Christmas at Nettleford. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe

Christmas at Nettleford. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe | Malcolm Saville

“Nothing much changes in Nettleford, darling. We just get a little older…”

🎄Loving this seasonal read while (finally) starting a small holiday break from work.

#jessreads2022

Aimeesue What a lovely cover! 2y

Jess_Read_This @Aimeesue I love the cover too! I had been searching for this edition for awhile before I found it earlier this year. I‘ve been anticipating reading it this month! 2y

LeahBergen Just look at that little beauty! I recently bought All Summer Through and I‘m making myself read that one first. I guess this one will be a next Christmas read. 😆 2y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen Oh! I have to go look for that one. This is my first Saville read and so far I am just loving it! I was looking at editions of The Master of Maryknoll on Abe today- that sounds like another good series of his. But I think I ought to look into All Summer Through! 2y

batsy Beautiful edition 😍 2y

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LeahBergen

Christmas at Nettleford. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe | Malcolm Saville

A new addition to my children‘s shelves. ❤️

@Jess_Read_This , it has arrived! Thanks for giving me the “heads up” and letting me know this copy was available to buy. 😘😘

Leftcoastzen Cool! 2y

rockpools 💖 Severe shelf envy here. Gorgeous! 2y

TrishB Lovely ♥️ 2y

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LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen @TrishB Thanks! I‘ll be saving it (obviously) for a Christmas read. 😊 2y

LeahBergen @rockpools Aww, thank you! 😘😘 2y

batsy That looks delightful! 2y

Cathythoughts Lovely 🥰 2y

Jess_Read_This Oh Leah! It‘s absolutely lovely!! I‘m so glad you were able to get it! ❤️☃️ 2y

Amiable I always love the artwork on the antique children‘s books—it evokes such emotions of nostalgia. Even though I never read the book and it‘s actually older than I am! 2y

LeahBergen @batsy It will be my first read by this author. 👍 2y

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts 😘😘 2y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This All thanks to you! 😘 2y

LeahBergen @Amiable That‘s me, too! 😆 2y

willaful Oh, how pretty! 2y

LeahBergen @willaful Thank you! 😊 2y

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Jess_Read_This

Christmas at Nettleford. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe | Malcolm Saville

🎄 I‘ve wanted this edition for over a year now. I missed out on the first and only one I saw during that time. And when I saw it pop up on Abe, I had to treat myself.

A next year seasonal read, but I was pretty excited to unwrap it today! And maybe I‘ll read a little now, there‘s nothing wrong with keeping Christmas in your heart all year long. Isn‘t that what the movies say? 🧐

#vintageread #christmasbook #christmaspresent

LeahBergen I‘m so jealous! I‘ve been wanting a copy of this for years. 💚 3y

rockpools 😍 3y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen this was my fourth attempt at trying to buy this book… the first two times faster people scooped them up when I emailed the sellers condition questions and the third time the seller canceled my order. I was lucky and had some Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket. I‘ll keep an eye out for you! 2022 will be the year you get your copy! (edited) 3y

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LeahBergen Thanks! Yes, please do keep an eye out for me. Don‘t you hate when you get swooped on a book deal? 😆 3y

BookBabe I don‘t know anything about that book, but the cover is lovely! 3y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen I will definitely keep an eye out for you! And yes, it‘s a sore spot when I get swooped but I can begrudgingly get it because I can be too slow with my inquiries on condition where there isn‘t a photo lol. I lost out on a copy of Sylvia Warner Townsend‘s Diaries (read the Slightly Foxed email on it)Opened the description and went to add it to my cart- and someone already bought in that 30 seconds lol. 3y

Jess_Read_This @BookBabe I love it too! So much nostalgia! I hope kids still have snowball fights nowadays. I did and this book was published in the early 1950‘s so kids did then. The memories of it all drew me to the cover. (edited) 3y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This Grrr! And I JUST read the Slightly Foxed email about that one. 😆 3y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen lol- I keep telling myself I hope the person that bought it for a good $9.79 deal was a fellow middlebrow lover reading their email the same time I was this morning… 🤣 3y

elkeOriginal Wait, @LeahBergen doesn‘t own this? 🤯 3y

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal Nope. 😆 3y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen @elkeOriginal 2022 is her year for a copy! We are going to find it! Sending all the book serendipity manifesting type wishes out into the universe she gets it. 💫 And that she gets a better deal on her copy than I did 🤣 (edited) 3y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This 🤣🤣 3y

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