![]() Wodehouse adored and I'm crazy about Wodehouse, so I decided to trust his judgment. I chose Greenbanks because Dorothy Whipple's books are among the most-loved Persephone titles and I figured I should grab a Whipple. At the store, they had plenty of books so I just had to make up my mind which titles I wanted the most. At the store, you get a discount if you purchase three books, so I knew I'd buy three but left myself some leeway, in case they were low on any of the titles (which has been the case on one of our visits). I highlighted the ones I was most interested in and wrote their ratings to the side, along with some additional notes (call me "Little Miss OCD"). I took my Persephone Biannually along, marked up like crazy to show which books I already own (and which I've read - just for fun), then narrowed down to the ones that interested me most and looked up ratings and reviews of those. Miss Ranskill Comes Home by Barbara Euphan Todd I purchased The 5th Wave because it was on my wish list, at home, and available in paperback! I love that about English publishing - you don't always have to wait a year for a book to come out in paperback. I could have bought a lot more but had to restrain myself because we were limited to the three suitcases (two of them small) and two carry-on bags we took, but I'm happy with what I bought. It was the only book I found that was on the list I took with me, other than the Persephone books and Itch Rocks by Simon Mayo, which I did not buy because it's a hardback and I prefer paperbacks. I looked up Matt Haig's books when he tweeted about his new book, The Humans, and decided I'd really like to read his children's book, first. All were enjoyable reads for different reasons and I'll elaborate on those, soon. I've read The English, The Great Gatsby (a replacement - couldn't find my ancient copy and decided I really, really wanted to read it now) and The 5th Wave. Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory: Rationing in the Second World War by Katherine Knight Brown's War: A Diary from the Home Front, edited by Helen D.
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