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Persephone 100 and the Persephone Project…

I have been meaning to write about Persephone, one of the UK’s most delightful independent publishers, reaching their 100th title for some time. However the right reason never quite presented itself.… more →

Savidge Reads

On loving the library and the last three books I read — 18 comments

braith an' lithe wrote 1 week ago: I already mentioned I read a lot.  Keeping the number of books in our house under control is a matte … more →

Tags: Books 2, Discomfort Zone, Book Review, Celia Lashlie, Library, Marian Partington, Reading, wplongform

IMM 2 and bookish activities for next weeks — 19 comments

Isi wrote 1 month ago: This time I want to show you some of the new books I have got in Spanish but that are also available … more →

Tags: New Books, Jodi Picoult, paullina simons, gabriele wills, Lisa D. Ellis, danna pycher

Style Secrets from Miss Pettigrew — 3 comments

alightsey wrote 3 months ago:  Eberjey Butterfly Valley Robe | Fig + Yarrow Pink Love Salts | Ineke Deluxe Sample Perfume Collecti … more →

Tags: The Clutch, muses, fashion essentials, Feminism, Perfume, Love and Relationships, Anthropologie, champagne, lace robes

Favorite Vintage Books — 1 comment

Rachel wrote 3 months ago: Here is a list of some of my favorite books published in the 20th century. These books are perfect t … more →

Tags: writing, Art, Writing #2, vintage, 1940s, Friendship, Fun, Literature, Elizabeth Taylor

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

Eve Proofreads wrote 4 months ago: This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned a Persephone Books title, and I’m pretty … more →

Tags: Reviews, Books, Book Reviews, Comedy, persephone books, Women Writers, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, 1930s

Persephone 100 and the Persephone Project... — 16 comments

savidgereads wrote 6 months ago: I have been meaning to write about Persephone, one of the UK’s most delightful independent publisher … more →

Tags: Random Savidgeness, THE PERSEPHONE PROJECT, Emma Smith, Mollie Panter-Downes, irene nemirovsky, frances hodgson burnett, persephone books, Dorothy Whipple, Beth Gutcheon

Book & Movie: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day — 18 comments

Iris wrote 6 months ago: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day – Winifred Watson Persephone Classics, 2008 (first published 19 … more →

Tags: Books, Classics, Fiction, 1% Well-Read, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Persephone, Persephone Classics

Seasonal Books... — 9 comments

Nicole wrote 9 months ago: Okay, a challenge, issued by Kristilyn at Reading In Winter, is to list a book for every season. So … more →

Tags: Books 2, Challenges, Cheese Sandwich\, cook, Mary Ann Shaffer, Nora Roberts, peach keeper, Sarah Addison Allen, sarah dessen

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day — 1 comment

megjensen wrote 11 months ago:     To try and shake me out of my sorrow I am reading the book the cures the blues: Winifr … more →

Tags: Feminism, Women Writers, women's friendships, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Persephone Pleasures: #1 - Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day — 3 comments

kaggsysbookishramblings wrote 11 months ago: I’m almost ashamed to admit that I only recently became aware of the great joys provided by Pe … more →

Tags: Persephone, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Booklove <3 Miss Pettigrew Lives for Day: In Review

East Coast Ele wrote 11 months ago: Hello Readers of the World, And I do hope you are all readers. I just finished Winifred Watson … more →

Tags: Fierce Females, Book Reviews, Books, Movies, Fiction, Miss Pettigrew Lives for Day, Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Arts and Entertainment

Booklove<3

East Coast Ele wrote 11 months ago: Hello All, For anyone who knows me at all, it’s no secret that Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day … more →

Tags: Fierce Females, Book Reviews, washington dc, Books, Summer Reading, Love, amazing women, Movies, Shopping

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day: Or I Don't HATE EVERYTHING!

Gwendy wrote 1 year ago: Reading over (okay EDITING for spelling and clarity) past blogs, I realize I may come across as a bi … more →

Tags: Book Review, Blast from the Past, awesome sauce, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Live for a Day — 1 comment

loavesandstitches wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in another person’s shoes for a day?  Or  … more →

Tags: Books 2, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, persephone books, women's books, 2oth century novel

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day

Persnickety Reader wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard to begin reviewing this book without stopping to admire the small press that publish … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Humor, Review, Reviews, Novels, miss pettigrew, persephone books

Whimsical Dark Chocolate — 1 comment

Nicole wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I visited Open Books (my favorite bookstore ever!) and began to peruse the titles. I was l … more →

Tags: The Dull and Drab, Reviews, Books 2, Jasper Fforde, Life of Pi, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Yann Martel, Pettigrew, eyre affair

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day — 31 comments

Care wrote 1 year ago: Random Thoughts     Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson, Persephone  2008 (orig 1936), … more →

Tags: book to movie, Author Recommendation, Book-sharing, Date or Day in the Life, what's in a name 5, 1001 Books To Read Before Dying, Persephone, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Story-In-A-Day

NIGHTMARE... — 15 comments

tedstrutz wrote 1 year ago: I just started reading ‘The Victorian Chaise-Longue’ by Marghanita Laski… it has b … more →

Tags: Books, memoir, writing, persephone books, Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Victorian Chaise-Longue, Marghanita Laski, Persephone

Siege's CR3 #91: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

Siege wrote 1 year ago: In which Siege discovers one of the very rare instances in which the film is actually better than th … more →

Tags: siege, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Movie


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