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I picked up this charming book because somewhere along the line I read that P.G. Wodehouse loved it. This is a gentle story about a newly married couple and their first year of marriage. If, like myself, you are worried that things won't go well for them - fear not! They're absolutely adorable together and continue to be so all the way through. While Mackail pokes a little fun at their naivety, on the whole, all the adjectives I came up for this⬇

Just so sweet. A young couple in their first year of marriage, “adulting” 1920s style. Watching their pennies (have to have enough to pay their cook and housekeeper 😂), learning to handle disputes, navigating the ups and downs of daily living, and facing everything together with love and tenderness . A portrait of the first year of what will almost certainly be a happy marriage.

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A rather sweet, happy book, about a young couple's engagement and first year, as they settle into marriage and domesticity. There are challenges and some exasperation along the way, but ultimately there's just so much warmth here. Quite lovely and charming.

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Delightful read! Sweet, charming, funny. Though a different time and place, it reminded me a bit of the play/movie Barefoot in the Park.

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So sweet and charming. It evoked memories of my newlywed days, although I don‘t think I was ever quite such a goose as Felicity or my husband as ineffectual as Ian, and of our first house where we were very happily childless for a lot longer than the first year! But I can‘t imagine how we managed without a cook and a maid🤣🤣🤣

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There is something so lovely about this house on Greenery Street and
the endearing young couple and their adventures in their first year of marriage. It‘s left me with a warm feeling, and brought up memories of different houses I‘ve lived in over the years. Another soothing Persephone read. ♥️♥️♥️ #Persephoneclub

A gentle story of a young couple moving into the 1st married home. Felicity + Ian navigate the minor bumps in early life in their 'small' home (worth a look at Walpole St on which it's based!). I was happily esconsed in the small dramas so loved to finale abt Daphne.
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Poor Humphrey! 😂
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#persephonebookclub just starting this one ; with a hot chocolate ☕️ under a snuggly blanket and it‘s June !!!! 😱

A novel of its time certainly, but it evokes a bittersweet nostalgia of early adulting & marriage. There are bits of insight and snort worthy humor that I can now appreciate having passed through that window.

I LOVED the first chapter! So relatable, except we spent 16 years (on a 5 year plan) in our first family home. 😂 I still miss it and wistfully drive by occasionally. #Persephoneclub

This was a charming and wryly witty story of a couple‘s first year of marriage and their first home. The author drew from memories of his own idyllic first year of marriage on “Greenery Street” (Walpole Street in London) and it made me so nostalgic for my first house after marriage. And just like the Greenery Street houses, we bought our old house from owners who were expecting their second child and needed to size up. 😆

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“This, said Felicity obstinately, is a man‘s job. Anyone will tell you that it‘s the husband‘s affair when one of the servants gets drunk.”

🤭😜I nearly spit out my coffee. #Persephoneclub

Sharing some “balcony” time with Felicity this morning. She has an Ajax and I have a Cooper, both the most best & lovely dogs on their streets. 😂 #Persephoneclub

“In the course of three years he had learnt enough to be able to do nearly all the work of the man immediately above him, and to make the man immediately below him do almost all the work that he was supposed to do himself. This system is known as 'efficient coordination,' and carried to its logical conclusion implies that the head of the firm does no work at all, and that the junior office boy is ultimately responsible for everything.“

Just the sort of dryly witty #BritLit I love, so far.

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It‘s now June so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is Greenery Street by Denis Mackail. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

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I won‘t be reading it for a week or so yet. But it‘s down from the shelf and on my little pile. 👍🏻💚

It‘s now June so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@quietjenn ‘s pick for us this month is Greenery Street by Denis Mackail. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

This is a cute book about Greenery Street, a lovely street with small houses, perfectly suited for newlyweds. Felicity and Ian do move there and we follow them through their first year of marriage. Set in the early 20th century it feels very old-fashioned but that‘s exactly the charm of the book. A light pick.

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#WeeklyForecast 44/23

I am to finish Acorns, which I am loving! Next will be the tagged. Both others are for wrapping up some challenges. I started We Were Liars already and it is way too YA for me. We Came We Saw We Left is for #ReadingTheAmericas23.

This book, about a couple's first married year, was so charming! It took me a bit to get into it, but once I did, I was hooked. Ian and Felicity drove me crazy sometimes but I'd fallen for them completely by the end. And it made me want to revisit my absolute favorite book about married life- Betsy's Wedding! These two together make a sweet, nostalgic look at young couples growing together and figuring out what this marriage thing is all about. ❤️

It's still chilly but the sun is shining! Taking a quick reading break on my back porch to help power through the day. #CurrentlyReading #PersephoneBooks

1. @nanuska_153 (thanks for the tag!) asked if I have any great drinking ideas, so I'm here to shout about Meadowlands Simple Syrups, which keep me in cocktails! My plan for the week includes sampling their Dusk flavor. 🍸

2. Two black cats, Tom and Cole. ❤️

3. Can we make it one series? In which case, I choose all 13 of Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valley books. 📚

Will be starting the tagged book tomorrow! @Cupcake12 #MotivationalMonday

This past week, bright paper packages tied w/ ribbon arrived in the post - four new Persephones to add to my collection. @persephonebooks had a Valentine‘s Day special, you could choose any of their titles, but they did recommend specific titles with a love theme. I was told, Mr. S sneakily went through my bookshelves to find out which titles I had, so he could order the ones recommended that I didn‘t have, super cute!

This lovely #blamelitsy #bookmail arrived yesterday 😍

A few weeks ago I didn‘t even know about #persephonebooks and now I obviously need to collect them!! 😬

This was a delight to read. It follows a newly married couple moving into and living in their own home and all the ups and downs that happen in everyday life. It‘s lovely, funny and relatable. The characters are so well written I felt like I really knew them. It‘s got a charm to it that I didn‘t know I wanted in a book. Loved it 💞

My first Persephone. Spotted it at the library so had to check it out. Apparently it‘s a happy story and I don‘t usually do those so let‘s see how much I like it 😆

Couldn‘t choose between these two books for today‘s prompt. Jane Austen at Home just seems obvious but I couldn‘t ignore this Persephone book about the quintessential #EnglishHouse.
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I loved this simple, charming story telling of newlyweds Ian and Felicity as they buy their first home and learn how to live alone with one another 💕
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“Resting Bitch Face” circa 1925

After the full emotional assault of my last book about a broken marriage (ahem, Hausfrau), I am opting for this lovely tale of a young couple in their first home on Greenery Street. Described as “an homage - to happy married life” 💕 I‘m all in!

Happy Friday, Littens, from my hot cross buns to yours!

Getting my #litsypartyofone off to a delicious (and fragrant) start!

The most recent addition to my #PersephoneBooks collection is this novel, described on the Persephone website as "a touching description of a young couple's first year together in London, but it is also a homage - something rare in fiction - to happy married life."
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