The Fortnight in September
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- Author：R.C. Sherriff
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Reviews
Patricia
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This was a nice little book and easy to read。 I have always made it a point to never vacation in the same place twice because it is impossible to replicate perfect vacations。 I think that is what was so sad in this book。 The family kept returning to the same place for 15 years with all of them wishing to go somewhere else but not wanting to be the one to suggest it first。
Katharine
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A book in which nothing really happens but it doesn't matter at all as it perfectly evokes a time and a place as a lower middle class English family go on their annual two week holiday to Bognor。 There is all the excitement of setting out， life in the boarding house， their time on the beach， the little things that they do every year all wrapped up in the knowledge that time is passing and they may not have another holiday together。 Bittersweet and lovely。 A book in which nothing really happens but it doesn't matter at all as it perfectly evokes a time and a place as a lower middle class English family go on their annual two week holiday to Bognor。 There is all the excitement of setting out， life in the boarding house， their time on the beach， the little things that they do every year all wrapped up in the knowledge that time is passing and they may not have another holiday together。 Bittersweet and lovely。 。。。more
Diane
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4。5/5 stars review coming soon
Deb
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This was a goodreads win。 It was a dry and rather uneventful story about a family vacationing together。
JacquiWine
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This is a lovely novel， as charming and unassuming as one could hope for – a throwback perhaps to simpler times。 Its author， the English writer R。 C。 Sherriff – best known for the play Journey’s End – had the idea for The Fortnight in September during a seaside holiday at Bognor:I watched that endless stream of people and began to pick out families at random and imagine what their lives were like at home; what hopes and ambitions the fathers had; whether the mothers were proud of their children This is a lovely novel， as charming and unassuming as one could hope for – a throwback perhaps to simpler times。 Its author， the English writer R。 C。 Sherriff – best known for the play Journey’s End – had the idea for The Fortnight in September during a seaside holiday at Bognor:I watched that endless stream of people and began to pick out families at random and imagine what their lives were like at home; what hopes and ambitions the fathers had; whether the mothers were proud of their children or disappointed in them; which of the children would succeed and which would go with the tide and come to nothing。 （From Sherriff’s 1968 autobiography， No Leading Lady）Consequently， Sherriff felt inspired to develop a story centred on one of these families by imagining their lives and， most importantly， their annual holiday at the seaside resort。 On the surface， the premise seems simple， yet the apparent simplicity is part of the novel’s magic。 It is a story of small pleasures and triumphs， quiet hopes and ambitions， secret worries and fears – the illuminating moments in day-to-day life。The novel is focused on the Stevens family， who we first see in their Dulwich home on the eve of the holiday。 As we join the story， which takes place in the early 1930s， preparations are underway for the Stevens’ annual trip to the Seaview boarding house in Bognor， where the family has holidayed for the past twenty years。 While Mr Stevens is looking forward to a fortnight away from the office， Mrs Stevens is secretly apprehensive about the trip， harbouring various worries about the journey and the holiday itself。 In truth， Mrs Stevens finds it difficult to enjoy herself while away， preferring instead those quiet moments when she can be alone。 Nevertheless， she realises the importance of the break for the rest of the family and is careful not to let her own reservations spoil everyone else’s fun。Also anticipating the holiday are the Stevens’ children: nineteen-year-old Mary， a seamstress; seventeen-year-old， Dick， who has just started work as a clerk; and ten-year-old Ernie， an excitable boy who will not be separated from his toy yacht。