Oops. Book mail!
See, @CarolynM ? This is why I restrained myself with my last #FurrowedMiddlebrow order. 😆
This was the order I was talking about, @Andrea313 . Have you read any of these #PersephonePicks yet?
#PersephoneBooks
Andrea313 What a gorgeous collection! Greengates is on my list for this year, but no, I haven't read any of these! I'm looking forward to your reviews. ❤️ 3y
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Cathythoughts Oh these all look so good ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Cathythoughts Maybe we need to start a Persephone reading club as well as the Furrowed Middle Brow one ? I‘d love it ! What do you think Leah? @Carolynm ? 3y
Cathythoughts Even if it was one every 3 months… or whatever might work 🤔 or maybe everyone is too booked up … I‘d be on for it myself though ?! 3y
batsy Oooh 😍 3y
julesG 😍😍😍 3y
youneverarrived Beauties 😍 3y
andrew61 Greengates is a lovely book and I bought Fortnight in September recently. I've not read the others but what a lovely collection. Enjoy. 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Yes, why don‘t we? It‘s always fun to read a book with my best Litsy chums! How about we start with just you and I deciding on a book to read together and then open it to others if they‘d like to join us? That‘s how our #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub got started and it seemed to work well. 😆 Maybe we can use this hashtag, #PersephoneClub ? It‘s similar to our other club! 😆 Which Persephone books do you own that you‘d like to read next? 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts There is a also a #PersphonePick challenge organized by @Andrea313 , where you read however many Persephone books you‘d like this year and post about them (using the hashtag). Check that out, too! 😊 3y
LeahBergen @Andrea313 I had to buy it after loving Fortnight in September so much! 3y
LeahBergen @squirrelbrain @batsy @julesG @youneverarrived Thanks! 😘 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM Exactly. 😆 3y
LeahBergen @andrew61 I loved Fortnight in September which is why I had to buy Greengates. 😊 3y
CarolynM Looks like I'm adding another regular read to my schedule #PersephoneClub it is🙂 @Cathythoughts 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM Yay!! 👏👏 Do you have a few Persephones on your backlog that you want to put to our vote? How about the three of us decide on our first pick? @Cathythoughts I have so many now that it‘s kind of embarrassing. 😆 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM @Cathythoughts What do you think of every 3rd month? Or should we do one every two months but on the alternate months from our #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub? 3y
CarolynM I only have a very few so I'm going to let you two choose and then I'll be able to order a new one😆 Either timing works for me. @Cathythoughts 3y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen @CarolynM This is exciting ! I also only have a few .. what about Greengates , as you‘ve just got it Leah ? Or will you suggest a second option for a vote ? I‘ll be able to order a new one too Carolyn 😍… also I‘m easy with either timing .. Im leaning towards every 2 months though .. would we be starting #PersephoneClub in late February ( time to order … ??? 3y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen @CarolynM #PersephoneClub to start later in February? Or April ? 3y
Suet624 I just read the summary of the tagged book. It sounds really good. 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @CarolynM I like how you two think in regard to “having” to order new books. 😆😆 Okay, how about we start with Greengates as our February read and we‘ll do one every two months? That way we won‘t have to wait until April to start. We can wait until the end of February to begin reading so you both have time to get the book? We‘ll say this one is my pick, Cathy will pick for April, and Carolyn will pick for June?![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Greengates 3y
GreengatesLeahBergen @Suet624 It does, doesn‘t it? I figured that I better read one of Persephone‘s few Canadian authors. 😄 3y
elkeOriginal I only own House in the Country from this stack - but I keep confusing it with the Ruth Adams book of the same name from Furrowed Middlebrow 🤦🏼♀️A House in the Country 3y
A House in the CountryLeahBergen @elkeOriginal I own both of those and confuse them every time someone mentions one. 😆 3y
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen I own both too - and haven‘t read either one yet🤦🏼♀️ I will keep an eye on your new group in case you can inspire me to read my unread Persephones! God help me if you just inspire me to buy more though… 3y
LeahBergen @elkeOriginal 🤣🤣 Right?? Yikes. I‘m getting to the point where I probably don‘t have too many more to buy. 🤣 3y
CarolynM Fine with me. I've ordered Greengates, let's see how long it takes to get here. @Cathythoughts 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM That‘s the thing with Persephone Books: they usually take a while to reach here, too. We should maybe think of planning our next months in advance? I‘m not sure if you‘re ordering direct from Persephone but if you order three you get a discount (thus my orders usually come in threes 😆). @Cathythoughts 3y
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen uses ANY excuse to buy more than one! It is a very good argument for 3 though… 3y
CarolynM That's a good idea. I'll have a look at the titles and make a suggestion in a bit. @Cathythoughts 3y
CarolynM How about this one (Duff Cooper being one if those between the wars people who are do fascinating to me) @CathythoughtsOperation Heartbreak 3y
Operation HeartbreakLeahBergen @elkeOriginal You know it. 😆 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM That does sound good and it‘s been on my “to buy” list. Oh no. Here comes another triple order. 😆 I think @Cathythoughts will have to pick another one that I don‘t own to make this really worth my while. 3y
