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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Classics | Charles Dickens, Wilkie COLLINS

I‘m starting this chunkster tonight. I know I won‘t get through many, mainly aiming to read a Christmas Carol for #whattheDickens. But I do ❤️ my Dickens!!

@Cuilin #letterC #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious

Cuilin 🤎❤️🤎 2d

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CarolynM

Emmeline | Judith Rossner

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#PersephoneClub

OMG! Speechless! Off to read all those spoiler comments in the other reviews now.

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TrishB That‘s a great reading match 😁 2d

Bookbuyingaddict Haven‘t started it yet but will do after my festive reads and over the holidays 👍😍💝 2d

Crazeedi Thanks for my card Carolyn, one is coming your way! Merry Christmas and happy new year ❤️ 2d

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Tamra I‘m glad you finished! 😬 It‘s hard to stop when you get started. (edited) 2d

Cathythoughts Speechless is right! What a story. 2d

LeahBergen That‘s just how I felt when I finished it!! 😮 2d

julieclair Can‘t wait to read this!!! 2d

Ruthiella You guys are making me want to drop everything and get a copy of this book! 😂 2d

CarolynM @Ruthiella Do it! 2d

CarolynM @Crazeedi You‘re very welcome😘 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you too🎄 2d

Read-n-Bloom Really like your bookmark! 1d

CarolynM @Read-n-Bloom I can‘t take any credit. Persephone books from the Persephone Bookshop come with a bookmark that matches their individual end papers which are usually inspired by the book. This book is about a girl sent to work in a cotton mill in the 1850s. 11h

Read-n-Bloom @CarolynM That is so 🆒! 10h

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Tamra

Emmeline | Judith Rossner

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A morality tale Rossner tells in riveting fashion! Loved it even more after watching this documentary. Highly recommend as a follow-up. https://youtu.be/IRN91TeXAYE?si=L5r0urNjlonFkqvH

⚠️Spoiler Warning!!! Do NOT watch the film unless you want to know the story before reading the book.

#PersephoneClub

Tamra I gasped and woke up my husband to tell him this is mash up of Lolita & Oedipus! 😳 Whether or not it‘s actually true, the very fact the villagers shunned her for believing both “sins” as true makes it a very sad tale. Women always bearing the brunt of social punishment for any appearance of impropriety. 3d

LeahBergen Wasn‘t it crazy?? That‘s why I couldn‘t say too much in my review of it on here when I was done. 😂 3d

LeahBergen And I‘m loving your “mill girl” themed photo! ❤️ 3d

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Tamra @LeahBergen 😉 3d

Vansa This sounds amazing, thanks for recommending 2d

CarolynM I‘m about 3/4 of the way through. Can‘t wait to read all the spoiler comments! 2d

Cathythoughts Great photo ❤️ Thankyou for that link. 2d

Cathythoughts @Tamra @LeahBergen Lolita & Oedipus ! Yes that‘s it. Em really went through the mill ( pun not intended) from the time she was so young and left home. That poor girl 💔 2d

CarolynM I was completely shocked by that twist too. It is horrifying to me that she was the “sinner” when she was the victim in both cases, firstly of a predator, then of her aunt the child stealer. And before that the victim of her family, sending her into a foreign, adult environment at such a young age with so little knowledge. 2d

Tamra @Cathythoughts think of how many girls. 😢 2d

Tamra @CarolynM good point about victimizing the victim. Never ends - still happening. 😑 2d

Tamra @Vansa I think you‘ll like it - reads like a page turning thriller! 🥹 2d

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sisilia

Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13) | Emile Zola

I‘d never thought about how coal mining works until now. It‘s extremely hard work, dangerous, and harmful to the body. To think that they used child labour for this is mind-boggling!

