BL-opoly, Pandemic Edition -- Ninth Roll

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The Mirror and the Light

Hilary Mantel, Ben Miles

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Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy

Rachel Cusk, Olivia Manning

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The Mirror and the Light

Hilary Mantel

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ― Mae West

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read." ― Mark Twain

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." ― Robert A. Heinlein

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2:57 am 17 June 2020

The Great Fortune - Olivia Manning, Harriet Walter

Well, it turns out the BL-opoly gods are insistent on re-bestowing on me the "cat" novelty card I just used for my last read, plus another "dog" card for good measure. If things go on like that, I'll end up with a whole menagerie ...

I'm minded to stay in the region I just visited courtesy of part 2 of Patrick Leigh Fermor's exquisite memoir, and the lovely copy of Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy that BT gifted me -- thank you again! -- has been sitting on my shelves unread for way too long. So, off to Bucharest we go at last! (And since I can't resist the pull of Harriet Walter's narration, I'll do another audio + print book double dip ... )

The moves: