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jlhammar
Quiet as a Nun | Antonia Fraser
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Finally had a few hours to devote to this short mystery. I liked it and look forward to watching the adaptation that aired in 1978 as part of the ITV Armchair Thriller series (and later on PBS Mystery!). YouTube link in comments below.

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Suet624 Shoot. I keep forgetting to see whether I can find these books. 1w
Librarybelle Thanks for the link! 1w
kspenmoll Thanks for the link! I enjoyed this one too- quite surprised with the end! The movie was fun- old time effects-dramatic music, sounds that go bump… (edited) 1w
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jlhammar
Quiet as a Nun | Antonia Fraser
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#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 October 2024 reminder 🔔

Happy Fall, Sisters 🍁

Hope you‘ll be joining me for our next pick, Quiet as a Nun by Antonia Fraser—a “mixture of puzzle, excitement, and terror” according to P.D. James. Read the book sometime in October, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

Librarybelle Yay!! I‘m ready! 1mo
quietjenn Thanks for the reminder! 1mo
kspenmoll I can‘t wait! 1mo
Aimeesue It‘s available on the Internet Archive, if anyone can‘t find a physical copy. No ebook available in the US that I can find, so this is my plan. 1mo
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rubyslippersreads
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As we know from the movies, sometimes a young lady will never be a nun. I‘m rooting for Hermione and Alphonsus.

I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the sequel. And I would love to taste some of the Shoppe cookies.

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Aimeesue Yes! I definitely need to try some of those baked goods and sandwiches! 3mo
Librarybelle Yes to the cookies! 3mo
jlhammar Yes to all of that! Looking forward to more Sister B and friends. 3mo
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quietjenn Same (on all points) 🙂 3mo
Kristin_Reads I plan to read the sequel, too! 3mo
kspenmoll Me too! Want to read their new adventures! 3mo
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marleed
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Sr. Boniface is a gem and I loved her letters to Sr Emelda. A Pinterest search on orange peel boxes and I‘m compelled to make one! Artists have crafted marvelous little peg nuns and even a few priests. But alas, the Pinterest pipe cleaner people exist without perforce of clergy. …And can someone give me a ⭐️ if I correctly used perforce in a sentence. 🤣🤣

#NunLitQuarterly These books have been so interesting to read. Thank you @jlhammar

jlhammar Love the photo! I was also curious about those orange peel boxes. You remind me that I want to order the sequel 3mo
AnnCrystal Lovely, the way you've arranged this book pic 🤩👍💝. (edited) 3mo
Suet624 Darn! I‘m still on a waitlist!! 3mo
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marleed @jlhammar @AnnCrystal Thanks! It‘s so much fun to pull those little nuns together - and I forgot one! The nun with the mic was a 1st communion gift oh so long ago - I can‘t believe she has survived all this time! …I have the sequel added to my TBR, as well. 3mo
marleed @Suet624 My Libby libraries didn‘t carry this nor did my mortar library have a physical copy. I ended up purchasing the kindle e-book. 3mo
AnnCrystal @marleed I love these little figures, they are just too cute 🤩👍💝. 3mo
rubyslippersreads I love your little ceramic convent. ❤️ 3mo
marleed @AnnCrystal @rubyslippersreads Oh thank you! Each one of these figures has a family history to it. I became the steward of that sweet angel last summer. My eldest sister passed in 2021 and my BIL has a gf now (good for him). I was home and at their house last summer and my sister‘s life story remains in every corner so I picked out this beauty. Then on the bottom Monica had written her name in likely 6-yr old writing. I saved the angel! 3mo
AnnCrystal 🫂🙏💝 how lovely a keepsake 😘💕💝. They are all Sweet Keepsakes 💝. (edited) 3mo
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Librarybelle
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What a charming read! An epistolary novel, the reader discovers the good and the bad in a year at St. Winifreda‘s convent. I laughed out loud a few times and think this would make a wonderful TV series. A great pick for #NunLitQuarterly !

