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Best Wishes, Sister B
Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith
12 posts | 10 read | 8 to read
Can the unworldly sisters in a small English convent take on corporate and institutional England and win? A warm, gentle adventure in which kindness and community spirit confront the harsh climate of modern life - and refuse to be flattened.
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rubyslippersreads
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As we know from the movies, sometimes a young lady will never be a nun. I‘m rooting for Hermione and Alphonsus.

I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the sequel. And I would love to taste some of the Shoppe cookies.

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@Aimeesue @quietjenn @BookishShelly @kspenmoll @Centique @Suet624 @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @JamieArc @batsy @marleed @Kristin_Reads @singout @PageShifter

Aimeesue Yes! I definitely need to try some of those baked goods and sandwiches! 1mo
Librarybelle Yes to the cookies! 1mo
jlhammar Yes to all of that! Looking forward to more Sister B and friends. 1mo
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quietjenn Same (on all points) 🙂 1mo
Kristin_Reads I plan to read the sequel, too! 1mo
kspenmoll Me too! Want to read their new adventures! 1mo
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marleed
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Pickpick

Sr. Boniface is a gem and I loved her letters to Sr Emelda. A Pinterest search on orange peel boxes and I‘m compelled to make one! Artists have crafted marvelous little peg nuns and even a few priests. But alas, the Pinterest pipe cleaner people exist without perforce of clergy. …And can someone give me a ⭐️ if I correctly used perforce in a sentence. 🤣🤣

#NunLitQuarterly These books have been so interesting to read. Thank you @jlhammar

jlhammar Love the photo! I was also curious about those orange peel boxes. You remind me that I want to order the sequel 1mo
AnnCrystal Lovely, the way you've arranged this book pic 🤩👍💝. (edited) 1mo
Suet624 Darn! I‘m still on a waitlist!! 1mo
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marleed @jlhammar @AnnCrystal Thanks! It‘s so much fun to pull those little nuns together - and I forgot one! The nun with the mic was a 1st communion gift oh so long ago - I can‘t believe she has survived all this time! …I have the sequel added to my TBR, as well. 1mo
marleed @Suet624 My Libby libraries didn‘t carry this nor did my mortar library have a physical copy. I ended up purchasing the kindle e-book. 1mo
AnnCrystal @marleed I love these little figures, they are just too cute 🤩👍💝. 1mo
rubyslippersreads I love your little ceramic convent. ❤️ 1mo
marleed @AnnCrystal @rubyslippersreads Oh thank you! Each one of these figures has a family history to it. I became the steward of that sweet angel last summer. My eldest sister passed in 2021 and my BIL has a gf now (good for him). I was home and at their house last summer and my sister‘s life story remains in every corner so I picked out this beauty. Then on the bottom Monica had written her name in likely 6-yr old writing. I saved the angel! 1mo
AnnCrystal 🫂🙏💝 how lovely a keepsake 😘💕💝. They are all Sweet Keepsakes 💝. (edited) 1mo
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Librarybelle
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What a charming read! An epistolary novel, the reader discovers the good and the bad in a year at St. Winifreda‘s convent. I laughed out loud a few times and think this would make a wonderful TV series. A great pick for #NunLitQuarterly !

jlhammar I agree, this would make a great TV series! So glad you enjoyed it. 2mo
Suet624 Jeepers! I‘m still on a library waitlist 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
Librarybelle @jlhammar I see that this is the first in a series. I may have to add the others to my tbr list! 2mo
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Librarybelle @Suet624 It‘s a fast read, so hopefully once it arrives you can read it quickly! 2mo
Aimeesue Yes, a series would be great! 2mo
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Aimeesue
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An epistolary novel, concerning the Sisters of St.Winifreda and their struggles with a crumbling bell tower, a rat infestation, and a leaking roof with no money to pay for repairs. Through kindness, prayer, ingenuity, good neighbors and some luck, the Sisters build a community while rebuilding their convent. A cheering and uplifting tale.
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#perpetualreadersoflitsy

