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thewallflower0707
Persephone Books | Bath, United Kingdom (Bookstore)
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#PersephoneBooks is a store at the center of #Bath. They focus on publishing novels by female authors who have been forgotten by history. All of their books have a very unique design as well. I was there in London in 2019, before they moved, so I was very happy to visit them again on Tuesday!

#UK #bookstore

Gissy 😍📚📚📚📚 3mo
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LeahBergen
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It was a good ‘book mail‘ day!

This third book of short stories is #PersephoneBooks ‘ 150th publication and celebrates their 25 years of publishing.

#PersephoneClub

Tamra 😍 6mo
Becker Love Persephone ❤️ 6mo
jlhammar Beautiful! 6mo
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Blueroseis That's odd. I had never come across the word Persephone before this week and yet it has cropped up twice within a few days. I've just finished reading 'A Study In Murder' by Callie Hutton and her dog in the story was called Persephone. 6mo
Cathythoughts Beautiful post .. book looks and sounds great. 💕💕💕💕💕 6mo
LeahBergen @Tamra @Becker @jlhammar @Cathythoughts And the bookmark/endpaper choice for this one is so pretty! 6mo
LeahBergen @Blueroseis Isn‘t it funny how that happens? 😄 6mo
Jess_Read_This Lovely post! I haven‘t read any of their short stories collections. It sounds like I‘m missing out! 5mo
LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This They‘re a nice way of trying authors that you haven‘t got to yet! 5mo
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Bookbuyingaddict
One Afternoon | Sian James
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Current read, one of the #persephonebooks i picked up in the wonderful shop in Bath . So far it lives up to the hype, the writing is just beautiful it‘s simply a lovely ☺️ book uncomplicated and a joy to turn each page #forgottenauthors #persephone #sianjames #litsylove i think all would enjoy it

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LeahBergen
They Knew Mr. Knight | Dorothy Whipple
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Pickpick

Dorothy Whipple is always an enjoyable read and this one was no exception. As the afterword states, it‘s a “comforting middle-class drama” but I also found it quite suspenseful due to the titular villain, Mr. Knight. It had the feel of a 1930s Rosamunde Pilcher, if that makes sense? 😆

What did you think, #PersephoneClub ?

#PersephoneBooks

CarolynM I‘m finding it a bit hard to get into. Probably more about me than the book. 7mo
Cathythoughts I did really love it, and got totally caught up in the story. This would be a reread for me. But I confess to watching the film and then slacking off on the reread … I‘m dipping in and out ❤️ and Yes , definitely suspenseful due to Mr Knight ! (edited) 7mo
andrew61 I enjoyed it as well, leah. The characters are all well drawn including the villainous mr knight. You can't go wrong with dorothy. 7mo
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daena I‘m moving slow, because life. But enjoying it nonetheless. Very intrigued by Mr.Knight, and even more so now by his villany! 7mo
Tamra I‘m still in the middle and enjoying it. She fleshes out her characters well and there is a bit of a snarky undertone I appreciate. It isn‘t an entirely a cozy domestic novel. 7mo
rubyslippersreads I‘m behind, as usual. 😏 7mo
LeahBergen @CarolynM I hope it improves for you but if not, oh well! We should enjoy our reading. 😘 7mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I‘m looking forward to setting some time aside to check out the film! 7mo
LeahBergen @andrew61 Yes! Her characters really are so well-drawn. 7mo
LeahBergen @daena My life‘s been a bit intrusive into my reading time lately, too. 😆 7mo
LeahBergen @Tamra It‘s a tad cozy in setting but I felt dread from the beginning. 😆 7mo
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads 😆 Oh, well! 7mo
quietjenn I'm with @rubyslippersreads and @daena and have quit a bit left to go! 7mo
LeahBergen @quietjenn It‘s a bit of a Persephone chunkster! 7mo
Aimeesue Still working my way through this one. I do love Whipple, but I‘m stuck in the cloister with the reluctant nun! Both are gripping me at different times! 7mo
LeahBergen @Aimeesue Haha! You‘ll have to share your reading time between the two, I guess. 😆 6mo
jlhammar I‘m not very far in, but enjoying it so far. Eager to get back to it. My April reading has not been going to plan! Will hopefully still finish by the end of the month. 6mo
LeahBergen @jlhammar Mine hasn‘t been going as planned either. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo
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Bookbuyingaddict
They Knew Mr. Knight | Dorothy Whipple
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@LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @Gissy @quietjenn and all our #persephoneclub #persephonebooks for you it‘s on YouTube just incase you run 🏃‍♀️ out of time ⌛️ to read it 😆😘