Interestingly， Sherriff devotes the first 100 pages of the novel to the family’s holiday preparations and train journey to Bognor; and while this might sound a little tedious in principle， these activities prove remarkably revealing， especially in terms of character。 Mr Stevens is very well-organised， listing and allocating various tasks to individual family members， thereby maximising the chances of everything running smoothly。 That said， there are moments of tension too， especially for Mrs Stevens， whose anxieties at the change of trains at the dreaded Clapham Junction prove quietly gripping。“Plenty of time，” he said。 “They’ve got to get the trunk out。”Yes， thought Mrs。 Stevens—but supposing they don’t get it out！Mr。 Stevens could see that his wife was agitated， and although far from being a selfish man， he could not help a little secret satisfaction。 His own coolness would have been thrown away and wasted if she also had been cool。 He saw the unspoken questions in her pale face : he saw her hands trembling， and he gave her a smile of encouragement and understanding。 （p。 67）To read the rest of my review， please visit:https://jacquiwine。wordpress。com/2021。。。 。。。more
Marleen Verhoeven
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Een boek dat meedeint op de golven en het ritme van vakantie。 Het verhaal speelt zich af tijdens de jaren dertig in Bongor een klein stadje aan de Engelse kust。 De familie Stevens gaat elk jaar daar op vakantie in het pension zeerust 。 Het boek herinnert mij aan mijn eigen vakanties aan de kust 。 De rust de aaneensluitende dagen 。 Je weet perfect wat te verwachten en hoe de dagen gaan verlopen。 Toch is het steeds een schitterende tijd。 Prachtige zinnen en taal。 Een aanrader en het bewijs dat boe Een boek dat meedeint op de golven en het ritme van vakantie。 Het verhaal speelt zich af tijdens de jaren dertig in Bongor een klein stadje aan de Engelse kust。 De familie Stevens gaat elk jaar daar op vakantie in het pension zeerust 。 Het boek herinnert mij aan mijn eigen vakanties aan de kust 。 De rust de aaneensluitende dagen 。 Je weet perfect wat te verwachten en hoe de dagen gaan verlopen。 Toch is het steeds een schitterende tijd。 Prachtige zinnen en taal。 Een aanrader en het bewijs dat boeken ook kunnen gaan over de kleine dingen in het leven zolang je de lezer maar mee in het verhaal krijgt 。 。。。more
Annemarie Pedersen
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Audiobook/ radio serial。 The BBC radio 4 ran a 10 part series with the book narrated by Adrian Scarborough。 This was such a lovely little story about an average family and their annual holiday to the seaside and all the worries and joys that accompany them。 I feel like this might be an annual read for me because I love September vacations！ I hope this is offered as an audiobook- the narration was exceptional。 Thanks to Persephone Books for their partnership in the project。 I didn’t want the stor Audiobook/ radio serial。 The BBC radio 4 ran a 10 part series with the book narrated by Adrian Scarborough。 This was such a lovely little story about an average family and their annual holiday to the seaside and all the worries and joys that accompany them。 I feel like this might be an annual read for me because I love September vacations！ I hope this is offered as an audiobook- the narration was exceptional。 Thanks to Persephone Books for their partnership in the project。 I didn’t want the story to end。 。。。more
Pam
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I received this book in a GR give away。 Don't expect a real plot; rather， consider that the book is more or less a journal of a middle class family on their annual holiday。 Traveling by train from their urban home to the seaside （an annual journey to the same place）， the family stays at Seaview （an older home that has seen better days）。 I found that the most compelling aspect of "The Fortnight in September" to be a hint at the social conventions of the 1930s; e。g。， dad as breadwinner and in char I received this book in a GR give away。 Don't expect a real plot; rather， consider that the book is more or less a journal of a middle class family on their annual holiday。 Traveling by train from their urban home to the seaside （an annual journey to the same place）， the family stays at Seaview （an older home that has seen better days）。 I found that the most compelling aspect of "The Fortnight in September" to be a hint at the social conventions of the 1930s; e。g。， dad as breadwinner and in charge; mom as a mostly silent caretaker; children expected to behave （although each has a moment of disobedience）。 For some reason， one passage that rankled me was of the mom balling up trash from lunch and throwing it out the window of the train。 Again， the setting is the 1930s。 Times change。 All in all， "Fortnight" is a mostly charming read。 。。。more
