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War & Peace: Day 288
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 4 Part 2 Chapter 10
War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | Settings
War & Peace Weekly #41: Fighting with Ghosts
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Hello slow readers
If you have read up to Book 4, Part 2, Chapter 9, you can now read or listen to my weekly post, W&P #41: Fighting with Ghosts, and join the discussion in the comments. I published this post in 2025, and th...
War & Peace: Day 287
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 4 Part 2 Chapter 9
War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | Settings
War & Peace: Day 286
Footnotes & Tangents for War & Peace: Book 4 Part 2 Chapter 8
War & Peace | Schedule | Characters | Settings
The Regeneration Trilogy
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Welcome to the main page for the Footnotes & Tangents slow read-along of Pat Barker’s Regeneration Trilogy.
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Regeneration (2 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026, 7 weeks)
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The Eye in the Door (4 Jan 2027 – 14 Feb 2027, 6 weeks)...
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Host of Footnotes & Tangents: slow reads of great books. I write guides for the books I love and run intentional and immersive read-alongs at a gentle pace. Join our book group! In 2027: War and Peace, Ulysses and Hilary Mantel's Cromwell Trilogy.
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