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“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Rebecca
― Rebecca
“So go, girl. We should have been one person all along, not two.”
― Cassandra at the Wedding
― Cassandra at the Wedding
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
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“So I shall just imagine myself for a fortnight or so at one side of the fireplace of a country cottage, with a sympathetic soul opposite me. And I shall go on talking, in a low voice while the sea sounds in the distance and overhead the great black flood of wind polishes the bright stars.”
― The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
― The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
Any Daphne Du Maurier fans out there?
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Women of the World
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We will be reading literary books by women from all over the world, whether originally written in English, or translated from another language. Join u ...more
Elizabeth Taylor Reading Project
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Join me reading the twelve novels written by English novelist Elizabeth Taylor, in Publication order. We will read one book each month over twelve mo ...more
Agatha Christie Lovers
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We are reading her books from the first one published to the last one published each month. However, do not let that stop you from reading them out of ...more
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