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AnishaInkspill
Vanessa Bell | Frances Spalding
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The artist Vanessa Bell is Virginia Woolf‘s sister. This is a companion catalogue to an exhibition running at MK Gallery (Milton Keynes, UK). The first time I saw Vanessa Bell‘s art I was struck by her style and how her art is painting, crafts and interior decorating. I love how this catalogue shows this. I would have liked more depth in the writing but the images of Bell‘s art make up for it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

#2024reads #VirginiaBloomsberries #art

AnishaInkspill Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour by Fay Blanchard didn't appear, and so I've posted this review as a blurb.

And I have Vanessa Bell by Frances Spalding and I'm excited about reading it next year.
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Pickpick

A charming story written in a simple, straightforward style. Mrs Harris is a likeable character, who has a lovely adventure in Paris, where she forms friendships with the people she encounters. I immediately watched the film, which has some subtle changes and a different ending. Both book and film put a smile on my face.
#TBRtarot

BarbaraBB Oh I adored this book! 6mo
Cathythoughts I must try and find the film 👍🏻❤️ 6mo
JamieArc I need to read this book. The film was fabulous. Such great imagery. 6mo
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Tamra This was a super cute movie! 6mo
erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts What @JamieArc and @Tamra said! Hope you‘ll enjoy it! 6mo
erzascarletbookgasm @BarbaraBB Me too, a heartwarming story:) 6mo
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merelybookish
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I've been missing Proust in the morning, so decided to return to Woolf. I read the first two volumes of her diary a few years ago, so starting with Volume 3. There was immediate comfort to be back in her prose.

Leftcoastzen 👏🤩 8mo
batsy I love her diaries. 8mo
Suet624 That sounds like a great idea 8mo
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Megabooks
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Mehso-so

This novel is a meticulously researched account of the life of Leonard and Virginia Woolf‘s pet marmoset, Mitz. I think I would‘ve enjoyed it more if I cared about the Bloomsbury Group or was fascinated by the Woolfs. Nunez does have a nice way of incorporating animals into her books, but this still lacked the charm and unique storytelling that made me love her later books. This is much more straightforward historical fiction. #roll100

LeahBergen Well, I like Bloomsbury history and the Woolfs so I‘m stacking! 😆 10mo
sarahbarnes What?! I didn‘t know about this book but I am fascinated by the Bloomsbury group and love Woolf! Thanks for putting this on my radar. 10mo
sarahbarnes Yes what @LeahBergen said 😂 10mo
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LeahBergen @sarahbarnes 😆😆 10mo
Megabooks @LeahBergen @sarahbarnes you will both love this novella then!!! 👍🏻👍🏻 10mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 10mo
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Daisey
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Both of these stories were delightful! The first, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, is one of the lightest and most simply enjoyable books from the #1001books list that I‘ve come across in a while. Mrs. Harris is a continually determined and optimistic person. I also watched the movie, which was enjoyable, but of course, needlessly changed some details.

Daisey In Mrs. Harris Goes to New York, Mrs. Harris again works to help her friends, and although there are some complications, things work out very well in the end.

#audiobook #BookToMovie
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BarbaraBB I loved this one! 11mo
Daisey @BarbaraBB It was so fun and a very pleasant surprise compared to most of my 1001 reads! 11mo
BarbaraBB It is! The reason why we read the list! 11mo
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Daisey
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@BookNAround Thanks for again organizing #LastFirst and the opportunity for a giveaway!

I‘m in the middle of two long reads (Cloud Atlas & Amadis of Gaul), but I took a break for some shorter books. Yesterday I listened to Jennifer Chan is Not Alone as my last completed book of 2023, and today I listened to Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as my first book of 2024. Tomorrow it‘s back to the long reads.

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TheBookgeekFrau
Memories | Frances Partridge
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Eggs Love the candy cane fence! 11mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Thank you 😊 11mo
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Emilymdxn
Bloomsbury | Quentin Bell
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Day 25 of the #scarathlonphotochallenge and it‘s autumn in Bloomsbury. This is my favourite part of London and if I was a billionaire it‘s the only place I‘d want to live. The very best place in London to spend autumn. #scarathlon #skeletoncrew

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Emilymdxn
Bloomsbury | Quentin Bell
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For #autumnplease today I‘ve interpreted autumn in my town as the area of London that my workplace and the university I study at are both in - as it‘s where I spend most of my waking hours! I get to eat lunch in this beautiful Bloomsbury square in my favourite season right near two of my all time favourite bookshops so I am very lucky!

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🍁🧡 14mo
Eggs How wonderful 📚💚🍁 14mo
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