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A curiously sad autobiographical novel, After Leav A curiously sad autobiographical novel, After Leaving Mr Mackenzie by Jean Rhys is an episode in the itinerant life of Julia Martin, a thirty-something woman leading a precarious existence in Paris and London between the wars. Hers is a life of cheap hotels, booze, and financial dependence on unsuitable men, who invariably let her down. When her ex-lover in Paris cuts off her weekly allowance, the penniless Julia decides to muster her fading magic and head back to London, in hopes of finding love, solvency, and reconnection with her estranged family. See link in bio for our review of Rhys’ memorable and affecting second novel | 📷 @penguinclassics | #Bookstoker #afterleavingmrmackenzie #bookswelove #jeanrhys #penguinclassics #readthisbook #whattoreadnext
What are you reading this pumpkin season? 🎃 We What are you reading this pumpkin season? 🎃 We have hundreds of recommends waiting for you on the blog 🍁 | 📷 @stayingcoolinthelibrary | #Bookstoker #autumnreading #autumnvibes #bookishautumn #bookishdelights #booksandpumpkins #loveyourlibrary
‘Ideally, what should be said to every child, re ‘Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: “You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of education that is not a system of indoctrination. We are sorry, but it is the best we can do…” - Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook. Remembering Doris Lessing, #bornthisday 1919 | Lovely photo by Jenny Ramos Diaz | #Bookstoker #dorislessing #literaryclassics #literaryicon #onthisday #readthisbook #thegoldennotebook
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