It’s been so long since I bought actual paper books! About 8 months I’d say. I was definitely due a little book haul. I got all of these books from Book Depository which I believe is an offshoot from Amazon and offers free worldwide delivery. In the past when I’ve ordered from delivery has taken freakin’ ages but was pretty speedy this time.
* This post contains affiliate links and advertisements. If you make a purchase from one of these links I may earn a commission. This does not affect my reviews or opinions.
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden s original diary is filled with a naturalist s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts and paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, and simpler time. Capitalizing on the current Downton Abbey inspired appetite for Edwardian-era ephemera, fashions, and society, this reproduction brings readers back to a time in which propriety, civility, and an appreciation for the natural world reigned. This souvenir of a bygone era serves not only as a calming touchstone, but a reminder that as long as we choose to see it, we are still surrounded by beauty and grace. Presented to retain the charm and beauty of the original volume filled with Holden s hand-drawn illustrations of the English countryside s flora and fauna through the changing seasons of the year, as well as handwritten notes, observations, and quotations, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady makes a lovely addition to any home s library or side table.
📚 Get this book: Amazon | Book Depository
Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter
Once upon a time fairy tales weren’t meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia – and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters.
This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.
📚 Get this book: Amazon | Book Depository
After the Silence by Louise O’Neill
Nessa Crowley’s murderer has been protected by silence for ten years.
Until a team of documentary makers decide to find out the truth.
On the day of Henry and Keelin Kinsella’s wild party at their big house a violent storm engulfed the island of Inisrun, cutting it off from the mainland. When morning broke Nessa Crowley’s lifeless body lay in the garden, her last breath silenced by the music and the thunder.
The killer couldn’t have escaped Inisrun, but no-one was charged with the murder. The mystery that surrounded the death of Nessa remained hidden. But the islanders knew who to blame for the crime that changed them forever.
Ten years later a documentary crew arrives, there to lift the lid off the Kinsella’s carefully constructed lives, determined to find evidence that will prove Henry’s guilt and Keelin’s complicity in the murder of beautiful Nessa.
In this bold, brilliant, disturbing new novel Louise O’Neill shows that deadly secrets are devastating to those who hold them close.
📚 Get this book: Amazon | Book Depository
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.
Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young – but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They worry about sex and friendship and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?
📚 Get this book: Amazon | Book Depository
Don’t forget to share this post with your friends using the Sharing Buttons below 🧡
Where to Find Me
Elaine Howlin 
What a beautiful book haul Elaine (literally), loved how you took these bookstagram pics. The Country Diary book sounds so interesting, I may have to look into it. Happy February to you! ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, happy February to you too!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just added Beautiful World Where Are You to my TBR I’ve never read anything of heard but it sound intriguing
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
That edition of Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales is stunning 😍
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, I fell in love with it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales looks absolutely gorgeous!
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s fabulous! I love it!
LikeLiked by 1 person