https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/discussion/2023-reading-challenge-discussion-groups/archived-2023/decades/bloomsbury-girls/feed/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:36:06 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-US https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-693 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-693 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:18:46 +0000 Kathy McLaughlin Jarnagin This was a great fit and should stay on the list! Such a great depiction of life during the era – and showed different perspectives of live for women (at home vs NYC).

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-587 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-587 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:37:01 +0000 LynnS I enjoyed the story and combined strength of the characters. I liked Gracie’s courage and Vivian’s vision and spirit. I thought Evies character was a bit awkward and would have liked a bit more confidence from her. I was happy for the success of their teamwork and would like to apply for a job at their store.

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-432 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-432 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:40:32 +0000 Patty Carroll Hard to choose. Each of the lead characters was  strong and unique – loved them all. I also loved the inclusion of the secondary, real-life characters, who brought the Bloomsbury girls a vision of what could be. Daphne duMaurier, Ellen Doubleday, Peggy Guggenheim and Sonia Brownell-Orwell were leading the way into a new era.

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-431 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-431 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:33:04 +0000 Patty Carroll Absolutely!

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-426 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/should-this-book-stay-on-the-list/#post-426 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:29:50 +0000 Patty Carroll Oh my, yes! This book is a wonderful depiction of the struggle following WWII. Women had stepped up into the workforce while the men were off fighting. Now they are expected to just step aside? Go back to the kitchen? Lose the measure of independence they’d gained? Not the Bloomsbury Girls. Each in her own way, they show the men of the shop who they are.

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/absolutely/#post-396 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/absolutely/#post-396 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:53:17 +0000 Joanne A fun read about the world of women in literature and the battle to not hide the earliest feminine writers. The strength of the three women to make their way in the book business was a wonderful battle to read about.

]]> https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-171 https://together.bookgirlsguide.com/discuss/topic/characters/#post-171 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:22:10 +0000 Book Girls’ Guide Who was your favorite character?

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