![]() ![]() I’m still not sure how Whipple managed it, because I can’t point to any one characteristic that made the book so incredible. I cared deeply about them, and I could almost inhabit their world, it was so vividly drawn. Then I actually started reading the book, and from the first page I became completely engrossed in the characters’ lives. I was truly excited about my first Persephone, but after I read the plot summary, I felt a little disappointed. And that’s how Someone at a Distance came to be waiting for me at the library. So instead I turned to inter-library loan, and chose the book that was held by the most libraries according to Worldcat. Then there was the Persephone Secret Santa Swap, which I didn’t take part in (since I’m unemployed and of limited means)…it made me desperate to get my hands on one of those grey covers. For those who don’t know, Persephone Books is a small UK publisher dedicated to “neglected classics by C20th (mostly women) writers.” It has quite the cult following among book bloggers, and I’ve been wanting to read one of the books forever. How did I manage to get a book before knowing anything about the plot? Simple: it was a Persephone. ![]() Frankly, I think a plot summary might turn you off the book. It was wonderful, but I’m at a bit of a loss on how to discuss it here. Let’s hear it for my first five-star read of the year: Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple. ![]()
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