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I see I'm getting round to this a day earlier than last year. Perhaps 'summary' is a better description than 'highlights.'

I read 49 books in 2023, a decent increase on last year, thanks in part to the Good Thing that happened at the end of April. The vast majority were by women and new to me, and had mainly been bought (mostly online) in 2020. But I returned properly to charity shops and bookshops, so I bought more random books, which have gone on my 'to be read' pile.

Most of the children’s books I read were Girls Own books, although a lot were mediocre and some subpar, and I didn’t bother posting about them (be grateful I didn’t review ‘A Girl Governess’ by A.E. Ward.) Read more... )

Here's hoping the best for 2024.
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Flowering Spring: Elfrida Vipont. Oxford University Press, 1960

I wish I’d read the books in this continuity in order. I read ‘The Lark in the Morn’ a while ago, and there are two books and several years between that and this. I was very muddled while I read the first few chapters as a result. Read more... )
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The Lark in the Morn: Elfrida Vipont Oxford University Press 1959

I had vaguely heard of this book and had the impression that it was well thought of, having read it, I agree, Read more... )

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