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I almost saved this one for next Christmas - the plot being the disappearance of one of group of charity carolers - but I‘m glad I went ahead and read it now.

I loved the English country setting and the tongue-in-cheek humor. The mystery waned a bit for me. I was drawn more the by author‘s prose and the characters, and I would absolutely like to read another by this author. Did I mention he was quite funny?

#1939 for #192025

I was intrigued by all the posts from the #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub and decided to pick up a copy to read for myself. The story was charming and delightful, and a nice break from the darker stories I had been reading this month.

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Gone With The Wind 🎥
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Starting listening to Overture to Death, which I am reading as part of my century of books Challenge. #1939

The Wizard Of Oz 🌈🌪
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I was wrong, I actually read 4 last month that I could add to my #192019 Challenge!

Good Morning, Midnight #1939
Strata #1981
Dune #1965
Book of Lost Tales Vol 1 #1983

Slowly, but surely.☺️

This one‘s hard for me to review, it‘s sad and melancholy, it‘s about how you feel when life‘s warn you down, and you feel like every glance and whisper is against you. It may be a sad read, but it‘s beautifully written, about the time after war, the loss, the grief, the trying to reinvent yourself again, even if it doesn‘t work out. Also a great portrait of depression.

#Reading1001 #192019 #1939

Xiangze moves from the country to Beiping to be a rickshaw puller. With hard work, clean living, and honesty he has great plans for success. He is constantly thwarted by events out of his control. An easy if repetitive read and an anti-philosophy of individualism novel. 1001books #reading1001 #192019 #1939

I'm not sure I need to review this: it's a reread, still wonderfully atmospheric and a great story. It may send me off on a historical fiction spree - I need to know more about Mary Queen of Scots & Catholic history. And next time I'm in Derbyshire, I'm off location-spotting!

"Do you have wars, Penelope? Or is your future that Utopia about which Thomas More wrote?"
"We have wars, and there isn't Utopia yet," I laughed ruefully.

#1939 ?#192019