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kwmg40
Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt
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I've always been a fan of Jean Plaidy's historical novels but I've not read many that she authored as Victoria Holt. I really enjoyed this gothic romance and murder mystery, even if it did seem to borrow a lot of elements from Jane Eyre and Rebecca.

#BacklistReadathon @clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
#192025 #1960 @Librarybelle
#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 50: “Mr. Rime: Character dresses up“)

Librarybelle I really liked this one too, and agree about elements of Jane Eyre and Rebecca! 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo
Crazeedi I've read many Victoria Holt books, never knew written by Plaidy! And I don't think I read this one!! 10mo
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kwmg40 @Librarybelle I suppose many of the gothic romance writers of the 20th century were inspired by Jane Eyre! 10mo
kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks Thanks for stopping by! 10mo
kwmg40 @Crazeedi Apparently, Eleanor Alice Burford, a.k.a. Jean Plaidy, wrote under several pseudonyms! I'm familiar with only the Plaidy and Holt ones. 10mo
Librarybelle Probably! Jane Eyre is a good book! 10mo
Crazeedi @kwmg40 good to know 10mo
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Librarybelle
Mistress of Mellyn | Victoria Holt
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My first Victoria Holt, with echoes of Jane Eyre in the storyline. Martha Leigh becomes the governess to Connan TreMellyn‘s young daughter Alvean. Alvean‘s mother died under scandalous circumstances, yet there is speculation that she still walks the halls of the manor. I enjoyed this - slight twist at the end, and while listening to this, I did say out loud how “smooth” the guys‘ pickup lines are. I‘d read more! Good to listen to! #192025 #1960

Librarybelle As Martha becomes entangled in the mystery and draws some conclusions, there is a #MethodToTheMadness ….except her method leads her to danger. #Adult #BBRC @LibrarianRyan 12mo
Ruthiella I‘ve never read any Victoria Holt, but I remember seeing her name on books my mother would check out from the library, along with Mary Stewart and Norah Lofts. 12mo
Librarybelle @Ruthiella She has so many! Good romantic/Gothic suspense. 12mo
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MittenGirlPeach I‘ve always loved this one so much! 12mo
Librarybelle I really liked it, @MittenGirlPeach ! 12mo
kspenmoll I read her as a teen & loved her books, along with Phyllis A. Whitney. 12mo
LibrarianRyan I love Victoria holt. I‘ve not read this one. But my fave is the India Fan. 12mo
Librarybelle @kspenmoll @LibrarianRyan She has so many, I cannot believe it took me this long to read one! I really liked listening to the story as well. 12mo
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AnneCecilie
En liten takk fra Anton | Anne-Cath Vestly
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The 4th book about Grandma and her eight grandchildren

This one is set in the days before Christmas, Christmas and New Year‘s. So I probably read this a little too soon

Just before Christmas, a taxi arrives to the house in the woods. The family isn‘t expecting anyone. It turns out that it‘s the son of the couple the family switched houses with. So they all try to give Anton the best Christmas they can.

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Magpiegem
Mehso-so

8/23 What I learnt from this book of short stories is that I prefer Christie‘s full length mysteries. Not because she isn‘t skillful in the short stories but because I get less time to guess what‘s happened! My favorite story was the last. Great for #192925 #1960 & #booked2023 #ashortstorycollection though.

LiteraryinPA I agree! I like the novel length best for her. 2y
Cinfhen Yay!!! I‘m not a huge fan of short stories but Dame Agatha is definitely a good way to go!! 2y
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VioletMoonBooks
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Vitaprecaria_Letturacostante
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#2novembre #1960 #57annifa
"L'amante di Lady Chatterley" di D. H. Lawrence dopo sei giorni di processo viene considerato non osceno nel Regno Unito.

Pubblicata a Firenze nel 1928 l'opera venne tacciata di oscenità a causa dei riferimenti sessuali e in quanto descrizione della relazione tra una donna della nobiltà e un uomo appartenente alla working class. Il romanzo venne messo al bando in tutta Europa e specialmente in Inghilterra.

