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Collecting Persephone Books

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LadyTakingTea · 22/05/2026 21:44

Does anyone collect these? I have 29 of them now. I haven't read them all yet.

What is your favourite and which one was disappointing?

I liked all the Dorothy Whipple books, The Hopkins Manuscript, Last Fortnight in September, Greengates, The Crooked Cross, Family Roundabout, The Victorian Chaise Longue and Harriet.

I was disappointed with National Provincial and I'm probably the only person alive who doesn't love, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

I'm about to start, The Prisoner-the follow up to The Crooked Cross

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DreamingOfGeneHunt · 26/05/2026 21:43

I've used quite a few of the recipes! Mostly cake and biscuits.

MrsSchadenfreude · 26/05/2026 22:08

I can recommend To Bed With Grand Music by Marghanita Laski. Currently reading A Fortnight in September.

BookEngine · 26/05/2026 22:16

I like the Persephone book days/weekends.
Lovely Bath, always inspiring. Although I hope they shake up the speakers a little bit. Some of the talks are a bit 'samey'.
There's so much more, just read Penelope Mortimors Daddy's gone a hunting. The main character would definitely be on mumsnet -AIBU arranged illegal abortion for my daughter and she's being really hard on me.

Parrish · 26/05/2026 22:20

Into the Whirlwind by Eugenia Ginsburg. What a story

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