❤️FMB Club! I'll work on my suggestions and try to post them soon. 1w

julieclair Yes, I‘d love to do another round. 😃 1w

Tamra @Kimzey me too! 😅 I am up for it nonetheless. 😁 1w

Kimzey @Tamra I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 😊📚 1w

LeahBergen @kwmg40 Yay! 👏👏 1w

LeahBergen @Ruthiella It‘s fun to pick, isn‘t it? 😆 1w

LeahBergen @jlhammar No worries! I hope you pop in and out when you feel like reading along with us! 😘 1w

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Yay! 👏👏 1w

LeahBergen @CarolynM I can hardly wait! 👏 1w

LeahBergen @Kimzey Oh, behind doesn‘t matter at all! 😘 1w

LeahBergen @quietjenn Yay! I‘m excited for your picks! 😘 1w

LeahBergen @julieclair Awesome! 👏 1w

LeahBergen @Tamra @Kimzey Oh, behind or not … it doesn‘t matter at all! Just pop in when you have the time. 😘 1w

Cathythoughts Hi Leah , I wonder if someone would like to pick the September book. I havnt been great for participating this past year. I‘d still like to pop in and out … but I‘d love someone else to pick September… is that ok ? 1w

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Sure, Cathy. No problem! I‘ll bump @Ruthiella up the list to do the September pick (is that okay with you, @Ruthiella ?) 1w

LeahBergen Hi, @batsy ! I know you‘ve been taking some time off from Litsy and I hope you‘re doing well. You will have our November 2025 pick (if you like). No worries if you don‘t, of course! If you get back to me too late (and I get the next person on the list to take your place) we‘ll just slot you in somewhere when you‘re back. Miss you, my friend! 😘 1w

Ruthiella Fine with me. 😃 @batsy I miss you too. Hope all is well. ❤️ (edited) 1w

Cathythoughts Thanks for that Leah, I‘d love to stay on the Persephone list please. But I know I can‘t commit to both. 😘 7d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts That‘s great, Cathy! I was hoping you‘d still be in for #PersephoneClub! I‘ll probably wait until next month (when we‘re reading our final pick of the year) to start the voting choices. 6d

elkeOriginal Looking forward to y‘all helping me work through the FMB books on my shelf! 6d

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal Me, too! I have sooo many waiting. 😆 6d

Cathythoughts Oh yes , of course, Thanks Leah , next month 👍🏻😘 5d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella You can post your September picks now … or whenever you‘re ready! 😘 5d

LeahBergen Hi, @Kimzey ! We‘ve had a bit of a shuffle in our picking order (see the chatter above ☝️) and you‘re now in charge of our November selection. You can post your two books for us to vote on now (or whenever you‘re ready). 😀 4d

LeahBergen Hi, @Kimzey ! Just tagging you again here in case you missed my message (above). 1d

Kimzey @LeahBergen Oh, sorry! I did miss the post. I‘ll give it some thought and make suggestions. I have my IRL book club tonight, so it might be tomorrow. Thanks for asking! 1d

LeahBergen @Kimzey Oh, good! Tomorrow is fine. Have fun at book club tonight! 1d

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LeahBergen

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Well, this was a charming little romp! It somehow reminded me of Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day but, in this case, it‘s more of a “Mr Partridge Lives For Six Months”. 😆 Look at him on the cover and spine of my edition!

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Ruthiella I‘m only about 25% done, but I‘m also getting Miss Pettigrew vibes! 1w

Tamra 🤣 Fabulous cover art! 1w

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kwmg40 I agree with @Tamra. That cover! 😍 1w

LeahBergen @Ruthiella Glamorous young lady, down-at-the-heels middle agester, cocaine… 😆 1w

LeahBergen @Tamra @kwmg40 It‘s quite something, isn‘t it? 😆 1w

elkeOriginal As always you have an amazing edition! 6d

CarolynM A perfect retitling! And I love that dust jacket😍 6d

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @CarolynM I wonder if the flat was painted in these “harlequin” colours? 😆 6d

quietjenn Love the illustrations, especially on the spine! Thanks for sharing. 3d

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CarolynM

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

No wonder I wear reading glasses 🤣🤣🤣

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Tamra 🤣🤣 1w

Jeg 😂 1w

LeahBergen I just read this bit yesterday and laughed! 😆 1w

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willaful Can't have women reading! They might start thinking, and getting ideas... 1w

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 1w

Kimzey Oh, well, so glad someone‘s protecting women‘s eyesight (whether they want it or not.) 🤷🏼‍♀️😆 (edited) 1w

julieclair Haven‘t gotten to that bit yet, but so far this book is cracking me up! 😆 1w

rubyslippersreads My mom always felt kind of bad about my poor eyesight; she worried it might have been caused by her letting me read too much. I pointed out that (a) she couldn‘t have stopped me, and (b) I learned the habit of reading constantly from her. 😂 1w

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LitsyEvents

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

Repost for @Ruthiella

Happy Halloween #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub friends! 🎃 Next month is our last pick for 2024. We‘ve read Margery Sharp before (Four Gardens) and I quite liked it, so I have high hopes for this one.

As usual, read at your own pace and post your thoughts as you like. Be sure to copy everyone when you do, so we can comment.

All are welcome. If anyone wants to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know.

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Ruthiella

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

Happy Halloween #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub friends! 🎃 Next month is our last pick for 2024. We‘ve read Margery Sharp before (Four Gardens) and I quite liked it, so I have high hopes for this one.

As usual, read at your own pace and post your thoughts as you like. Be sure to copy everyone when you do, so we can comment.

All are welcome. If anyone wants to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know.

@LitsyEvents

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Kimzey Thanks for the reminder. Already have my copy! 😊 3w

quietjenn So curious about this one! 3w

Deblovestoread Love the cover! 3w

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Tamra Thank you for the reminder! 3w

julieclair Looking forward to learning more about the flying woman (angel?) in the top right room. 😀 3w

LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to it! 3w

Ruthiella @Deblovestoread The DSP covers are often so colorful. I think they are usually a reprint of the original edition. 3w

CarolynM Thanks Ruth. Looking forward to getting started🙂 3w

kwmg40 I just picked up my copy! 3w

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