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Grand Days | Frank Moorhouse #EdithReadalong

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 16 Comments

Chapter 1: How Edith Campbell Berry Ate Six Courses and Practised the Seven Ways in the Dining Car on the Train from Paris to GenevaOn the train from Paris to Geneva, Edith Campbell Berry, at twenty-six, having heard the gong, made her way to the first sitting and her first lunch in a railway dining … Continue reading Grand Days | Frank Moorhouse #EdithReadalong

The Edith Trilogy Readalong Begins #EdithReadalong

June 1, 2022May 29, 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 15 Comments

Today is the day we begin reading The Edith Trilogy and this is the offical master post for all three books. Grand Days was first published in 1993 in a magnificent hardcover edition complete with a cover featuring Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse (one of my favourite paintings). I picked up a sale copy … Continue reading The Edith Trilogy Readalong Begins #EdithReadalong

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