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Andrea313
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Attempting to make my way back to a monthly #PersephonePick with the tagged book. It seems like a good one to draw me back in, hitting a number of topics that I love in Persephone's catalogue - social history, domestic portraits, and London life. Here's to a great read! #CurrentlyReading

LeahBergen I really enjoyed this one! 9mo
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Andrea313
The Victorian Chaise Longue | Marghanita Laski
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I know I should be more responsible but I haven't gotten any Persephone volumes in so long! I cracked and came away with the tagged book, as well as one of their newest, Sofia Petrovna, and Doreen, which has been my next "must buy" for literal years. My goal is to resume a monthly #PersephonePick in 2024; this year I fell off the bandwagon completely, but all my titles are still there waiting for me! Along with a few new ones for good measure.

Tamra Yay!! So fun! 11mo
LeahBergen What a lovely Persephone haul! 11mo
Ruthiella But you bought three, which means you saved money, which is totally responsible. 👍 11mo
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Andrea313 @Ruthiella You get it. 11mo
BarbaraBB They are gorgeous 🩷 11mo
jlhammar Beautiful! I want to read them all. I just placed a Persephone order myself. 11mo
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Andrea313
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Thought I'd start my latest #PersephonePick tonight but naturally, #TomKitten had other plans. 🖤 #CatsOfLitsy

AmyG Ooooo he‘s a beauty! Looks very dignified. 2y
Andrea313 @Ruthiella 😂 So true! But why?! 2y
keys_on_fire Fantastic photo! 2y
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Andrea313
Operation Heartbreak: A Story | Alfred Duff Cooper
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Pickpick

Oof, this one really got me. Young orphan Willie Maryngton dreams of being a soldier in WWI. Just as he's about to join the action, the war ends; years later at the outset of WWII, he is now too old for combat. This short novel packs a skillful punch- right as I started to become a little frustrated with our characters, the ending came along and turned me upside down. Don't investigate too much of this one beforehand- just read and enjoy the ride!

LeahBergen This one really got me, too! 2y
Cathythoughts It got me too 💔 2y
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Andrea313
High Wages | Dorothy Whipple, Jane Brocket
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Pickpick

So glad that I got in a final #PersephonePick before closing out the year! This one was really lovely; Jane's ambition, determination, and self-advocacy radiated off the page. I wasn't feeling the romantic entanglement of the last third, but I was all about the somewhat cliffhanger ending- though could Jane end up anywhere but on top when all is said and done?? Thanks for letting me tag in, #PersephoneClub; it was a pleasure!

LeahBergen Great review! And you‘re so right; Jane will somehow triumph wherever she lands. 😄 2y
BarbaraBB You can‘t go wrong with Whipple. 2y
CarolynM Lovely review. Jane was such a vivid character, I‘ve found myself wondering what she did next😆 2y
Cathythoughts Great review! Yes , I would like to know what Jane did next too 👍🏻❤️ 2y
rubyslippersreads I didn‘t care for the romance with Noel either, but Jane will always land on her feet. 2y
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Andrea313
Kitchen Essays | Agnes Jekyll
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Mehso-so

A fascinating '20s time capsule on cooking and hospitality. Though the recipes ranged from utterly mystifying to downright revolting (so much aspic! So many hard-boiled eggs shoved through a sieve!), the prose is lovely. For instance, on weddings: "...goblets of sparkling drink, delicious fragrance of rosemary, lavender, and cedar wood...music, laughter, and the love of friends. What an hour to remember later in the silence and the starlight."

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Andrea313
Lady Susan | Jane Austen
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I had a complete letdown of a reading month in March, but I plan to use April to claw my way back on track with the #PemberLittens, with my monthly #PersephonePick, and with the #ChunksterChallenge. I'm also REALLY looking forward to the May reads with the #PemberLittens- Lady Susan, here we come!

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Andrea313
Kitchen Essays | Agnes Jekyll
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Looking ahead to a bit of March reading- three for the #PemberLittens and a new #PersephonePick. I've really been looking forward to these; here's hoping I can keep up!

eeclayton I'm glad to see you're doing all three buddy reads too, I love your #pemberlittens posts ☺️ 3y
Andrea313 @eeclayton Thank you! I love the community that's come together through these reads. Everyone offers great perspective - and lots of good snark, too. 😉 3y
LeahBergen I‘m in on this month‘s Pemberlittens buddy reads, too, and have probably bitten off more than I can chew. 😆 3y
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Andrea313 @LeahBergen Glad to know I won't be alone if (when, honestly) I get behind and have to do a bunch of catch-up chapters at once. 😂 3y
truthinfiction The cover of Kitchen essays is sooo pretty. 💗 3y
Andrea313 @truthinfiction I agree! I usually love the plain grey Persephone jackets, but this one has me about to change my mind! 3y
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quietjenn
Greengates | R. C. Sherriff
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Pickpick

A quiet, simple story, told in lovely, evocative language. Very much in the same spirit of Fortnight in September. Looking forward to hearing what the rest of the #persephoneclub thought and chatting about it! #persephonepick for February.

Tamra 😊 Such lovely writing! I wish he had been more prolific. 3y
quietjenn I know! Looks like there are a few currently only available in the U.K., but I have some ebooks by the publisher, so hopefully they‘ll get the rights to sell them in the U.S. 3y
LeahBergen I finished today, too, and loved it! 3y
Cathythoughts Nearly there .. I‘m loving it too 3y
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Andrea313
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Pickpick

I would have loved this book so much if I'd have read it as a kid! I wish I could gift it to my 9-year-old self. As an adult, Olga was slightly grating, but I still appreciated the irrepressible runaway, even though now I felt more deeply for the slightly romantic but ultimately level-headed Clarice who was tasked with harboring her. The illustrations are lovely, and my favorite part of this #PersephonePick.

LeahBergen Yes, the illustrations in this one are magnificent! 3y
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