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Retro Reads
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. From 2023 our time period will be 1900-1980. Authors like M.M. Kaye, Elizabeth Goudge, P.G. Wodehouse, Helen MacInnes, Anya Seton, Rafael Sabatini.
Once a year we read a book from Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire series! ...more
Once a year we read a book from Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire series! ...more
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british-history, historical-fiction, mystery, romance, suspense-retro, vintage, and written-in-the-twentieth-century
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This group won't be reading Georgette Heyer...
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last updated Oct 29, 2017 01:41AM
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Introduce yourself
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last updated Jun 09, 2024 06:32AM
Our Book Banner
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last updated Jul 08, 2024 06:39PM
Idle chatter!
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 628 posts · 127 views
last updated Jun 20, 2024 05:13PM
Obituary Thread (for our authors!)
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 72 posts · 126 views
last updated May 21, 2024 11:50AM
December 2023 Christmas read.
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 18 posts · 28 views
last updated Nov 21, 2023 07:08AM
Book Pool 2024
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 429 posts · 82 views
last updated Jul 03, 2024 03:42AM
My suggestion for our reads in 2024
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last updated May 20, 2024 01:36PM
Book Pool 2023
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last updated Dec 03, 2023 11:52AM
Book Pool 2023 reading options - extra challenges
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By CindySR · 12 posts · 44 views
last updated Jan 10, 2023 03:10PM
Book Pool 2022.
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last updated Dec 02, 2022 01:07PM
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Group Reads for 2024
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last updated Apr 05, 2024 11:48AM
Before Lunch Group Read 8th of June 2024 SPOILERS thread
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last updated Jun 28, 2024 07:56PM
Before Lunch Group Read 8th of June 2024 NO SPOILERS thread
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 4 posts · 7 views
last updated Jun 08, 2024 05:52AM
Our yearly Thirkell read
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last updated Jun 01, 2024 03:09AM
The Worshipful Lucia 5th of March NON SPOILERS thread
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 14 posts · 11 views
last updated Mar 13, 2024 08:29PM
The Worshipful Lucia 5th of March SPOILERS thread
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 13 posts · 9 views
last updated Mar 12, 2024 08:02PM
Any interest in reading the Mapp & Lucia novels?
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last updated Feb 29, 2024 07:18AM
Hercule Poirot's Christmas. December 2023 read spoilers thread
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last updated Dec 28, 2023 02:32AM
YA read - Fifteen July 2021 Spoilers thread
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last updated Aug 04, 2021 07:52PM
YA read - Fifteen July 2021 No spoilers thread
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last updated Jul 23, 2021 03:38PM
A possible children's book read?
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last updated Feb 14, 2021 12:17PM
National Velvet Read Aug 2019 Chapters 10-17
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last updated Aug 27, 2019 04:40PM
National Velvet Read Aug 2019 Chapters 1-9
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last updated Aug 22, 2019 03:33PM
July 2019 Children's Read The Incredible Journey Chapters 6-11 & Final Conclusions
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 21 posts · 13 views
last updated Jul 22, 2019 10:57AM
July 2019 Children's Read The Incredible Journey Chapters 1-5
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 12 posts · 12 views
last updated Jul 21, 2019 04:59PM
Death in Zanzibar Spoilerland thread
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last updated Sep 24, 2020 05:54PM
Death in Zanzibar Group Read No spoilers thread
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last updated Sep 23, 2020 10:42AM
A Chelsea Concerto April 2024 Spoilers thread
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last updated Apr 21, 2024 07:45AM
A Chelsea Concerto April 2024 Non spoiler thread
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last updated Apr 11, 2024 02:54PM
Jan 25th 2021 Group Read A Time to Dance No Time to Weep Part 2 The Cockatoo - Epilogue
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 23 posts · 13 views
last updated Feb 11, 2021 09:42AM
Jan 25th 2021 Group Read A Time to Dance No Time to Weep Part 1 Prologue-Calcutta Dust
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last updated Jan 30, 2021 10:17PM
Group Read November 2019.Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters: The Hidden Lives of Piffy, Bird and Bing
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 29 posts · 14 views
last updated Nov 23, 2019 04:11PM
May 2019 Group Read The Sun in the Morning Part 5(Unwillingly to school- Appendix)
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 12 posts · 12 views
last updated Jul 13, 2019 08:50PM
May 2019 Group Read The Sun in the Morning Foreword - Part 2 (The Silver Sails)
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By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 14 posts · 14 views
last updated Jun 08, 2019 04:24PM
May 2019 Group Read The Sun in the Morning Part 3(Mornings at Seven)- Part Four(Peacocks & Lilies)
By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 20 posts · 12 views
By Carol She's S… , Moderator · 20 posts · 12 views
last updated May 29, 2019 03:01PM
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