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Quotable Dorothy Whipple
“But she observed her sister, hoping to learn something. All she could find out, though, was that Lucy took an absorbed interest in things she herself could take no interest in at all; endless books for instance, tame solitary pursuits like gardening and walking, domestic drudgery like cooking and working in the house, in silly…
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They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple
The past two weeks at work have been pretty stressful, with people on vacation, out sick or at meetings. The kids in our community are out of school next week and preparations for our summer reading program are in high gear, which also makes things slightly tense around the library. We’re all loaded down with…
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Giveaway Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. I had a colleague at work draw a number and the winner is….Alice from Of Books! Congratulations, Alice.
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Gudrun’s Tights Fourth Birthday Giveaway! {closed}
Today is the fourth anniversary of Gudrun’s Tights. I had to double-check the date because it feels so much longer than four years – and not in a bad way. I’ve been a bit lax in blogging so far in 2015, but I’m always grateful to know that I have this space to return…
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Great Book Suggestions for Book Clubs
Thank you so much for all of your excellent feedback and suggestions for book club books. I haven’t yet decided what I’m going to choose for our May discussion, but now I have a fantastic list to select from and also have a surplus of titles to consider for future months. I’m going to share…
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I Need Your Suggestions
This year my book club decided to choose our books a different way than we have in the past. Each month a different member gets to pick the book with no arguments or vetoing. There are only two rules: it must be 400 or less pages and available at several different libraries in the area.…
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Posting on Goodreads
I’m not sure when I’ll be back to post here, but I am posting book reviews on Goodreads. Follow me here. Happy Easter!
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Cover Collection: Testament of Youth
1. Virago Press // 2. Virago // 3. Weidenfeld & Nicholson // 4. Penguin Classics // 5. Phoenix //6. Penguin Books Ltd. I’m in the midst of a small reading slump – I just haven’t found anything lately that ticks all of my boxes or even makes my heart race with pleasure. Thank goodness I…
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The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
I consider Sarah Waters to be one of my favorite authors so of course I started reading The Paying Guests back when it was released last fall with much excitement. However, I didn’t finish it before I went to London and had to return it to the library before I left. While walking around…
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When Life Gives You Lemons…
Well, not lemons exactly – just allergies, pink eye, horrible headaches and a serious case of the blahs. Needless to say, I’ve not really felt like turning on my computer over the last couple of weeks. I usually zone out in the evenings in front of the TV or go to bed early with Testament…
A Certain Fondness 