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One of the things I enjoy about Judith Ivory’s books is that there’s nothing predictable or repetitive about them, at least as far as I can see yet. So far I’ve had the pleasure of reading about:- A good-natured London rat catcher and the elocutionis ...more "
she was someone with whom, by some unheard-of miracle, joys above the joys of friendship were to be tasted, but who, even through these fleeting ecstasies, remained simply and securely his friend.
“A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“And then when I got home I burrowed about among my books, arranging their volumes and loving the feel of them.”
― In the Mountains
― In the Mountains
“Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”
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“The only genius that's worth anything is the genius for hard work.”
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“I was crying for joy, my Sassenach,' he said softly. He reached out slowly and took my face between his hands. "And thanking God that I have two hands. That I have two hands to hold you with. To serve you with, to love you with. Thanking God that I am a whole man still, because of you.”
― Outlander
― Outlander
Jane Austen July 2026
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VICTOBER 2025
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Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
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