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Heroes | Stephen Fry

In my book this is THE arc to have right now. #arc #netgalley #prepub #anglophilesoflitsy #mythology

Graywacke Curious how it is 5y

jillrhudy @Graywacke Just because I love Stephen Fry so much and Mythos was so great. You also can't get it on Kindle, or in any way except on a PDF through Adobe Editions with a watermark on every page. (edited) 5y

Aimeesue @jillrhudy Yeah, that watermark thing is weird. 5y

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jillrhudy

Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane | Paul Thomas Murphy

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Victorian true crime is really interesting. Another TBR from Litsy—ex library from Lancashire! #truecrime #england #anglophilesoflitsy

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jillrhudy

House of Trelawney | Hannah Rothschild

Calling it now. This will be a BBC comedy miniseries. An aged minor princess (not a main character) reminisces about splendid country house parties of her youth en route to Trelawney Castle. #arc #netgalley #anglophilesoflitsy

jenniferw88 You had me at Dorset, my home county! #stacking! 5y

jillrhudy @jenniferw88 I was meant to be a Brit but by some freak accident was born in Virginia. 5y

jillrhudy Oh my word. Ten pages after I posted this, the BBC showed up, in the book! 5y

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Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece | Stephen Fry

Chronicle Books promised me this in July and finally sent it! It‘s gorgeous! 💋 #giveaway #bookmail #mythology #anglophilesoflitsy

readordierachel It is! 😍 5y

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jillrhudy

The Secret Guests: A Novel | Benjamin Black

so-so

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are evacuated to a country house in Ireland during the blitz. Despite this thrilling premise, not much happens for three fourths of the book, when it abruptly tries to become a thriller. The plot focuses primarily on the flat and dull characters in charge of guarding the princesses. I received an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. #arc #Netgalley #anglophilesoflitsy

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jillrhudy

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Winifred Watson

What‘s sweeter than honey? A Pettigrew #persephone #persephonebooks #anglophilesoflitsy

Aimeesue Oooh, Miss Pettigrew! I have the Persephone edition with the picture on the cover. Did those have the dove grey dust jackets too? Mine doesn't. Great find at a super price! (edited) 5y

jillrhudy @Aimeesue It does have the jacket! And it was a gift from a colleague. She knows me well. 5y

LeahBergen I adored this book! 5y

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jillrhudy

Cold Comfort Farm | Stella Gibbons

Illustrator Roz Chast does Cold Comfort Farm! Jacket flaps and back cover are terrific too. #7covers7days or is it??? #7days7covers #covercrush #parody #anglophilesoflitsy @Aimeesue

Aimeesue Seth and the burbling porridge! 😂😂😂 5y

Aimeesue http://cognitive-edge.com/blog/pathetic-fallacy/ 5y

BookNAround I love this book! “I saw something nasty behind the woodshed.” 5y

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batsy I love this book, too. And this cover is perfect! 5y

sudi The cover is so cute 💜 5y

jillrhudy @Aimeesue Great article by the way 5y

Aimeesue @jillrhudy There‘s a great piece by Sarah Dillon on BBC 4‘s Open Book where she does a close read of the porridge scene. (Sorry, but she also does a piece on … Raymond Chandler‘s The Big Sleep. He continues to stalk you!) http://drsarahdillon.com/radio/bbc-radio-4-open-book-close-reading-series/ 5y

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jillrhudy

Crooked Heart: A Novel | Lissa Evans

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Jolted out of my book slump by this delicious novel of black humor set in the London blitz, as poignant as it is hilarious. Thanks for the recommendation @Aimeesue 💕 #anglophilesoflitsy

Aimeesue Any time! This really is a great book. 5y

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jillrhudy

Refining Felicity | M.C. Beaton

A little very light fluff between other books. First in the School of Manners series. Initially published under the author‘s real name, Marion Chesney. #regency #romance #anglophilesoflitsy

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jillrhudy

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs | Rhys Bowen

so-so

Surely I haven‘t read 13 of these?!? But I‘ve read every one, so indeed I have. I gobbled it up like a hot hors d‘oevre but could not help feeling that it didn‘t quite meet my expectations. Bowen placing Georgiana and Darcy among the Happy Valley set should have been much more intriguing somehow. She‘s trying to do too much in too few pages and I missed Queenie. Wotcher, miss! #mystery #series #anglophilesoflitsy

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