BkClubCare Loved this memorable reading experience. Yay classics! 5d

Ruthiella Just another reminder that “the good old days” is a myth! 5d

sisilia @BkClubCare Yes! 🙌 5d

sisilia @Ruthiella I miss my good old days the 80s and 90s, though 😹 5d

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Cathythoughts

Emmeline | Judith Rossner

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Emmeline , a great story. Looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks. It‘s a winner for me. I couldn‘t put it down. Now for a mince pie @andrew61 #PeresphoneClub

Tamra Cozy pic! ☺️ I started and it hooked me right away. I had forgotten it was based on a true story. 6d

Cathythoughts @Tamra Oh ! I didn‘t realize it was based on a true story 👍🏻 6d

Tamra @Cathythoughts there is a little note on the backside of the title page. 6d

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Cathythoughts @Tamra Oh yes I see it now. Oh dear ❤️. I never saw that earlier. 6d

Tamra @Cathythoughts well, it is little. 🧐 6d

Cathythoughts @Tamra I‘ll be looking forward to what you think of it all. 6d

LeahBergen Look at that mince pie! ❤️ And as we discussed on your other post, the first half was a bit better but still an all around pick. 👍 6d

LeahBergen @Tamra Yes, I ended up Googling the history/ pseudo history when I finished. Wait until you‘re done the book to do that (unless you already have 😆)! (edited) 6d

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen An absolute all round pick 👍🏻 loved it. I‘m averaging 1 to 2 mince pies per day 😂 6d

LeahBergen You‘re really restraining yourself! 😆 6d

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen 😂 .. then there‘s the cream to smother it with. 6d

Tamra @LeahBergen no I haven‘t and I won‘t! 😅😆 6d

Tamra @LeahBergen 😂 6d

andrew61 You deserve that Cathy after such an emotionally draining story. Looks very nice. 6d

AnnCrystal 😋👍💝. 6d

CarolynM Just about to start😊 5d

Tamra @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I‘m halfway thru. 😳🫣🫢 4d

LeahBergen @Tamra Eek! 😬 4d

Cathythoughts @Tamra 😳😳😳 4d

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Branwen

Mansfield Park | Austen

Okay, when I opened book # 16 for today, I squealed with excitement! Mansfield Park is my absolute favorite Jane Austen book! And I love the color also! 🩵🩵🩵

❤️ Book 15: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
💚 Book 16: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

AnnCrystal 😍💝. 6d

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Branwen

Vanity Fair | William Thackeray

I'm behind on posting these, but here are books 12, 13, and 14 from my bookish holiday calendar! 🤭💕📚

❤️ Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
💚 Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray
❤️ The Hound of the Baskervilles

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 6d

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Andrea313

Mansfield Park | Jane Austen

Happy Jane Austen's birthday to all who celebrate! I am getting REALLY excited to read her novels again with the #PemberLittens in 2025. I'm also really excited to break out this gorgeous new copy of Mansfield Park and *dig in deep*. Who's ready to join me on the Fanny Price Defense Squad? Up with strongly held principles! Down with am-dram hedonism! #HappyBirthdayJane #JaneAusten

CrowCAH Thts a GORGEOUS cover!!! 😍 6d

LeahBergen It‘s so pretty! 6d

Bookwormjillk So pretty! A taste of spring on this dreary day! 6d

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sisilia

Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13) | Emile Zola

Have you watched The Empress on Netflix? It‘s about Empress Sisi of Austria. Part of Season 2 is about the revolution in Lombardy-Venetia. It‘s nice when my book and my Netflix connect 💕

Suet624 Excuse me while I switch to Netflix to tag this film. 😂 7d

sisilia @Suet624 😝 It‘s good and I can‘t wait for Season 3 7d

LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to watch it! 6d

sisilia @LeahBergen It‘s binge-worthy plus you‘ll learn some German 😆 6d

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Cathythoughts

Emmeline | Judith Rossner

Cosying up with Emmeline. I‘m at the halfway point … and I can‘t put it down!! #PersephoneClub

Tamra Oooooo, yay! Glad to know it‘s that good. Now that I‘ve finished Belle I can start Emmeline today. 😃 (edited) 7d

Cathythoughts @Tamra It‘s soooo good 👍🏻❤️ 7d

LeahBergen I couldn‘t put it down either! 7d

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BarbaraBB This sounds so good! 7d

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Emmeline !!!!! Where is it all going ! (edited) 7d

Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB It is 👍🏻 7d

andrew61 I finished it last night Cathy. The first half was remarkable and there is so much to say. Won't give anything away about the rest but 'enjoyed' it. 6d

Cathythoughts @andrew61 Just finished, yes I agree first half was brilliant.. a lot happens in this story. I enjoyed second half, but not as much as first half. (edited) 6d

LeahBergen @andrew61 @Cathythoughts I felt exactly the same way! I was really caught up in the first half. 6d

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