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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
Beth Brower
★★★★· Published 2019· 107 pages· read 2025
1883 London, delivered as the wit-soaked diary of one very sharp young woman navigating eccentric relatives and odd neighbors. If you love Austen or Wodehouse, this is pure comfort reading.
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