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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Excellent Women | Barbara Pym
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With the busy 4th of July Weekend. Got Library audiobook as well as Kindle & Print. Narrated by Jayne Entwistle. It's like listening to grown up Flavia de Luce! ?

Another potato refrence! "Tonight she set before us a pale macaroni cheese and a dish of boiled potatoes, and I noticed a blancmange or ‘shape‘, also of an indeterminate colour, in a glass dish on the sideboard." ???
#chaptertwo #pemberlittens
#excellentwomenandboiledpotatoes

Crinoline_Laphroaig Lot going on this weekend so I may be a bit slow to reply but I will be reading comments and joining in. 2y
AnneCecilie I feel like we are still being introduced to the characters, but I must confess that I wonder about Mrs Napier‘s guest. Who argues with there guest late in the evening? 2y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig @AnneCecilie I since an affair or maybe that's the author trying to mislead? 2y
eeclayton @AnneCecilie I thought it might be the husband after all, but we'll see. @Crinoline_Laphroaig the hashtag is still spot-on 😂 2y
mollyrotondo @AnneCecilie It seems like an affair especially since someone comes in or out at 1:00 am. 🤔 I like this subtle intrigue. 2y
Vansa I loved the first chapter.Her spot on description of how you imagine meeting someone,and it ends up being completely different.And unlike a lot of modern novels where they carry the embarrassment and awkwardness too far where it stops being relatable,Pym's control over her writing is amazing-just the right amount of tightly wound. 2y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Vansa how it never fails, you go to Walmart once without makeup and your will invariably run into everyone you have ever met. 😆 2y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @eeclayton Thank you! 😊 2y
Ruthiella It never even happens occurred to me to see if my library has this on audio! Yay, I love Jane Entwistle (a grown up Flavia! 😂) 2y
Vansa @Crinoline_Laphroaig 😂😂 exactly!! Usually happens to me when I'm with my mum and we've already had an argument about me heading out in ratty track pants without brushing my hair and we'll bump into some neighbours of hers and she'll never let me hear the end of it🙄 2y
BarkingMadRead Y‘all have me laughing about their first meeting, I was thinking the same thing. I wondered as well about the late night argument, hmmmmm 2y
Dragon That sounds fun - love Flavia 💚🐉 2y
DivineDiana @Vansa Agree, what we imagine will take place and what actually does are usually nothing alike! 2y
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GabrielleDubois
Mistress Mine | Gabrielle DuBois
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Book challenge!
One chapter illustrated a day!
Mistress Mine,
Chapter 2,
Margaret and Joseph

#onechapteraday #chaptertwo
#mistressmine #historicalfiction by #gabrielledubois

#challenge #australianfiction

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Missusb
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Here I go again with my fan art / quote thingy. I think this is an original 1933 illustration from Alan Lee. My SO has already fallen behind. Still waiting for him to complete #lotrchapteraday #chaptertwo. He's responsible for the next quote, so hmm, I may be late posting. Ha. This chapter is v explanatory, giving lots of backstory to the Ring, Smeagol, and Gandalf's efforts to discover the history. And then there's eavesdropping Sam.

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Missusb
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Two sides of the great man dissected. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Poor Harry. He seems so distant here, so aimless and lost.

#hpchapteraday #bookseven #dh #chaptertwo #inmemorium #memories

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Missusb
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A second chapter, and still no Harry. I remember reading this the first time being frustrated and yet,how clever to delay our meeting up with him. It shows Rowling thinking about structure and audience, although to be honest, Snape's extended justification of his life's choices here seem unending and obvious. However, Draco's presence in this book is significant and poignant.

#hpchapteraday #booksix #hbp #chaptertwo #spinnersend #trust

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Missusb
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Petunia (starts to) step up. I found all these messages quite tiresome to be honest. And all the caps locks. Man, the Dursleys like to yell. And Harry sometimes finds it's the only way people listen to him. Sad pic btw. Says a lot about Petunia.

#hpchapteraday #bookfive #ootp #chaptertwo #apeckofowls #communication

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Missusb
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Seriously rehashing and talky. But for us who find that sort of thing interesting, it's easy to read.

#hpchapteraday #bookfour #chaptertwo #thescar

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Missusb
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Ah, Mr Weasley, you are a wonder, and your curiosity knows no bounds.

#hpchapteraday #booktwo #chaptertwo #curiosity

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Missusb
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This chapter demonstrates just how much control Harry does NOT have... He is completely at the mercy of so many other people (whatever their intentions), his forced circumstances, and the laws of the wizarding world. His attempts to understand and navigate his life, and make good choices, ensure these books are absorbing reading.

#hpchapteraday #booktwo #chaptertwo #dobbyswarning #control

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stacybmartin
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If that doesn't scream loneliness, I don't know what does. #hpchapteraday #chaptertwo #loneliness

BookishMarginalia So true. 8y
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