Renata
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Heerlijk boek， dat je terugzet in de tijd （vakantie in de jaren 30） en zin geeft in vakantie。 Alles wordt uitgebreid beschreven wat een vertraagd en loom gevoel geeft dat hoort bij vakantie。
JoJo
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I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did。 It covers a small， lost world that was much the norm in the 40s and 50s。 The characters are real and I found I did care about them， their wishes and their future。 I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did。 It covers a small， lost world that was much the norm in the 40s and 50s。 The characters are real and I found I did care about them， their wishes and their future。 。。。more
Gilly R
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I loved this gentle little book， nothing much happens but it’s a nostalgic account of a holiday in Bognor Regis in the 1930s and the little rituals that reminded me of my Mum preparing for our holidays in the 1960s！
Susan
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Published in 1931， this was deservedly a best-seller in its day and merits being re-discovered by more readers。 On paper， it sounds fairly dull - a family setting off on their one holiday of the year to the seaside resort of Bognor Regis。 However， it encompasses all of the excitement of 'getting away from things，' of the family removing themselves from the everyday， having time to think and be together and to create new relationships as well as reacquaint themselves with 'Seaview，' the rather ru Published in 1931， this was deservedly a best-seller in its day and merits being re-discovered by more readers。 On paper， it sounds fairly dull - a family setting off on their one holiday of the year to the seaside resort of Bognor Regis。 However， it encompasses all of the excitement of 'getting away from things，' of the family removing themselves from the everyday， having time to think and be together and to create new relationships as well as reacquaint themselves with 'Seaview，' the rather run down boarding house the family always stay at。There is Mr Ernie Stevens， who enjoys organising things。 Mr Stevens has suffering various slights and disappointments， but is adept at dealing with the more challenging aspects of the holiday， such as changing trains at Clapham Junction。 Mrs Flossie Stevens， scared of the sea and not really enjoying the holiday as much as her family， but disliking to say so。 Mary， nineteen， who works for a seamstress and will discover love， Dick， seventeen， resentful， self-pitying， and bored of his job， may discover new horizons and ambitions， while Ernie， still only ten， is happy with bathing and playing with his yacht。This novel encompasses everything that happens to the family during the week and cleverly looks at deeper issues， such as class， as the author allows the various members of the family to recall previous events or have chance meetings。 Sadly， we never follow the family beyond these two weeks， but I like to think that all went well with them on their return to London。。。 。。。more
Jorge
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A Fortnight in September is a marvelous， delightful gem of a book。 An understated， quiet and beautiful written novel。 The internal monologues of the characters are just some of the best and give us a glimpse into the hopes， fears， and ambitious of the Stevens family members。 The book gives us a sense of nostalgia for a way of life that is no longer。 The reading of this book is very rewarding and fills the soul。
confessions_of_a_readaholic_
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This story was so charming！ It focuses on the Stevens family and their day-to-day worries and thoughts while on holiday。 I didn’t think I would like it as much because it’s more character driven， rather than plot heavy， but I really enjoyed it。 I felt like they were relatable with all their thoughts and worries about life。 Each character had things they were working through， such as， what should I do with my life， worrying about your job， falling in love。 I really liked the simplicity of this st This story was so charming！ It focuses on the Stevens family and their day-to-day worries and thoughts while on holiday。 I didn’t think I would like it as much because it’s more character driven， rather than plot heavy， but I really enjoyed it。 I felt like they were relatable with all their thoughts and worries about life。 Each character had things they were working through， such as， what should I do with my life， worrying about your job， falling in love。 I really liked the simplicity of this story。 Life is mostly made up of small everyday moments， and somehow those add up to be the sum of your life。 Those are the things that shape you and the decisions you make。 This story is an example that those “little” moments are just as beautiful。 。。。more
