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This is the story of a year in the life of late C17th Quebec told through the experiences of 12 year old Cecile, the apothecary's daughter. Cather's writing is as deceptively simple and startling atmospheric as always. I would have liked to stay with these characters for a few years more. I started this book knowing virtually nothing about the French settlement of Quebec, it has whetted my appetite for further learning. #CatherBuddyRead

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CarolynM I'm going to use this for #ReadCanada #Quebec @Book_Fiend_Melissa 4y

CarolynM Also #Booked2020 #HatHeadCoveringOnCover @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft (edited) 4y

Cinfhen Oh, this book sounds fascinating!! Nice choice for the prompt and great review 💜 4y

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Freespirit This sounds great! Thinking of you in lockdown Carolyn 4y

Cathythoughts Sounds good. This would work for ReadCanada ! Quebec .... 🤔interesting 👍🏻 4y

LeahBergen This is another one I‘ve been meaning to read for years! (edited) 4y

SamAnne Cather has been on my list to read for a long time... 4y

MsMelissa I‘ve never heard of this one, but it sounds interesting. Glad you enjoyed it 😊 4y

CarolynM @Freespirit Thanks Sally😘 Hoping we are turning things around. 4y

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hes7

The Accidental Beauty Queen | Teri Wilson

The books I read for the #Booked2020 Winter prompts:

1. #MillennialAuthor: Wardens of Eternity 3.5⭐️
2. #HatHeadCoveringOnCover: The Accidental Beauty Queen 4.5⭐️
3. #LiveAndLearn: The Castle on Sunset 4⭐️
4. #SetInHollywood: Stars Over Sunset Boulevard 4⭐️
5. #CoverCrush: The Memory Thief 3.5⭐️
6. #FinishInADay: 84, Charing Cross Road 4⭐️

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Congrats on completing #Winter #Booked2020 🎉⛄️💕This is your “official” entry for #FirstQuarterDrawing 📚❤️😁 5y

HeidiMcCahan.author I loved The Accidental Beauty Queen 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage So many lovely covers in your collage. Great job! 📚 📚 🎉 🎉 5y

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Cathythoughts

Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel

#Booked2020 Winter Finito 👍🏻😁

#MillennialAuthor - Constellation
#Hatheadcoveringoncover - Shadowplay
#LiveandLearn Wolf Hall
#SetInHollywood Blonde
#CoverCrush Vegetarian
#FinishinaDay Little Weirds

And I loved them all !
My favourites were Blonde & Wolf Hall

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

JennyM Yey...well done! 😘 5y

Cathythoughts @JennyM Thanks! I‘m actually delighted & loved them all 😍 5y

Cinfhen How wonderful that you LOVED them ALL!!!!! This is an “official” entry for #Booked2020 #FirstQuarter ❤️🎉📚Way to go 🙌🏻 5y

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Cathythoughts @cinfhen Thanks 😊! I imagine you‘d love Blonde ( it‘s long but dosnt feel it .... 💕 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Well done! And you loved all! 👏😍 I‘ve only read The Vegetarian. 👍 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I received your parcel today, Cathy! 😘 Thank you, I‘m excited! Now to hide it away till my 🎂! 😉❤️ 5y

Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks!! Oh that‘s great the parcel is there , thanks for letting me know X 5y

BiblioLitten @erzascarletbookgasm Me too, which I loved. ♥️ 5y

batsy Nice! Loved Wolf Hall and The Vegetarian, the two I've read 💜 5y

TrishB Cool 👍🏻 5y

Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I received a book from Book Depository today 😁👍🏻 5y

Cathythoughts @batsy They are good ones 👍🏻❤️ 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Oh that‘s great, Cathy. There should be another one on its way 😘. You can choose to open immediately or keep till the 31st (if you can resist opening!😁) 5y

Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I‘m going to wait till the day .... looking forward to it!! 🥳thanks Jessie X 5y

andrew61 Well y,great choices ☺ 5y

Cathythoughts @andrew61 Thanks Andrew 👍🏻 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

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Completed my #winter prompts for #Booked2020 .

Here‘s the list for your recording,
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

1. #MillennialAuthor
2. #HatHeadCoveringOnCover
3. #LiveAndLearnSubjectMostlyNewToYou
4. #SetInHollywood
5. #CoverCrush
6. #FinishInADay

I‘m slowly working my way all over the other ‘seasons‘. 😊

Cinfhen Great job 🙌🏻❣️this counts as your “official” entry for First Quarter #Booked2020 5y

Cathythoughts Well done 🥳 lovely choices ❤️ I‘m one-half a book behind you 🤞🏻 5y

Cathythoughts @Cinfhen Cindy, is the deadline the last day of March? Thanks X 5y

Cinfhen No @Cathythoughts deadline will be midnight April 5 USA EST 🧡 5y

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mrp27

Nectar in a Sieve | Kamala Markandaya

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#booked2020 #hatheadcoveringoncover

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A vivid portrayal of rural life in India.

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen I really love seeing everyone‘s choices for this prompt!!! It‘s been my favorite 🥳 5y

mrp27 @Cinfhen It was a fun prompt! 5y

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hes7

Tweet Cute | Emma Lord

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-Tweet Cute ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Would Like to Meet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-While the Duke Was Sleeping ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
-The Accidental Beauty Queen (reread; #booked2020 #hatheadcoveringoncover) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Fun covers and titles 🥳🥳🥳 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Such vibrant colors! 👊🏻♥️📚 5y

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squirrelbrain

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel | Amor Towles

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I know that everyone raves about this book, but I kept putting it off. I couldn‘t understand what would be so interesting about a man trapped in a hotel, and imagined it might be rather political.

