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Jennifer is Currently Reading

Jennifer is currently reading

Fortune's Many Houses: A Victorian Visionary, a Noble Scottish Family, and a Lost Inheritance

by Simon Welfare

bookshelves: currently-reading, historical, history, ireland, biog, irelan, sco, scotland, victorian, nobility, architecture, art, aristocracy, ar, decorating, dec, interior-design-deco, iculture, philanthropy, charity, chari, house-home, royals, royalty

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Moon Olympic Peninsula: Coastal Getaways, Rainforests & Waterfalls, Hiking & Camping (Travel Guide)

by Jeff Burlingame (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, travel-ref, travel, moon-guide, guidebook, washington, pacific-northwest, pnw, olympic-peninsula, national-parks, n, coastal-highway, rainforests, historical, history, hiking, road-trip

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Jennifer’s Quotes

“A reminder that, despite our cultural differences, we all sometimes need a little comfort grease.”
― Lucy Knisley, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

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“Others said--and they meant it as a compliment--- that he was 'utterly unconventional in everything that he did.”
― Simon Welfare, Fortune's Many Houses: A Victorian Visionary, a Noble Scottish Family, and a Lost Inheritance

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“You cannot have two stories. You can end with only one.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

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“Aging cheese breaks down lactose, so most aged cheeses can be eaten by lactose intolerants! Good News! Aging also breaks down most potentially harmful bacteria, so less worry about raw milk cheeses!”
― Lucy Knisley, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

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“I believe that a biography is more effectual than any other kind of literature in turning the mind into a new channel, and causing it to take an interest in the concerns of others rather than its own.
GEORGE HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th EARL of ABERDEEN”
― Simon Welfare, Fortune's Many Houses: A Victorian Visionary, a Noble Scottish Family, and a Lost Inheritance

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European Royalty — 1561 members — last activity 28 minutes ago
This is a group for anyone who enjoys fiction and non-fiction books about European royalty and history in general. We have a wide variety of discussio ...more

Non Fiction Book Club — 5060 members — last activity 9 hours, 11 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

Tudor History Lovers — 3112 members — last activity Feb 16, 2026 06:17AM
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 313191 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more