Lisa of Hopewell
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bognor-regis_map_position_in_uk_000001The StoryAt about the time of the King’s visit， an utterly ordinary English family of father， mother， two sons， and a daughter park their budgie with the next door neighbor， dump the feeding of their cat on the lady across the street and head out on their annual holiday in Bognor–the “fortnight in September” of the title。 They have stayed in the same boarding house every year for most of Ernest and Flossie’s married life–almost from the time of Ernest’s hiri bognor-regis_map_position_in_uk_000001The StoryAt about the time of the King’s visit， an utterly ordinary English family of father， mother， two sons， and a daughter park their budgie with the next door neighbor， dump the feeding of their cat on the lady across the street and head out on their annual holiday in Bognor–the “fortnight in September” of the title。 They have stayed in the same boarding house every year for most of Ernest and Flossie’s married life–almost from the time of Ernest’s hiring as a boy laborer until now， when he is an important man in a shirt and tie in the warehouse office。Now Mary and Dick have left school （at probably 14 for Mary and 17 for Dick who went to a very， very minor “public” （American private） day school）。 Mary is a seamstress for a fashionable ladies boutique and Dick has reluctantly hired on with a stationary firm–a “job for life，” as his father proudly put it。 Ernie， about 10， is the only one still not contributing to the family’s housekeeping budget。During father’s micromanaging of every packing detail， his strict attendance to the budget， and his total command of his family， the travel by train to Bognor is accomplished with little stress and the family settles into the boarding house which now is run by the very elderly and apparently failing lady owner and her maid-of-work。 The Stevens family notices that things are a bit rundown， but love their holidays and put up with the bolster in the middle of the marital bed and other discomforts for old time’s sake。In among the details of the holiday though， the author paints wonderfully vivid pictures of each member of the family。 We see the train journey through Ernie’s eye’s， through Ernest and Flossie’s stories we see why anti-depressants and television enlivened marriages。 Mary is perhaps the least developed character， but it was Dick I saw the most promise in。Now that there has been a labor Government， with former miners and other laborers become lawyers， MPs， and even Cabinet Minister， Dick is wanting to do the unthinkable–to rise “beyond his station。” He understands his father’s good intentions in securing his a “job for a lifetime” upon leaving school， but he is heartsick at the life sentence he feels the job to be。 Like his father， Dick is sensible and works things out on long walks， He comes to see that just like those miners and laborers in the government， he too， can use that job as a mere starting place。Flossie I found to almost be a ninny。 I realize things were very different for women–especially wives back then。 She was fortunate to be married to a decent man who put his family， if not quite first to his own needs then put them at 1。5 on the list。 He is thoughtful and budgets for Flossie to have a bottle of port for her own enjoyment each evening when he goes to the pub for a pint。 We learn that her perspective is not always the same as that of the other members of the family–in fact we see， perhaps， that a little suffragette-like independent thinking has intruded。 （Yes， she is still a ninny）。 Flossie provides one of my favorite moments in the book。 On the train she is looking at a magazine and complains to herself in a way that proves there truly is nothing new under the sun:“Mrs。 Stevens opened her magazine and looked at the tall， willowy girls on the fashion page。 She had grown a little tired of fashion pages， for they never offered suggestions to ladies of her own height。 