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Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

June 26, 2018

“Don’t try to make me grow up before my time…” … More Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

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Rebecca – Daphne du Maurier

February 19, 2017

“Men are simpler than you imagine my sweet child. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone.” … More Rebecca – Daphne du Maurier

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Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy

February 14, 2016

“There are as many kinds of love, as there are hearts” … More Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D.H. Lawrence

December 30, 2015

“A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.” … More Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D.H. Lawrence

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The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

November 21, 2015

“When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn’t know.
“Oh, sure you know,” the photographer said.
“She wants,” said Jay Cee wittily, “to be everything.” … More The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

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The Color Purple – Alice Walker

August 30, 2015

“Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?” … More The Color Purple – Alice Walker

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Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen

August 23, 2015

“Your defect is a propensity to hate everyone.”
“And yours,” he replied with a smile, “is wilfully to misunderstand them.” … More Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen

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