jlhammar I agree, this would make a great TV series! So glad you enjoyed it. 3mo
Suet624 Jeepers! I‘m still on a library waitlist 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo
Librarybelle @jlhammar I see that this is the first in a series. I may have to add the others to my tbr list! 3mo
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Librarybelle @Suet624 It‘s a fast read, so hopefully once it arrives you can read it quickly! 3mo
Aimeesue Yes, a series would be great! 3mo
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Aimeesue
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An epistolary novel, concerning the Sisters of St.Winifreda and their struggles with a crumbling bell tower, a rat infestation, and a leaking roof with no money to pay for repairs. Through kindness, prayer, ingenuity, good neighbors and some luck, the Sisters build a community while rebuilding their convent. A cheering and uplifting tale.
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Librarybelle Love your photo! 4mo
Aimeesue @Librarybelle Who doesn‘t love a clothes-peg nun? 😄 4mo
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Librarybelle 😁 4mo
marleed You even have a flying-nun habit ♥️ 4mo
Deblovestoread Love the nuns! 4mo
quietjenn Yay for your pic! 4mo
kspenmoll Wonderful review-love your nuns!!! 4mo
jlhammar Oh my gosh, those clothes-pegs! 😂 Love it. Wonderful review! 4mo
charl08 Always here for the #nunlit. Stacked 4mo
Aimeesue @marleed Flying nuns are the best kind, imo! 😂 4mo
Aimeesue @Deblovestoread Aren‘t they great? I pulled the image from a Catholic kids website. Who knew there was such a thing? 4mo
Aimeesue @quietjenn 🖤🖤🖤 4mo
Aimeesue @kspenmoll Thanks! Borrowed the pic, but I do love them. I‘ve made wooden soldier ornaments from this kind of clothes peg, but nuns would be fun to try too! 4mo
Aimeesue @jlhammar Aren‘t they great? Thanks! 4mo
Aimeesue @charl08 I think I love the #nunlit because a convent is one of the spaces in which women were “allowed” to manage and run things in days of yore. I love seeing how they overcome all the obstacles that are deliberately thrown in their way. 4mo
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jlhammar
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So nice and heartwarming. I‘ll be reaching for the sequel, The Power of Cake, when I next need my spirits lifted.

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kspenmoll I so enjoyed this as well. Such ingenuity! I also thought about the sequel. I loved that the story was told through letters. 4mo
Librarybelle I plan to start this later this week! 4mo
KathyWheeler I liked it also and got the sequel. I haven‘t started it yet though. 4mo
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Aimeesue I liked it a lot and also got the sequel. It was a lovely reminder that we CAN build community if we want to. 4mo
Kristin_Reads I‘m almost finished with this one and loving it! 4mo
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KathyWheeler
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This light and warm-hearted book was quite the change from The Forever War! The story of a group of nuns trying to save their old convent from being sold is told in a series of letters from Sister Boniface to another nun, Sister Emelda, who is working in South America. It‘s a lovely book and was just what I needed. #NunLitQuarterly

jlhammar Oh good, I could use a lovely read. Excited to get started! Did you see that there is a sequel? 4mo
KathyWheeler @jlhammar No, I didn‘t. Thanks! 4mo
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @jlhammar

#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2747091

#BuddyRead

kspenmoll Will do! 4mo
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jlhammar
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#NunLitQuarterly 🔔 July 2024 reminder 🔔

Dear Sisters,

Our next pick is the “gentle, funny, feel-good” epistolary novel Best Wishes, Sister B by Fran Smith. Read the book sometime in July, post your review &/or any thoughts along the way and be sure to tag the group.

All are welcome!

Librarybelle Thanks for the reminder!! 4mo
rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one. 😀 4mo
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Deblovestoread Happily anticipating this read 💜 4mo
kspenmoll I am happy to read this! 4mo
Aimeesue I love an epistolary novel! 🖤 4mo
BethM No idea what this is but the book sounds good! 4mo
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