All the girls on this page were at least six feet high， or even more…”[Reading the recipes for a suggested menu] “It sounded lovely， but why didn’t they sometimes give a new idea for cooking rice and jam–or a new falvour for corn flour shape？ （p。 65）。 Substitute “cheap ground beef” and “skinless， boneless chicken breasts” and it’s today！ [If you are curious， there is a vintage recipe in the corn flour shape link–I had to Google it]。In the end the family all seem to realize， but Mary most of all， that this will be their last whole family trip to Bognor。 It is the end of an era， but one they will look back on fondly as the do every trip。My ThoughtsAside from wanting to give fictional Dick a ticket to America to earn his way through college and become a [No spoilers！] there was nothing I didn’t love about this book。 Yes， Ernest was a man of his time and I did not always appreciate his way of looking at his wife， but he was a good man in his time。 While Ernest micromanaged， he had a good plan for the holiday–schedule only every-other-day。 I liked that–it is good advice。 His eye on the budget was necessary–he may have had the possibility of a small pension， but likely not。 The first Labor government did bring in a few changes。 He would had to have put money away for his and Flossie’s old age。 He had stretched and stretched to give his sons a private education to improve their chances in life。 That spoke volumes to me。It was a little scary to see what people had to eat–no wonder health actually improved for some during rationing！ Bread and Jam and more bread and jam。 I knew that in World War I many， many men were rejected by the British forces due to the stunting effects of malnutrition， worsened by lack of access to sunlight and unpolluted air， but I didn’t expect a family with three members working to eat such an awful diet （comparing with my knowledge of what my own family ate in the 1920s）。 Ernest has false teeth apparently before turning 50。 Our world has changed for the better for many people at least。While reading about the book for this review， I learned that Dick was at least somewhat modeled on the author–whose script （with co-authors） was nominated for an Academy Award （An “Oscar”） for Goodbye， Mr。 Chips in 1939。 My only sad thought is that there is no sequel to this book。 I would love that。 Ernie would be of age just in time for the War。 Mary would probably be married and send her husband off to the Army and Dick would certainly go。 Oh well…。my imagination will have to develop that story。According to Wikipedia again， I learned that no less an author than Kazuo Ishiguro （Remains of the Day） chose Fortnight in September as his choice of a book to uplift and cheer people during the covid epidemic in this story in the London newpaper The Guardain。My Verdict4 Stars 。。。more
Ief Stuyvaert
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1931。 Het jaar dat de witte stok voor blinden en de langspeelplaat werden geïntroduceerd。 Het jaar ook dat 'Twee Weken Weg' van R。C。 Sherriff verscheen。 Nu， 90 jaar later， werd het voor het eerst vertaald。 （Behoorlijk） goed vertaald bovendien。 Dat is belangrijk， want dit is geen story-， wel een taal- en sfeerdriven boek。 Voor het verhaal moet je het inderdaad niet doen: De familie Stevens gaat voor de zoveelste keer op rij twee weken met vakantie naar Bognor， een kleine badplaats aan de kust van 1931。 Het jaar dat de witte stok voor blinden en de langspeelplaat werden geïntroduceerd。 Het jaar ook dat 'Twee Weken Weg' van R。C。 Sherriff verscheen。 Nu， 90 jaar later， werd het voor het eerst vertaald。 （Behoorlijk） goed vertaald bovendien。 Dat is belangrijk， want dit is geen story-， wel een taal- en sfeerdriven boek。 Voor het verhaal moet je het inderdaad niet doen: De familie Stevens gaat voor de zoveelste keer op rij twee weken met vakantie naar Bognor， een kleine badplaats aan de kust van West Sussex in het zuidoosten van Engeland。 Eer ze op de trein zitten ben je al ruim 100 pagina's ver。 En eenmaal gearriveerd "dralen de dagen eindeloos" en lijkt het einde van de vakantie nooit te zullen komen。 De Stevensen halen hun voldoening uit routine， niét uit avontuur。 Een onverwachte ontmoeting is geen verademing， eerder een verzoeking。 Een ongeplande uitnodiging veroorzaakt geen voorpret， maar onderhuidse stress。 De bagage bestaat voornamelijk uit mantels der liefde， waarmee kleine akkefietjes discreet worden bedekt。 Harmonie staat voorop en waar een moderne auteur die al snel vakkundig om zeep zou helpen om voor de nodige dramatische spanning te zorgen， draagt Sherriff er nauwgezet zorg voor dat elke rimpel geruisloos wordt gladgestreken。 En het is net die bijna lethargische， maar heerlijk geformuleerde traagheid die je - hoe je ook tegenstribbelt - uiteindelijk tòch het boek in zuigt。 Sherriff dwìngt je met zijn nauwgezette observaties tot slow reading。Twéé weken heb ik over dit boek van nauwelijks 350 bladzijden gedaan。 Twee weken was ik weg。 Zelden werd klein geluk zo treffend beschreven。 ` 。。。more