Librarybelle Love your photo! 2mo
Aimeesue @Librarybelle Who doesn‘t love a clothes-peg nun? 😄 2mo
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Librarybelle 😁 2mo
marleed You even have a flying-nun habit ♥️ 2mo
Deblovestoread Love the nuns! 2mo
quietjenn Yay for your pic! 2mo
kspenmoll Wonderful review-love your nuns!!! 2mo
jlhammar Oh my gosh, those clothes-pegs! 😂 Love it. Wonderful review! 2mo
charl08 Always here for the #nunlit. Stacked 2mo
Aimeesue @marleed Flying nuns are the best kind, imo! 😂 2mo
Aimeesue @Deblovestoread Aren‘t they great? I pulled the image from a Catholic kids website. Who knew there was such a thing? 2mo
Aimeesue @quietjenn 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
Aimeesue @kspenmoll Thanks! Borrowed the pic, but I do love them. I‘ve made wooden soldier ornaments from this kind of clothes peg, but nuns would be fun to try too! 2mo
Aimeesue @jlhammar Aren‘t they great? Thanks! 2mo
Aimeesue @charl08 I think I love the #nunlit because a convent is one of the spaces in which women were “allowed” to manage and run things in days of yore. I love seeing how they overcome all the obstacles that are deliberately thrown in their way. 2mo
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jlhammar
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So nice and heartwarming. I‘ll be reaching for the sequel, The Power of Cake, when I next need my spirits lifted.

#NunLitQuarterly

kspenmoll I so enjoyed this as well. Such ingenuity! I also thought about the sequel. I loved that the story was told through letters. 2mo
Librarybelle I plan to start this later this week! 2mo
KathyWheeler I liked it also and got the sequel. I haven‘t started it yet though. 2mo
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Aimeesue I liked it a lot and also got the sequel. It was a lovely reminder that we CAN build community if we want to. 2mo
Kristin_Reads I‘m almost finished with this one and loving it! 2mo
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quietjenn
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Just the sort of sweet, feel good and lightweight novel that I needed, after a rather long week. I very much enjoyed Sister B and her community (big C and little c). The ending felt a wee abrupt, but it just guaranteed that I'd immediately download the sequel, so I guess well-played Fran Smith?
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Tamra This sounds lovely. ☺️ 2mo
jlhammar Look forward to spending time with Sister B today! 2mo
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Deblovestoread
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#NunLit

This was an enjoyable lightweight read. I liked getting to know the village and nuns as they worked together to improve their lot all told through letters.

@jlhammar

jlhammar Glad to hear you enjoyed it! It‘s in my stack for this weekend. I could use something lightweight right now. 2mo
Aimeesue Looking forward to starting this one! 2mo
Deblovestoread @jlhammar Me too. And the letters are short so easy to dip in and out. 2mo
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kspenmoll
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First cup of the day. A thread of joy & irreverence runs through this epistolary novel. #nunlit

jlhammar I‘ve only just started - enjoying it so far. Hoping to finish this weekend. 2mo
KathyWheeler I enjoyed it. It was perfect for the mood I was in. 2mo
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KathyWheeler
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This light and warm-hearted book was quite the change from The Forever War! The story of a group of nuns trying to save their old convent from being sold is told in a series of letters from Sister Boniface to another nun, Sister Emelda, who is working in South America. It‘s a lovely book and was just what I needed. #NunLitQuarterly

jlhammar Oh good, I could use a lovely read. Excited to get started! Did you see that there is a sequel? 2mo
KathyWheeler @jlhammar No, I didn‘t. Thanks! 2mo
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @jlhammar

#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2747091

#BuddyRead

kspenmoll Will do! 2mo
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jlhammar
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#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

Librarybelle Thanks for the reminder!! 3mo
rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one. 😀 3mo
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Deblovestoread Happily anticipating this read 💜 3mo
kspenmoll I am happy to read this! 3mo
Aimeesue I love an epistolary novel! 🖤 3mo
BethM No idea what this is but the book sounds good! 2mo
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#NunLitQuarterly 🗳 QUARTER 3 VOTING 🗳

Okay Sisters, which of these has your vote for July 2024?

KathyWheeler Best Wishes, Sister B — but they both look like fun. 10mo
Librarybelle Best Wishes, Sister B 10mo
Deblovestoread Small Miracles 10mo
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marleed Best wishes, Sr B 10mo
JamieArc Hmmmm both of these sound lovely. I‘ll go with Small Miracles. 10mo
Aimeesue Best Wishes, Sister B. They both sound fun, but Sister B is available in ebook form and the other isn‘t, in the US at least. 10mo
quietjenn I love the sound of both of these, but since Sister B is more easily available, I'll vote for it 10mo
BookishShelly They both sound really good though Best Wishes, Sister B sounds a little better. 10mo
rubyslippersreads Both sound good, but I‘ll pick Sister B since it‘s available for Kindle. 10mo
jlhammar @Singout You can vote here for your July preference. 10mo
Singout I‘ll pick Sister B too. 10mo
Caroline2 Small mercies 10mo
batsy My vote is for Sister B. 10mo
kspenmoll Sister B 10mo
jlhammar Voting is now closed - Sister B is our winner! 10mo
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