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What a gorgeous title.
I chose this book because I liked the sound of an English boarding-house and its denizens during World War II, but I had no idea it would be so biting and honest and funny. Beautifully-written with intricate, recognizable characters. What a world. (And don't forget what's going on in the rest of the world while this little boarding-house is turned upside-down.)
Now I'm reading the introduction afterwards (I never read it first for fear it'll give too much a way).
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I chose this book because I liked the sound of an English boarding-house and its denizens during World War II, but I had no idea it would be so biting and honest and funny. Beautifully-written with intricate, recognizable characters. What a world. (And don't forget what's going on in the rest of the world while this little boarding-house is turned upside-down.)
Now I'm reading the introduction afterwards (I never read it first for fear it'll give too much a way).
Like all c ...more
So there was this part of the book where the protagonist (who did some kind of secretarial/office work) had to take her work home with her to complete, because of the restrictions imposed by the war. WFH during WWII....
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