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Katie:

This is from the Jacksonville, FL library Fantasy & SF newsletter. They mentioned you and your book!


The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
by Hester Fox

Yorkshire, England, 1925: Ivy Radcliffe inherits Blackwood Abbey and its mysterious library, which may be responsible for the untimely deaths of the estate's previous residents.

Reviewers say: This "atmospheric historical fantasy" (Publishers Weekly) full of ghostly visitors, strange happenings, and sinister locals harboring secrets makes "a fine addition to the gothic genre" (Booklist).

You might also like: Simone St. James' Silence for the Dead or Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall.

Thank you for the friend

Hey Katie,
Thanks for accepting my friendvite! Happy reading! :)

Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. :)

Hi Katie,
I have been following you on YT for a while now (That sounded creepy and sinister) just a random question, in Victorian Literature we read and hear a lot about Governesses but not so much in Regency and Georgian books, Why is that?

Jonathan wrote: "Thank you, Katie, for inviting me to the Jane Austen readathon. It is is a bad time for me to start it. I can't commit to a month-long readathon because I have been dealing with some issues at home..."

There will certainly be another one next year!

Thank you, Katie, for inviting me to the Jane Austen readathon. It is is a bad time for me to start it. I can't commit to a month-long readathon because I have been dealing with some issues at home. I hope you host another one next year.

Thank you for accepting my friend request! I look forward to seeing your thoughts on what you read.

Janneke wrote: "Hey Katie,

Within a few weeks time I am going on vacation to France. Because of your enthousiasm I started with Barchester Towers (I know that The Warden is the first in this series but I've heard..."

Not a Penguin English Library, but I'd recommend Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as a great light summer classic read. Otherwise, go for some Jane Austen, some Barbara Pym or Wilkie Collins. If you tell me a few of your favourite classics, I can recommend some more specifically for you!

Hey Katie,

Within a few weeks time I am going on vacation to France. Because of your enthousiasm I started with Barchester Towers (I know that The Warden is the first in this series but I've heard tales that it is not a very interesting story and not that important).

I am afraid that one book is not enough for me as I am a fast reader. Do you know any classic books (Penguin English Library) for me that is fun to read in the summer?

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for accepting my friend request!

Appreciate your depth and insight into the world's great literature.