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QuothTheRavenclawNevermore
Decades: A Century of Fashion | Cameron Silver, Rebecca DiLiberto
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I can't believe this amazing deal!! This is such a really neat monthly box! I personally know one of the items that is featured in it. Everyone is going to want it 😉 I can't wait to see what book will be in it. The code is: hmd-5-oneday #books #retro #decades #5dollamakeyouholla #1960's @mrsamandahood @BooksTeasAndBookishThings

mrsamandahood Hahaha love your tags! #5dollamakeyouholla! For real guys, Lindsey made the item she's talking about in the box! It's super amazing. I may already be using it ☺️ 8y
IamIamIam Omigosh, this looks awesome! Is there a coupon code for the $5? I've never bought anything before! 8y
QuothTheRavenclawNevermore The code is: hand-5-oneday @IamIamIam 8y
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IamIamIam @QuothTheRavenclawNevermore Excellent! Thanks so much! I'm totally jumping on this!!! 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Autocorrect lol 8y
QuothTheRavenclawNevermore I forgot to add the code. 😂 8y
QuothTheRavenclawNevermore Omg. I just saw hand 😂😂. It is definitely not hand. @BooksTeasAndBookishThings is correct 8y
mrsamandahood I forgot to add the code on some posts too! 😳Thanks for helping me keep things straight @QuothTheRavenclawNevermore and @BooksTeasAndBookishThings! ☺️ 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @mrsamandahood it is a privilege, thank you ❤ 8y
IamIamIam @mrsamandahood Thanks! I think I clicked on your profile to get the link & I subscribed to the mailing list too! 🤓 8y
mrsamandahood @IamIamIam Awesome! Yeah I sent you the email about the sale going on today before I knew you already knew about it! 🙈 Happy to have you aboard! 🎉 (edited) 8y
IamIamIam @mrsamandahood @BooksTeasAndBookishThings Thanks so much! I just ordered & I'm psyched!!! Now to explain it to my husband...HAHA 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @IamIamIam #DamnitLitsy should be on a shirt and I would buy it because it is the story of my life these days lol 8y
IamIamIam BWAHAHAHA 8y
mrsamandahood @IamIamIam HAHA! Awesome, so excited for you to get your box! Hopefully your husband loves it too so you'll be off the hook! 😂 8y
mrsamandahood @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I would buy that shirt too! Sometimes I purchase and then I'll tell my hubby, other times I feel on the guilty side and I'll give him a heads up first! 😂😂 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @IamIamIam @mrsamandahood I WILL say my Husband always comes around because he feels that books are better than shoes and can be passed on to all of our children, but some times it takes him a bit longer to come around... 8y
IamIamIam @mrsamandahood @BooksTeasAndBookishThings So I led off with, "I found a great sale on Litsy today" and went from there. My ace in the hole will always be comics because he started buying them weekly again so he's got NO leg to stand on! Especially this year...I'm working on the books in the house & the only books I've bought have been from the library!!! #score1forthebookworms 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @IamIamIam oh! That is awesome!!! I kind of wish I had something like that on mine lol 8y
mrsamandahood @IamIamIam Great idea! You have to build a home library and you NEED books to do so!! 😉❤️ 8y
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night_shift
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Tolkien, 1965. WaterSHIP Down because ships sail and I'm lazy and there you have it.

#sail #lyricalapril @Cinfhen
#publishedinthe1960s #1960 #aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

Cinfhen Definitely not lazy but definitely creative 💚 8y
night_shift @Cinfhen thanks, but it totally was 😂😂 8y
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LazyOwl
Summer of Night | Dan Simmons
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Filled with nostaligia for the 1960s. Supposed to be a horror but I'm not feeling it. Still enjoyable enough read to want to see it to the end though.
#summer #nostalgia #1960 #thriller