Kimbofo
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f you are looking for a lovely， gentle story from a more innocent time， then please put R。C。 Sherriff’s The Fortnight in September on your reading list。This novel， first published in 1931， perfectly encapsulates the small joys of a family embarking on their annual holiday to the English seaside。 Not very much happens in the story， but it’s written in such a mannered， yet insightful， way， that it hardly seems to matter。There’s a long build-up， introducing us to each member of the Stevens family — f you are looking for a lovely， gentle story from a more innocent time， then please put R。C。 Sherriff’s The Fortnight in September on your reading list。This novel， first published in 1931， perfectly encapsulates the small joys of a family embarking on their annual holiday to the English seaside。 Not very much happens in the story， but it’s written in such a mannered， yet insightful， way， that it hardly seems to matter。There’s a long build-up， introducing us to each member of the Stevens family — Mr Stevens， an office worker （we never really find out exactly what it is he does）， his devoted wife Mrs Stevens， and their three children， Mary， 20， Dick 17， and Ernie， 10 — as they make their preparations for their time away， ensuring the milk order is cancelled， that their pet budgerigar has been given to the next-door neighbour to look after， that the gas has been turned off and everything is locked up。Their journey to Bognor Regis， on the West Sussex coast， is described in exacting detail， including the walk to the train station from their terraced house at 22 Corunna Road in Dulwich， and then the long journey by train， via Clapham Junction， and then onwards to “Seaview”， the apartments they have taken every year since their honeymoon more than 20 years earlier。To read the rest of my review， please visit my blog。 。。。more
Paula
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Esta novela de R。C。 Sherriff es， sencillamente， lo que indica su título: una quincena de vacaciones familiares que corresponde con las dos primeras semanas de septiembre。 Los Stevens son una familia （dos padres， una hija， dos hijos） que siempre hace coincidir sus vacaciones en los mismos días， siempre hacen los mismos planes y siempre van al mismo lugar de vacaciones: Bognor， en la costa sur de Inglaterra。 La diferencia este año es que， como Mary ya tiene 20 años y Dick 17， probablemente este se Esta novela de R。C。 Sherriff es， sencillamente， lo que indica su título: una quincena de vacaciones familiares que corresponde con las dos primeras semanas de septiembre。 Los Stevens son una familia （dos padres， una hija， dos hijos） que siempre hace coincidir sus vacaciones en los mismos días， siempre hacen los mismos planes y siempre van al mismo lugar de vacaciones: Bognor， en la costa sur de Inglaterra。 La diferencia este año es que， como Mary ya tiene 20 años y Dick 17， probablemente este sea la última vez que están todos juntos ya que lo natural sería que los dos hijos quisieran irse con sus amigos a partir de ahora。 Eso de que pudiera ser la última vez， hace que los Stevens durante las vacaciones hagan repaso de sus vidas， el mar y los atardeceres les llenan de paz y melancolía。 Los padres echan la vista atrás y recuerdan cómo se conocieron， cómo eran de jóvenes， las primeras vacaciones con los niños… Los hijos mayores piensan sobre su presente y su futuro。 Lo contentos o descontentos que están con su situación actual， lo que desean para ellos mismos， el irrompible lazo que tienen con su familia， los amigos o la falta de ellos， sus decisiones。 。。。more
Anneliese Tirry
