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Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher

It’s week 2 of the year so this is the second book which I’ve read from Katrina’s 2011 Reading List. It’s quite a chunkster at 785 pages and I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t get through it within...

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The Overlanders by Dora Birtles

I bought this book purely because it was published by Virago and it wasn’t till I got home and read the blurb on the back that I thought ‘Oh dearie me! This could be a mistake!’ But as usual for...

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Marling Hall by Angela Thirkell

This book was first published in 1942 and the attack on Pearl Harbor (7th Dec 1941) is mentioned towards the end of it. This sort of book would have been a perfect read for people in need of comfort...

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Henrietta Sees It Through by Joyce Dennys

This book is subtitled: More News from the Home Front 1942-45. Obviously it’s a continuation of Henrietta’s War, and is every bit as good as that book. Joyce Dennys said that she didn’t know where...

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Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther

I’m back – after a few days away, due mainly to life getting in the way and specifically to idiots viewing our house. Anyway, the only thing keeping me semi-sane at the moment is reading and I’m behind...

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