Cathythoughts Oh ! Thankyou 😘 7mo
Cathythoughts 1946 ! That‘s brilliant, I hope I can get it now. 7mo
quietjenn Thanks! 7mo
LeahBergen Thanks so much! 👏👏 7mo
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elkeOriginal
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LeahBergen I wish! 😩 9mo
Tamra @LeahBergen me too! 9mo
CarolynM Wouldn‘t it be wonderful? Oh well…😔 9mo
Caryl Sigh. I read the descriptions of all the lovely events. What a treat it would be to attend! 8mo
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Bookbuyingaddict
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@LeahBergen thank you so much for this list il be skipping februarys but I will pick up in April and planning on reading Marianne by Monica dickens in March . Happy 😃 reading 📖 out of interest which was your favourite Persephone of last year ? 😍☺️mine was High Wages by the wonderful Dorothy Whipple #persephobeclub #persephonebooks

LeahBergen Marianne is a lovely read! Hmm, let‘s see … I think Daddy‘s Gone A-Hunting was my favourite from last year‘s #PersephoneClub picks. 😊 9mo
Bookbuyingaddict @LeahBergen oohh interesting il make sure I pick that one up , il ask the question 🙋‍♀️ to the club as I‘m interested to see everyone else‘s too 😀 9mo
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Bookbuyingaddict

Found this listing some persephones Iv never read ; personally high wages by dorothy whipple is my fav 😍 and to bed with grand music is excellent , miss pettigrew lives for the day is a classic and a must read ! Should be up there with Austen the brontes and dickens
#persephonebooks
#persephone
#greatreads
#classics

https://www.stuckinabook.com/i-decided-to-rank-all-the-persephones-that-ive-read...

Tamra Thanks for sharing! 14mo
jlhammar I love Stuck in a Book! I just want to read all the Persephones 💜 14mo
LeahBergen I love Stuck in a Book! ❤️ 14mo
Vansa I've seen the movie of Miss Pettigrew lives for a day and it's one of my favourite movies 14mo
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Cuilin
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding | Julia Frances Strachey
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“I think it astonishingly good - complete and sharp an individual” Virginia Woolf

I had always loved the movie and I finally read the book and now I‘m re-watching the movie. They‘re both perfect.
#Persephonebooks

LeahBergen I can‘t believe I‘ve never seen the movie! 1y
Cuilin @LeahBergen it‘s very good. They change the timeline a little and you‘ll recognize every actor. 1y
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LeahBergen
William - an Englishman. | Cicely Hamilton
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I was out of town this past weekend and (naturally) found a secondhand bookshop. Lo and behold, I found two #PersephoneBooks that look unread and still have their matching bookmarks.

The truly amazing thing is that I own about 75 Persephone books BUT NOT THESE TWO. 😆

jlhammar Wow, what a find! 2y
AmyG You were meant to find them! 2y
Tamra Jackpot! 🎰 2y
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Ruthiella Now that really is a bookish miracle! 😃 2y
Reggie Love the figurine. 2y
Cathythoughts Great find for you ! 😍 2y
Gissy Wow! Lucky girl📚🙌 2y
BarbaraBB 77 Persephones!! 😍😍 2y
youneverarrived Ohh great finds 😍 2y
MaureenMc 🙌📚🙌 2y
LeahBergen @jlhammar @AmyG @Tamra @Ruthiella @Cathythoughts @Gissy See? Thank goodness for Litsy friends! Anyone else would be all “yeah, you bought a couple more books” 😆😆 2y
LeahBergen @Reggie Thanks, Reggie! My best friend bought a little bag of these for me from an antique shop. 😆 They‘re called “shelf sitters”. I love their slightly creepy cuteness. 😆 2y
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB I actually didn‘t realize I had so many. 😆😆 2y
Reggie I hope one day one or both of them move their heads for you. 😱lol 2y
LeahBergen @Reggie I‘ll be calling in an exorcist if that happens. 😂 2y
Lindy 🎁🎉 2y
AmyG @Reggie Your comment was spot on for you. 🙌🏻 2y
Amiable What an amazingly fortuitous shopping excursion! 😀 2y
LeahBergen @AmyG Right? 😆 2y
LeahBergen @Amiable It was! 😆 2y
CarolynM They must have been waiting for you! 2y
LeahBergen @CarolynM “There she is!”, they said. 😆😆 2y
Centique I can totally see those Persephones calling out to you! They found their real home now 💕 2y
rubyslippersreads I would call you a “book rescuer.” 😄 2y
kspenmoll They found their true home with you! 2y
LeahBergen @Centique @rubyslippersreads @kspenmoll It‘s my true calling. 😆😆 2y
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