This book was a bit nicey nicey for my liking, but can understand why other people like it so much.

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I spotted this the other day where I left it, so rescued it and thought I might try a book ray. Normal rules apply.

shovelmonkey1 UK (int)
nancynova US (int)
SarahMachin84 UK (UK)
wickedlazy UK (end)

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On its way to Shovelmonkey1 x

Received today as someone picked it up from my office and brought it to me. Thanks for including me in this ray - i will read and release this book after christmas as i am working right through from now until christmas eve.

Sorry for sitting on this book for so long. Basically i've tried to read it but I keep picking up and putting it back down again because the oober sweetness of all the characters sets my teeth on edge a little. Will give it another go this week and then may just have to post it on without completing it. Thanks for your patience so far.

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Ok so i gave up on this book but maybe i just didn't try hard enough. For the time being it needs to keep travelling though so it's off to Nancy Nova in the US of A where hopefully it will provide a more appreciative audience. Thanks to everyone for their patience.

Forgot I signed up for this ray! It's joining it's compadres on the TBR shelf - and will be read soon. I think I read this as a preteen maybe? (Oodles of years ago!). Will see how the reading goes now as an adult. Sugariness in other j/e's noted!

It's now the train commute book. I can already say, it won't be a speed read - small print, lot of description.

Mostly done d/t the long holiday weekend here in the states. PM'd the next reader for her address.

This was written 140+ years ago, in what was the author's current day AND very US-centric in that the authors assumes you know that Father is off serving the union side of the Civil War. And she assumed that whomever read her book were the ones who could afford her book - the genteel ladies of the New England Society - so those customs weren't explained either.

It's also very heavily weighted to the Protestant religion - again, a predominant religion amongst the genteel of New England.

I enjoyed the book - I knew from my younger years that there wasn't much "action", just mostly a day to day account of the four March girls. I had forgotten (or maybe didn't notice) how they each identified their "faults" as was proper for gently reared ladies to do at the time, and work to remedy them so they would fit into the mold society dictated for them as wives and mothers.

Now the book is off to the UK for the next reader.

Enjoy1

Arrived last week, thank you. Currently read another book, so will read this one very soon.

17.11.10 starting to read now, will pass on soon. Struggling to get in to it... contacted next readerfor address. Will give it another go before I send it on.

Sent to wickedlazy, enjoy! x

Sorry I didn't journal this straight away, I was too busy reading it. It's been a favourite of mine for many years.

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Somewhere in the Castle - this is my first visit so I'm really not sure where I will leave it.