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I wrote the notes below back in 2010 - and on re-read, I have to wonder "what the h**** was I thinking?! This was not at all a "nice book". I do still love England between the wars, and I'm wondering what my Novel Pairings friends will say about the "happy ending"?
from my first read in 2010:
It was a nice change of pace to read a book that was...simply nice! Yeah, the story was a bit unbelieveable, but it's fiction (although if anyone other than Cassandra had narrated, I'm not sure I would've be ...more
from my first read in 2010:
It was a nice change of pace to read a book that was...simply nice! Yeah, the story was a bit unbelieveable, but it's fiction (although if anyone other than Cassandra had narrated, I'm not sure I would've be ...more
Bought this book at the Secret Garden Bookshop in Seattle. Had never heard of it before; discovered it via those little hand-written "Staff Picks" tags stuck to the shelves. Also, the giant J.K. Rowling blurb on the cover was hard to miss: "This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met."
And I agree with Ms. Rowling. Cassandra Mortmain is a wonderful narrator, full of contrasts (blunt/poetic, naive/wordly), never insincere, and always well aware of her own shortcomings. The ea ...more
And I agree with Ms. Rowling. Cassandra Mortmain is a wonderful narrator, full of contrasts (blunt/poetic, naive/wordly), never insincere, and always well aware of her own shortcomings. The ea ...more
Utterly charming. (Caveat -- listened to the audiobook read by Jenny Agutter.)
so good. I'm happy I read this book but sad I didn't read it years ago. highly recommended.
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Apr 10, 2009
Christian
marked it as tjek-ud
Dec 10, 2012
sarah
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Akilah
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May 13, 2014
Shannon
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Dec 30, 2014
Sara
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Sep 18, 2016
Claire Jefferies
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Oct 24, 2017
Caitlin H
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Mar 05, 2018
Emily
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