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Linky Wednesday - the one that I wrote on Tuesday

Tomorrow I am busy all day, with work meetings and then an event at a brewery in the evening, so here's my update from Tuesday, which will be much the same on Wednesday anyway.

I'm reading Saved By The Bride by Fiona Lowe. It's a romance written by the author of the women's fiction book I read last week, and it's on Kobo-Plus. The cover is pretty ordinary, but the book itself is a romp.


Next up The Shadow of His Hand: Book One of the Markulian Prophecies by Benjamin Patterson, an author that I found through Threads. It might be good, or not, but it was free on Kobo-Plus. Yes, that's all your are going to hear for the whole of December!

I'm listening to Longbourn by Jo Baker. It's Pride and Prejudice, told from the point of view of the servants, and it's very good.

In knitting I've only got half a sleeve left on my cardigan, so hopefully I'll be back with FO photos by the end of the week.

I have also only got the foot of the second sock for my super-secret test knit, but it's a secret, so I can't talk about it. 

And that's me. It's a busy weekend, with a friend's birthday, and then the Richmond Knitters' Christmas party so I'll be back on Sunday or Monday with a full report. Till then, stay well.

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk. 

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next. 

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  1. Emily13 December, 2024

    I've had my eye on Longbourn for a while.

    Enjoy your books and have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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  2. Marg16 December, 2024

    Gosh, I wanted to read Longbourn since it came out but still haven't managed to do it!

    Have a great week!

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  3. Jody17 December, 2024

    Your cardigan looks like it will be very pretty. Saved By The Bride sounds like it would be a fun read. Have a great week 😊

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  4. Cheriee Weichel17 December, 2024

    I am a long time Jane Austen fan so as soon as I saw Longbourn on your list, I had to put a hold on it! I finally finished my son's sweater. Now I'm working on socks for my husband. Most likely he will get them in April for our wedding anniversary. They are black! They are a pain to work on.

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