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Work InformationMiss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) Margaret09 | Apr 15, 2024 |  I will admit, I had a hard time reading this story, mostly because I was in a reading slump, but once I convinced myself to pick it up, it was hard to put back down. I didn't like the stalker part of the story. It was interesting, but it made me uncomfortable at times. Mundic is a very entitled and troubled man. Overall, I did like the book. ( ) BarnesBookshelf | Apr 10, 2024 |  ) AnaraGuard | Mar 13, 2024 | Each and every character, “good” or “bad” Carries some kind of weight. I loved the natural history aspects , and the characters of both margery and Enid. A word to the wise, though, whenever a blurb says uplifting, expect tears (  ) cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 | What I had the problem with was the overall humorous tone even when dealing with serious topics. There are quite a few tragic events in this book and many real, triggering issues that are treated superficially in a by-the-way manner while the story keeps going with occasionally ludicrous events. I find it was a little too chaotic for me and some parts were just incredibly corny. If it wasn't for one superfluous storyline (Mundic!), this would have been a lot better. ( ) ZeljanaMaricFerli | Mar 4, 2024 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A beautifully written, extraordinary quest in which two ordinary, overlooked women embark on an unlikely scientific expedition to the South Seas.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes an uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules, and discover their best selves—together. She’s going too far to go it alone. It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson, a schoolteacher and spinster, is trying to get through life, surviving on scraps. One day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and small existence to set out on an expedition to the other side of the world in search of her childhood obsession: an insect that may or may not exist—the golden beetle of New Caledonia. When she advertises for an assistant to accompany her, the woman she ends up with is the last person she had in mind. Fun-loving Enid Pretty in her tight-fitting pink suit and pom-pom sandals seems to attract trouble wherever she goes. But together these two British women find themselves drawn into a cross-ocean adventure that exceeds all expectations and delivers something neither of them expected to find: the transformative power of friendship. Praise for Miss Benson’s Beetle “A hilarious jaunt into the wilderness of women’s friendship and the triumph of outrageous dreams.”—Kirkus Reviews. No library descriptions found. |
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