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― The Uncommon Reader
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― The Solitary Summer
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Is there more life in 19C India after The Far Pavilions?
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— last activity Jun 14, 2018 11:25PM
Now that you've read MM Kaye's The Far Pavilions you want to go back and read more about India and the British Raj. Here's the place to talk about and ...more
Victorians!
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— last activity 23 hours, 34 min ago
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
Comfort Reads
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— last activity Apr 23, 2025 01:19PM
When life gets busy and you need a break from serious reading what do you reach for? A comfort read means something different to everyone so join us, ...more
Memoirs and Biographies We Love
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— last activity Dec 02, 2025 12:45PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!
Ask Tess Gerritsen - September 23, 2012
— 433 members
— last activity Sep 18, 2013 03:30PM
Join us on Sunday, September 23, 2012 for a special discussion with Internationally bestselling author, Tess Gerritsen. Tess will be discussing her wo ...more
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