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Tamra
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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Wow, I am guessing chapter 5 pretty much sums up this sad & fraught father daughter relationship. 😟 The chapter also probably explains why they are who they have come to be, which is damaged people. #PersephoneClub

LeahBergen Yes! Yikes. 6d
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CarolynM
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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Mehso-so

I can‘t say I enjoyed this. It‘s a sad little story populated with unhappy, unlikeable characters. Even though I felt sorry for Therese, who everyone treated so badly, I found her hard to like, mostly because the author kept telling me she was charmless. I was surprised at how much the author claimed to have enjoyed her experiences in India - I didn‘t feel any of that from the descriptions in the book.
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2nd down for #10BeforeTheEnd

ChaoticMissAdventures ✅✅ great job! 7d
LeahBergen You‘re definitely right about all the unlikeable characters! I did like Miss Spooner, though. 6d
CarolynM @LeahBergen She was the best of them, but her reserve was so extreme I wasn‘t sure until right at the end that she wasn‘t only being polite. 6d
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LeahBergen
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this story of Teresa, swept away to India by her father when her mother (who abandoned her) threatens to come back into her life. Her father is cold and self absorbed but the boat journey (which I loved reading about) and her time in India opens her eyes to an entirely new world.

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CarolynM I think you‘re being rather generous to Mr Digby. He is appalling and he is making me very angry. It‘s hard to believe Lillian could possibly be a worse parent. 1w
LeahBergen @CarolynM You‘re so correct and I did want to use some rather harsher descriptors for him. 😆 I can‘t wait to hear what you think of Ruth… 1w
Tamra Definitely has raised my eyebrows a few times! 1w
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andrew61 Yes Mr Digby leaves a lot to be desired as a parent, although I was shocked by his ultimate fate. Love your silver box. 1w
LeahBergen @Tamra Horrible little man. 😆 1w
LeahBergen @andrew61 Thanks! It‘s a little nod to India. 😁 1w
LeahBergen @andrew61 And I was shocked, too, but is it bad to say that I‘m “glad” for Teresa‘s sake that both he and Ruth died? 😂😂 It left her with some caring people at last! 1w
Cathythoughts Great review and photo.. I‘m loving the silver box too. I‘ve only started the book and enjoying so far 👍🏻 1w
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Thanks, Cathy! I hope you end up liking it, too. 1w
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andrew61
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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Pickpick

The 1st half as Teresa's father escapes Eng with his dtr to India, is a romp with curious characters + vivid descriptions of life on a ship but more vividly the sights,smells,+ sounds of bombay. The 2nd half finds the pair on T's half sisters tea plantation, a story then of strained family + marriage. Good read
@quietjenn @Tamra @CarolynM @sisilia @Caryl @daena @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful #persephoneclub

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andrew61
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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Pickpick

I'd love to visit India but this passage transported me to a busy Bombay street as 14 year old Teresa strikes out on her own, escaping her dreadful father Mr Digby who is travelling half the world to spite his ex wife. Another enjoyable read in #persephoneclub
@LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @Tamra @CarolynM @sisilia @Caryl @daena @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful

LeahBergen I‘m glad you liked it! I‘m just getting started on it myself. 3w
CarolynM Looking forward to getting started🙂 3w
Tamra I‘m wrapping up two books and then I‘m getting back to this one. 🤞🏾 2w
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LeahBergen
The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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It‘s now October so that means it‘s time for one of our #PersephoneClub reads!

@Aimeesue ‘s pick for us this month is The Far Cry by Emma Smith. This is a casual buddy read; read and comment on each other‘s posts and reviews as you see them. We usually aim to finish by the middle of the month but that‘s not written in stone. 😉 And anyone is welcome to read along with us, of course!

willaful Doesn\'t look like this one\'s available for me. :-( 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful Oh, too bad! Maybe through Interlibrary Loan? 1mo
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Cathythoughts Thanks Leah ! I must get the book , I don‘t have this one lined up 🙈 ! I‘m on it 👍🏻❤️ I can get it on kindle 👍🏻 (edited) 1mo
Tamra I‘ve started and it‘s promising! 😃 1mo
rubyslippersreads I have the ebook, but still need to catch up on the last Persephone book! 😂 1mo
willaful @LeahBergen Oh, I didn\'t even think of that! I\'ll check. 1mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Yay! I‘m glad you found it. 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Tamra Good to hear! 👏 1mo
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I‘ve been playing catchup for the last few weeks! 😆 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful It looks like there‘s an ebook available (if you read that way).😀 1mo
quietjenn Looking forward to it! 1mo
Aimeesue Gosh, I hope I picked a good one! 😁 1mo
LeahBergen @quietjenn Me, too! 1mo
LeahBergen @Aimeesue I‘ve had it waiting on my shelves for YEARS… so it will obviously be your fault if I don‘t like it. 🤣 1mo
Aimeesue @LeahBergen 😂😂😂 3w
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LeahBergen
Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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Pickpick

I‘ve been MIA from our reading groups for a while as we‘re still travelling around in our trailer (it‘s time to head home now though as the leaves are falling!) I‘ve managed to read all three and heartily enjoyed them.

