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GregP
GregP
27 Sep
4:49pm, 27 Sep 2024
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As I understand it from someone at Foyles, it doesn’t count as a sale for the shop though - it counts as an on line sale?
Bintmcskint
Bintmcskint
27 Sep
7:24pm, 27 Sep 2024
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Bintmcskint
That is true it counts as Foyles website sale. Still the same company, though.
You could get the shop to order it in for you and that would count as a shop sale
GregP
GregP
27 Sep
9:07pm, 27 Sep 2024
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GregP
Thanks Binto. I’d much rather the shop got the sale, drop in the ocean though it may be
Night-owl
Night-owl
27 Sep
9:33pm, 27 Sep 2024
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Night-owl
Now you've said that I understand and a good point
Columba
Columba
28 Sep
12:18pm, 28 Sep 2024
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Columba
I liked Hamnet (which I read because Bint recommended it). Can't say I loved it, but definitely liked it.

If buying, I nearly always buy from my local Indie bookshop. That said, I'll try the library first for the Shirley Jackson.
Night-owl
Night-owl
28 Sep
12:42pm, 28 Sep 2024
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Night-owl
Wish there was an indie bookshop near me I have choice of Waterstones, The Works or Whsmith
Diogenes
Diogenes
28 Sep
2:55pm, 28 Sep 2024
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Diogenes
Visited my local bookshop this afternoon and came back with these four, the top two from the second-hand section

LindsD
LindsD
28 Sep
3:32pm, 28 Sep 2024
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LindsD
Nice haul
McGoohan
McGoohan
28 Sep
3:51pm, 28 Sep 2024
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McGoohan
I think I'm not alone in saying that the novel "Sylvia Townsend Warner" is the greatest work Lolly Willowes ever produced.
Johnny Blaze
Johnny Blaze
28 Sep
5:24pm, 28 Sep 2024
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Johnny Blaze
The Diary of a Nobody is excellent.

Most recent books. Very different but both excellent reads.
A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
Well, the Arnhem campaign failed and turned into a terrible mess, but the bravery and sacrifice of British and American soldiers - and Dutch civilians - still reaches across the years. Very well written book and a sobering read.

The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
Well, she was a terrific writer and this is excellent - the last 100 pages in particular, as Thomas Cromwell meets his doom at the hands of Henry VIII, an entitled, impulsive monster who made many, many bad decisions and then who did he blame? THE ENTIRE WORLD. But not himself. He reminds me of someone...

It's 900 pages and so it takes a big investment of time, but it was well worth it.

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November 2024 book


Welcome to Season Seven

November 2024 (McG)
Appliance (J O Morgan)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/appliance-by-j-o-morgan---nov-2024-book-group-choice-63327
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11610

October 2024 (Bint)
Hangsaman (Shirley Jackson)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/hangsaman-by-shirley-jackson---october-2024-book-group-thread-63280
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11598

September 2024 (The Greppler)
Florida Roadkill (Tim Dorsey)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/florida-roadkill---book-group-september-2024-discussion-thread-63210
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11489

August 2024 (The Scribbler)
A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/a-thousand-ships---august-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63153
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11435

July 2024 (Fetch)
The Cranes That Build The Cranes (Jeremy Dyson)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-cranes-that-build-the-cranes---by-jeremy-dyson---july-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63104
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11364

June 2024 (Dio)
Bournville (Jonathan Coe)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/bournville-by-jonathan-coe---book-group-june-2024-discussion-thread-63061
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11356

May 2024 (Quimby)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry---may-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-63033
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11337

April 2024 (Maclennane)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/independence-day-by-richard-ford---april-2024-book-group-choice-63006
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11269

March 2024 (Chrisull)
The High House (Jessie Greengrass)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-high-house-by-jessie-greengrass---march-2024-fetch-book-group-discussion-thread-62965
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11192

February 2024 (Linds)
Severance (Ling Ma)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/severance-by-ling-ma---feb-2024-book-group-discussion-thread-62917
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11165

January 2024 (Night-owl)
The Rabbit Factor (Antti Tuomainen (Author), David Hackston (Translator))
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-rabbit-factor---jan-2024-book-group-discussion-62892
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11119

December 2023 (Serendippers)
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (Hannah Fry and Thomas Oleron Evans)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-indisputable-existence-of-santa-claus---december-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62852
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11004

November 2023 (Columba)
Watling Street (John Higgs)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/watling-street---nov-2023-book-group-dicussion-thread-62830
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10925

October 2023 (Little Nemo)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/before-the-coffee-gets-cold---book-group---oct-2023-discussion-thread-62811
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10860

The last two months of Season Six:

September 2023 (westmoors)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/rabbit-run-by-john-updike---book-group-sept-2023-discussion-thread-62786
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10848

August 2023 (Serendipps)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/queenie-by-candice-carty-williams---august-2023-book-group-discussion-thread-62766
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=10808

Currently Choosinating

Not yet chozzed:
Westmoors

Already chozzed:
Little Nemo
Columba
Serendippers
Night-owl
Linds
Chrisull
Maclennane
Quimby
Dio
Fetch
The Scribbler
Grepples
Bint

Earlier book choices and discussion threads
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