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Tamra
Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton
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Another #PersephoneClub pick gobbled up! This one is rather melancholy, but the characters are so well drawn I felt like a fly on the wall to the family gossip. None of them are perfect or cardboard cutouts, which made them relatable. Belle was a real piece of work!

At the end, knowing the war was inevitable, left me feeling sad for them.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
Cathythoughts Great review! I remember I really enjoyed it. ❤️ 2w
LeahBergen Nice review! I really found myself invested in these families. 2w
Tamra @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I just noticed the blurb in Litsy is wrong, re: year of setting. It was published in 1948, but it‘s set between the wars. At first I thought I‘d read the whole novel wrong. 😆 2w
CarolynM Glad you enjoyed💕 2w
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rubyslippersreads
Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Nicky and Sadie do NOT approve this message. 😼

Except for that slightly anti-feline quote, I loved this book. Every character was interesting, even (or maybe especially) when they were unlikeable. Poor JimJams!

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Sace I can see myself rereading this (despite the anti-feline vibe 😂). 2w
Ruthiella Poor Jimjams! 😢 Love the cover! 2w
LeahBergen Oh JimJams!!! 😭 And I hadn‘t seen this cover before. How cool! 2w
quietjenn Oo, love that you found this cover! 2w
CarolynM That is the best cover! 2w
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quietjenn
Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Realizing that I never posted about the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub book in March, mostly I guess because I finished while I was sick. I should've expected to be tense and anxious, based on other Moore books and that was certainly the case here. As predicted, I did a lot of internal screaming 😂. In a good way, though!

Ruthiella I also did a lot of nail biting! 😬😂 3w
LeahBergen I was caught off guard by just how anxious this book made me! 😂 3w
CarolynM It was a great read, if a little disturbing 😳 3w
Cathythoughts Great review! Stacked 👍🏻❤️ 3w
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CarolynM
Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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#BookReport for March

Not a great reading month. Not at Home was my favourite for the month.

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wideeyedreader
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Bailedbailed

I read about half of this before deciding to ditch—more of a focus on potential romantic tension than actually telling the story.

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bookandbedandtea
Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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March wrap up. Not At Home and Here One Moment are tied for my favorites.

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kspenmoll
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A darkish totally gray cloud morning. Perfect for hot blueberry scone , clotted cream & coffee. Off to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford for a cafe lunch & to view Divine Geometry: Islamic Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

TheKidUpstairs Sounds like a lovely day, enjoy! 4w
quietlycuriouskate That sounds like a beautiful day! 4w
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BilboBookends
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“No one survives a war's front lines without ghosts clinging to them.”

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Sace
Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Exactly!!! What was Jimjam‘s owner thinking?? I feel so bad for that little terrier. 😭

Ruthiella Agree. Poor Jimjams. He deserved better. 💔 1mo
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