Tag Archives: Persephone Books

Princes in the Land by Joanna Cannan

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

This is one Persephone book I had never heard anything about, so I picked it up and started reading without having any idea what to expect. I didn’t know who Joanna Cannan was until I read the biographical information on … Continue reading →

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The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Every time I pick up a Persephone book I’m amazed by the diversity of the books they publish. The Blank Wall, written by the American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding and originally published in 1947, is completely different to the others … Continue reading →

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Alas, Poor Lady by Rachel Ferguson

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

This is the book that I received for Christmas from my Persephone Secret Santa, Margaret of Ten Thousand Places. Choosing a book for another person is never easy, but of all the titles published by Persephone Margaret managed to select … Continue reading →

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Persephone Reading Weekend: Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Persephone Reading Weekend is hosted by Claire and Verity. For those of you who are new to Persephone and wondering what this is all about, they’re a publisher dedicated to printing “mainly neglected fiction and non-fiction by women, for women … Continue reading →

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My Persephone Secret Santa Revealed!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Today is the day when Persephone Secret Santa participants reveal the identity of their Santa and the gift they received! Persephone Books have been a wonderful new discovery for me in 2010. I’ve read four so far and loved them … Continue reading →

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After the Sunday Papers #8: Persephones and Jane Austen

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

I had a nice surprise this week when I discovered part of my review of Good Evening, Mrs Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes had been quoted in the Readers’ Comments section of the Persephone Biannually Autumn and Winter … Continue reading →

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Review: The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laski

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

Of all the books in the Persephone catalogue this is the one I’ve been looking forward to reading the most. Maybe it was the word ‘Victorian’ that appealed to me (I’m slightly obsessed with the Victorian period) or maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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