Cathythoughts @Leahbergen @CarolynM Ok .. I‘ll put forward my suggestion ( if you have it Leah , let me know & I can go for another one ) I recently read South Riding by Winifred Holtby & really enjoyed.. so how about this one by the same author ?The Crowded Street (edited) 3y
The Crowded StreetCathythoughts @LeahBergen @CarolynM Also, I‘ve ordered Greengates and I‘m getting Operation Heartbreak , both sound really good ... looks like we have a #PersephoneClub (edited) 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts The Crowded Street sounds perfect! I own it but I really want to get to it as I haven‘t read Holtby before. 👍 3y
Cathythoughts Ok then , we‘ll get @CarolynM ‘ s approval and can get organised. I found South Riding a very engaging read ... I hope this one will be too 🤞😄 3y
CarolynM @Cathythoughts Sounds good to me. I've not read Holtby before either. I'll let you know when Greengates arrives. Looking forward to getting the #PersephoneClub started. 3y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM Great. I‘ll let ye know when my Greengates arrives too 👍🏻😁 3y
LeahBergen @CarolynM @Cathythoughts Perfect! Our little club is shaping up quite nicely. 😄 3y
rubyslippersreads These are gorgeous! I‘d be interested in the #PersephoneClub. Like @elkeOriginal I‘d like to be inspired to read my stack, but could probably be induced to buy more. 😂 3y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads The more the merrier! Let me know if you‘d like to be put on the list for choosing our 4th book or if you want to just see our picks and decide if you want to read along that month. That goes for you, too @elkeOriginal . 😊 3y
elkeOriginal @LeahBergen Put me on the list! THX! 3y
quietjenn I'll definitely be following along! I've been planning to do my #peresephonepicks mostly in the months we don't do #furrowedmiddlebrowclub, but might want to go rogue a few times! I feel like I should initially concentrate on the few Persephone's I own before acquiring more, but that resolution might not last. 3y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal Okay, let‘s add you to our list! We are reading Greengates this month (well, nearer the end of the month when everyone‘s copies arrive), which is my pick. @Cathythoughts has our April pick (The Crowded Street). @CarolynM is our June pick (Operation Heartbreak). We‘ll give @rubyslippersreads our August pick and @elkeOriginal will be our October pick. How‘s that? 👇 3y
LeahBergen It would be great if you two could offer up your picks for those months and then I‘ll make a graphic for us and post it. @rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal 3y
LeahBergen @quietjenn Please see above. Would you like to be our December pick? 3y
LeahBergen Oh, and I‘m not sure if you all noticed but we chose these months to alternate with our #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub. 😁 @rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal @quietjenn 3y
quietjenn @LeahBergen sure, how about High Wages? If people have already read that one, I'll poke around and find something else. 3y
LeahBergen @quietjenn That one totally works for me; I‘ve been dying to read it! @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal 3y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Thanks for adding me to the list. I‘ll pick one I know you have 😄Princes in the Land 3y
Princes in the Landrubyslippersreads @quietjenn I‘ve been wanting to read that one. 😊 3y
elkeOriginal I would like to chooseVain Shadow 3y
Vain ShadowelkeOriginal But it looks like Leah already read it so I would also like Milton Place if that suits better. Litsy doesn‘t have a description so pop over to GR to check it out!Milton Place 3y
Milton PlaceLeahBergen @elkeOriginal Ahhh, yes! I want to read Milton Place and own it , too (*sheepish smile*). I‘ve read great reviews of it. I enjoyed Vain Shadows a lot when I read it but the story hasn‘t stuck with me. You know how that sometimes is? 3y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Oh, you‘ve very good. 😆 Buy me a book and then get me to read it right away! 👏👏 Perfect! 3y
LeahBergen If everyone is okay with all six of these picks, I was thinking of “closing off” our voting for now? We have six voting members and our choices will have us reading until the end of this year. We can start up again after this cycle and add other people if they‘d like to join. When I‘ve got the okay from everyone (re: our picks), I‘ll make a little “official” graphic and post. Yes? 😊 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal @quietjenn ☝️ 3y
CarolynM What a lovely group of people you have gathered, Leah! And I'm keen to try all those titles. When you've done the "official" post I'll put it on Litsy Events too. 3y
LeahBergen Oh, good idea, @CarolynM ! Thanks! 👍 3y
Cathythoughts We‘ll done Leah , you‘re a great organizer.. like @CarolynM I‘m also keen to try all those books & I‘m looking forward to ordering more titles. It‘s great to plan in advance.. gives us time to collect the books. I‘m delighted with our new group. 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I‘m so looking forward to this new bunch of reads with everyone! And yes, I agree… it‘s nice to know our schedule in advance, isn‘t it? 😊 3y
quietjenn @LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads oh good! I'm glad. 😁 3y
quietjenn This is great! I do think it's helpful to have things set for the year! Thanks very much for organizing, @LeahBergen. I'm impressed by how quickly and easily everything came together. 👏 3y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Sounds perfect! Thanks for organizing/enabling us. 😆 3y
LeahBergen @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads Thanks, you two! This is going to be fun. 😄 3y