The Native Heath : a fun and frothy slice of village life
The Children Who Lived in a Barn: nice try, Mr and Mrs ‘We Forgot to Come Home to Our Children‘ 😆
Spam Tomorrow: a witty and heartfelt exploration of life on the Homefront

Tamra Happy safe travels home! 1mo
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AmyG Safe travels. Your trip sounds so fun! 1mo
Ruthiella One post-three reviews! Very efficient! 😆 Safe travels! 1mo
Suet624 Was starting to be concerned that you hadn‘t posted any reviews! 1mo
willaful Cool that you got to read them on your journey! 1mo
jlhammar Fun! Hope you have a great trip back. Love your Children Who Lived in a Barn mini-review 😂 1mo
sarahbarnes Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed your travels! 1mo
quietjenn Nice! Hope you've had a lovely trip. Get back safely and enjoy! 1mo
BarbaraBB I hope you‘ve had a wonderful time 🤍 1mo
LeahBergen @Tamra Thanks, Tamra! 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @AmyG Thanks! We‘ve been having a grand time. 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Ruthiella I had to do SOMETHING to get me posting! 😆 Thank you! 😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Suet624 Never fear … I shall return! 😆😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful I always read so much less when I‘m travelling! 🙄 1mo
LeahBergen @jlhammar 😆😆 Like, what was up with that?? “Oh, yes… I seem to be forgetting something… is it our five children?” 😆😆 1mo
LeahBergen @sarahbarnes Thank you! 😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @quietjenn We have! Thanks so much! 😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB Thanks, Barbara! 😘😘 1mo
willaful @LeahBergen \“Home Alone\“ vibes. 😂 1mo
LeahBergen @willaful 😆😆 1mo
youneverarrived Hope you‘ve had the best time 🩷 1mo
LeahBergen @youneverarrived Thank you. We have! 😘 1mo
Cathythoughts Sounds like a lovely trip you‘ve been on 👍🏻❤️ 1mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It has been, Cathy! 😘 1mo
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julieclair
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I can‘t decide how I felt about this one. On the surface, it‘s a fun adventure similar to The Boxcar Children. I loved the way the children worked together to take care of themselves and fend off the dreaded DV and other “do-gooders”. The “Rules of the Barn” and refusal to take charity/handouts were admirable and smart. ⬇️

julieclair But if I thought too much about it, I just felt so sad for the children and worried for their safety. I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it as a child. 2mo
CarolynM Great review. I thought it was sad too. I‘m not sure I would have liked it any better if I‘d read it in childhood - I think even then I‘d have been concerned about just how hard they all had to work! 2mo
julieclair @CarolynM Thanks! And good point about the amount of work they had to do. It was much more than just “playing house”. 2mo
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Aimeesue
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Pickpick

This was a good reminder that children are often much more resourceful & capable than we think, although they shouldn‘t have to be, of course. I enjoyed this one, and empathized with Sue, who carried most of the responsibility. Her going on strike certainly has given me ideas. I‘m fascinated by the haybox cooking, & recalled hearing about modern versions - the Wonderbag is one such. I‘d like to make one, just to try it out. 😄
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jlhammar Those wonderbags look kind of neat! 3mo
julieclair I‘ve never heard of a Wonderbag. Or a hay-box, either. But I‘m definitely curious about both! 3mo
CarolynM Wonderful indeed! As power prices rise we may all need to invest in one of these! 3mo
LeahBergen I haven‘t heard of a Wonderbag, either! 3mo
Aimeesue @jlhammar @julieclair @CarolynM @LeahBergen The Wonderbag company was started in 2008 to help South African families deal with the constant power outages, and hayboxes were used a lot during WW2 to save on fuel. I‘d bet similar techniques are being used in Ukraine and Gaza and other places seeing violent conflict today, if people can get food and have a pot and something to insulate it with. 3mo
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andrew61
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Pickpick

Another enjoyable read from the persephone catalogue. Some great villains from Miss legge threatening to separate the children, to the dreadful DV, but strangest of all the curious Miss Blake + companion who Alice visits. All in all, Sue was remarkable. Good fun.
@LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @Tamra @CarolynM @sisilia @Caryl @daena @elkeOriginal @Gissy @Aimeesue @Bookbuyingaddict @julieclair @willaful #persephoneclub

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 💜 3mo
LeahBergen Great review, Andrew! 3mo
CarolynM Miss Blake and her companion were very odd🤔 3mo
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