Well, it‘s just the loveliest book and I didn‘t want it to end! The Count is delightful as are all of the other characters - read this book!

#readingeurope2020 #russia (No. 21 for this challenge)
#booked2020 #hatheadcoveringoncover (Completed Winter)

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Librarybelle, alisiakae, BarbaraBB

Tamra This is still sitting on my shelves - I‘m so glad to read it was a pick because I‘ve had the same feeling. 5y

squirrelbrain @Tamra - have you read this one? It had a very similar feeling I thought....

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Tamra @squirrelbrain no, I should try it! 5y

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BarbaraBB Another great review. And have you read 21 books for #ReadingEurope2020 already? That‘s amazing! 🧡 5y

squirrelbrain I read a *lot* of books in February @BarbaraBB - I‘d better start looking for a new job soon, can‘t just sit and read forever....! 🤣 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Amazing progress for reading Europe! I haven‘t done much travelling to Europe yet! 😅 5y

Laughterhp I‘m using this book for the same prompts! 5y

squirrelbrain @erzascarletbookgasm - I‘m lucky in that my library has a *lot* of books that I can use for #readingeurope..... 5y

squirrelbrain @Laughterhp - how funny! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.... 5y

Librarybelle Impressive numbers for #ReadingEurope2020 ! 5y

BarbaraBB Enjoy it while it lasts 🤓😘 5y

Kimberlone I am reading this right now and loving it! 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Winifred Watson

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This book is an utter delight! Enchanting characters, witty dialogues, and I can‘t help but root for Miss Pettigrew who is honest, has a good heart, and quick to think on her feet. And what an extraordinary day Miss P had! There‘s one instance of racists remark, but I understand it‘s a different era. Lovely line drawings by Mary Thomsom and insightful introduction of the author in this Persephone edition. 👍❤️

#Booked2020 #hatheadcoveringoncover

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Catherine_Willoughby Most books pre 1970s have some kind of racist remark especially 19th century novels . We must remember the times they were written in when such language was common place even among those who were not racist . If we ban every book with such words we would have throw away so many amazing novels. We can't change or wipe away the past by destroying Literature (or other such items). We can only learn from it. 5y

BarbaraBB Such a great edition! I have a grey Persephone edition of this one and will bump it up my TBR thanks to your review! 5y

batsy Such a pretty edition! It's on my TBR; sounds delightful. 5y

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BookishMe @Catherine_Willoughby Agree with you. I try not to be sensitive to such books written then. Recently I became interested in a series set in Victorian England but published less than 10 years ago. I was surprised to find myself offended at a degrading description of an Indian staple - dhal gravy. I know its meant to reflect characters' attitude but it was poor choice of word by writer. And I couldn't bring myself to continue with the book 5y

Catherine_Willoughby @BookishMe modern novels try to hard to reflect the times they are set in. Each generation have its own mannerisms that we can comprehend as they did. I see it in my kids . Things or words that were common place are insulting to them even though were jokey said among us as teens. My adult son rubs it in , this is from "your time" It was only 20 years ago ! 80s/90s fads seem to be fashionable again. I lived it. That was enough. 5y

BookishMe @Catherine_Willoughby I think it can be confusing times for the different generations now. But I am glad that growing awareness is eroding prior prejudices 5y

Cinfhen Beautiful cover art and fabulous review 💝 5y

alisiakae Out dated and racist/antisemitic/homophobic language definitely arises when reading a lot of older books. Agatha Christie is one that come to mind quickly. I still read them, but make an effort to mention the presence of offensive language in my reviews. 5y

Nevertoobusyforbooks I loved this movie and I had no idea that it was based off of a book. This is definitely going in my TBR pile. Thanks for the review! 5y

LeahBergen Isn‘t it wonderful?? 💕💕 5y

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Librarybelle

Poirot Investigates: Hercule Poirot Investigates | Agatha Christie

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I enjoyed this collection of Poirot stories - some are more developed than others, but each offered me a chance to read a story then move on to non-reading obligations. This was a reread for me, and yet I didn‘t remember many of the stories. Christie fooled me again...haha! #AgathaChristieClubR2

Letter P for #LitsyAtoZ

#HatHeadCoveringOnCover for #Booked2020

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, BookishMarginalia, ferskner, alisiakae

alisiakae Did you get as tired of Hastings as I did by the end of this book? 🤣 5y

Librarybelle @4thhouseontheleft Yes!! 😂 5y

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Simona

Vessel: A Novel | Lisa A. Nichols

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The story of an astronaut who returns from a mission (exploring planet outside of Earth‘s solar systems) without other members and with the large holes in her memory is interesting genre mushup between sci-fi and mystery/thriller. The story does not require an active reader, but with enough suspense and interesting psychological elements, this story was for me the right book at the right time. Not great, but simply readable.

Simona @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage #Booked2020 #HatHeadCoveringOnCover 5y

Simona @BarbaraTheBibliophage #MemoirsAndMysteries #FarAway 5y

Cinfhen Fun!!! 5y

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LiteraryinPA Great review! 5y

alisiakae Great choice for the head covering prompt! 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Oooh! I think that‘s the farthest away choice yet! 5y

BookishMe Hope you are keeping well 5y

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