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Without naming the book , where is the setting for the last book you read?

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OneUmberJoker · 26/09/2025 13:25

Down town Texas

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 26/09/2025 17:53

Misselthwaite Manor

RoverReturn · 26/09/2025 17:38

East Anglia. The place is based on Southwold but given a different name.

Myoldbear · 26/09/2025 17:27

CatChant · 26/09/2025 17:13

@Myoldbear Say “hello” to Miss Bates!

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Oh, Miss Bates remembers you well and greets you effusively!

PeanutbutterPickle · 26/09/2025 17:20

Tokyo

ilovepixie · 26/09/2025 17:18

LA in the 1980’s

Dearg · 26/09/2025 17:16

Rhode Island, present day

Katherineryan1986 · 26/09/2025 17:14

Wales and London

CatChant · 26/09/2025 17:13

Myoldbear · 26/09/2025 16:59

'Highbury' Surrey.
I expect many can guess what it is.

@Myoldbear Say “hello” to Miss Bates!

BacktoKingscote · 26/09/2025 17:10

CatChant · 26/09/2025 17:06

@BacktoKingscote Frost in May!

Very appropriate, given your username - both RC converts who adopted the name Antonia.

I think I’d prefer to be a pupil at Kingscote than to be one at Lippington, but I’d really rather not go to either.

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Lippington is glorious to read about but I wouldn't last five minutes there.

CatChant · 26/09/2025 17:09

DisplayPurposesOnly · 26/09/2025 14:40

Baltimore, 1970s

@DisplayPurposesOnly Have you been Anne Tyler-ing too?

CurlewKate · 26/09/2025 17:07

Upper Badsaddle.

isitmyturn · 26/09/2025 17:07

Rutshire

CatChant · 26/09/2025 17:06

BacktoKingscote · 26/09/2025 14:18

The Convent of the Five Wounds, Lippington.

@BacktoKingscote Frost in May!

Very appropriate, given your username - both RC converts who adopted the name Antonia.

I think I’d prefer to be a pupil at Kingscote than to be one at Lippington, but I’d really rather not go to either.

Stickthatupyourdojo · 26/09/2025 17:05

A remote Scottish island

LessOfThis · 26/09/2025 17:03

Chromatacia

Burntout01 · 26/09/2025 17:00

A library!!

CutFlowers · 26/09/2025 17:00

Donbas

Chemenger · 26/09/2025 17:00

Alpha Centauri

B0D · 26/09/2025 17:00

Formby

Redredwiner · 26/09/2025 16:59

Florence

OddsReally · 26/09/2025 16:59

Dublin, early 2020.

Myoldbear · 26/09/2025 16:59

'Highbury' Surrey.
I expect many can guess what it is.

SisterMaryLuke · 26/09/2025 16:58

Quebec.

EchoedSilence · 26/09/2025 16:56

Cornwall.

Cocothepoodle · 26/09/2025 16:55

WhiteNoiseBlur · 26/09/2025 16:44

Carl???!

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Yes, really enjoying the series just wish more were published already!