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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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jlhammar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqVry9Zckcc 2mo

Suet624 Shoot. I keep forgetting to see whether I can find these books. 2mo

Librarybelle Thanks for the link! 2mo

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) 2mo

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jlhammar

Quiet as a Nun | Antonia Fraser

#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!

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Liz_M @LitsyEvents 3mo

Librarybelle Yay!! I‘m ready! 3mo

quietjenn Thanks for the reminder! 3mo

kspenmoll I can‘t wait! 3mo

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. 3mo

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rubyslippersreads

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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jlhammar

Aimeesue Yes! I definitely need to try some of those baked goods and sandwiches! 5mo

Librarybelle Yes to the cookies! 5mo

jlhammar Yes to all of that! Looking forward to more Sister B and friends. 5mo

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quietjenn Same (on all points) 🙂 5mo

Kristin_Reads I plan to read the sequel, too! 5mo

kspenmoll Me too! Want to read their new adventures! 4mo

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marleed

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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

Power of Cake: Further Letters from Sister B

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AnnCrystal Lovely, the way you've arranged this book pic 🤩👍💝. (edited) 5mo

Suet624 Darn! I‘m still on a waitlist!! 5mo

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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. 5mo

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. 5mo

AnnCrystal @marleed I love these little figures, they are just too cute 🤩👍💝. 5mo

rubyslippersreads I love your little ceramic convent. ❤️ 5mo

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! 5mo

AnnCrystal 🫂🙏💝 how lovely a keepsake 😘💕💝. They are all Sweet Keepsakes 💝. (edited) 5mo

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Librarybelle

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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 !

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jlhammar I agree, this would make a great TV series! So glad you enjoyed it. 5mo

Suet624 Jeepers! I‘m still on a library waitlist 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5mo

Librarybelle @jlhammar I see that this is the first in a series. I may have to add the others to my tbr list! 5mo

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Librarybelle @Suet624 It‘s a fast read, so hopefully once it arrives you can read it quickly! 5mo

Aimeesue Yes, a series would be great! 5mo

Librarybelle @Aimeesue 😁 5mo

monalyisha I‘d watch this! 1mo

Librarybelle @monalyisha 😁 1mo

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Aimeesue

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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! 5mo

Aimeesue @Librarybelle Who doesn‘t love a clothes-peg nun? 😄 5mo

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Librarybelle 😁 5mo

marleed You even have a flying-nun habit ♥️ 5mo

Deblovestoread Love the nuns! 5mo

quietjenn Yay for your pic! 5mo

kspenmoll Wonderful review-love your nuns!!! 5mo

jlhammar Oh my gosh, those clothes-pegs! 😂 Love it. Wonderful review! 5mo

charl08 Always here for the #nunlit. Stacked 5mo

Aimeesue @marleed Flying nuns are the best kind, imo! 😂 5mo

Aimeesue @Deblovestoread Aren‘t they great? I pulled the image from a Catholic kids website. Who knew there was such a thing? 5mo

Aimeesue @quietjenn 🖤🖤🖤 5mo

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! 5mo

Aimeesue @jlhammar Aren‘t they great? Thanks! 5mo

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. 5mo

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jlhammar

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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. 5mo

Librarybelle I plan to start this later this week! 5mo

KathyWheeler I liked it also and got the sequel. I haven‘t started it yet though. 5mo

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rubyslippersreads @Librarybelle Me too. 5mo

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. 5mo

Kristin_Reads I‘m almost finished with this one and loving it! 5mo

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KathyWheeler

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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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?

Power of Cake: Further Letters from Sister B

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KathyWheeler @jlhammar No, I didn‘t. Thanks! 6mo

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LitsyEvents

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

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!

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kspenmoll Will do! 6mo

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jlhammar

Best Wishes, Sister B: A Gentle Feel Good Comedy | Fran Smith

#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!

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, BookishShelly, kspenmoll, KathyWheeler, Centique, Aimeesue, Suet624, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, batsy, JamieArc, marleed, Kristin_Reads, Singout, PageShifter

Librarybelle Thanks for the reminder!! 6mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 6mo

rubyslippersreads Looking forward to this one. 😀 6mo

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Deblovestoread Happily anticipating this read 💜 6mo

kspenmoll I am happy to read this! 6mo

Aimeesue I love an epistolary novel! 🖤 6mo

BethM No idea what this is but the book sounds good! 6mo

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