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Wat een heerlijke roman over een gewone familie in de jaren '30 van de vorige eeuw。 Ze gaan 2 weken met vakantie naar zee， en het is het relaas van die 2 weken dat we krijgen， van de hectische voorbereiding net voor het vertrek， tot het dralen bij en ook uitkijken naar de terugkeer naar huis。 Hoe mooi is het om te lezen hoe ze als gezin aan elkaar hangen， elkaar steunen en vertrouwen。 Hoe herkenbaar het ontzag dat ze voelen voor zij die "hoger zijn in rang" of het beter hebben， maar ook het bese Wat een heerlijke roman over een gewone familie in de jaren '30 van de vorige eeuw。 Ze gaan 2 weken met vakantie naar zee， en het is het relaas van die 2 weken dat we krijgen， van de hectische voorbereiding net voor het vertrek， tot het dralen bij en ook uitkijken naar de terugkeer naar huis。 Hoe mooi is het om te lezen hoe ze als gezin aan elkaar hangen， elkaar steunen en vertrouwen。 Hoe herkenbaar het ontzag dat ze voelen voor zij die "hoger zijn in rang" of het beter hebben， maar ook het besef dat zij rijker zijn， rijker in liefde， rijker in kennis van het leven， rijker in het kunnen genieten van het kleine wat hen geboden wordt。Ja， het was een mooie vakantie daar in Bognor。 En wat een auteur ook die dit allemaal zo kan schrijven waardoor je deze eenvoudige mensen apprecieert en bewondert。 Goed boek！ 。。。more
Jackie
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I won this in a goodreads giveaway it’s a wonderful book！ Nothing really happens and yet the characters are all well rounded and you live with them for 2 weeks。 Highly recommend
BookwormishMe
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3。5 stars / This review will be posted at BookwormishMe。com today。 Bognor is a small seaside town that bustles with excitement in the summertime。 The Stevens family， mother Flossie， father Ernest， Mary - twenty， Dick - seventeen and the youngest Ernie， have been traveling to the Bognor seaside and staying in the same vacation home since Flossie and Ernest honeymooned。 Flossie is always apprehensive about the vacation。 Ernest follows a tightly schemed schedule to make sure that everyone has a per 3。5 stars / This review will be posted at BookwormishMe。com today。 Bognor is a small seaside town that bustles with excitement in the summertime。 The Stevens family， mother Flossie， father Ernest， Mary - twenty， Dick - seventeen and the youngest Ernie， have been traveling to the Bognor seaside and staying in the same vacation home since Flossie and Ernest honeymooned。 Flossie is always apprehensive about the vacation。 Ernest follows a tightly schemed schedule to make sure that everyone has a perfect time。 Now the the children are older， they have their own ideas about what the vacation should be。 And while they all have different plans， the vacation must be everything they expect。A lovely little novel about a family with varied expectations about their annual trip to the seaside in England。 It is beautifully written and layered with so much charm and depth。 This is a leisurely story， not one that will keep you turning pages or on the edge of your seat。 It is simple。 This is a cup of tea and a wicker chair on your porch read。 Enjoy。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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Thank you Scribner and NetGalley for the eARC。 All opinions are my own。 The Fortnight in September was written in 1931 by R。 C。 Sherriff， a British author， and is being republished on September 7， 2021。 It chronicles the 2 week beach vacation of the Stevens family and the highs and lows of their traditional trip。 While I didn't love this book， it was a simple and idyllic depiction of a typical 1930s trip to the shore for two weeks。 I actually could connect with their highs and lows of preparing Thank you Scribner and NetGalley for the eARC。 All opinions are my own。 The Fortnight in September was written in 1931 by R。 C。 Sherriff， a British author， and is being republished on September 7， 2021。 It chronicles the 2 week beach vacation of the Stevens family and the highs and lows of their traditional trip。 While I didn't love this book， it was a simple and idyllic depiction of a typical 1930s trip to the shore for two weeks。 I actually could connect with their highs and lows of preparing for the trip， ensuring everything is just right， and do everything they could to ensure a smooth and pleasant trip for everyone。 There was also a theme of using the beach as a place to soul search， taking a break from real life to determine how you want to re-enter real life when you return。 as the oldest son did in the book。 This is a good book if you do love traditional English Literature， and old classics due to the dialogue and descriptive settings and mood。 I personally had a hard time getting into this book fully though。。 There was really no plot， which was the author's point when you read the author's note。 For me， that made it difficult to truly want to keep reading didn't like Also some of the phrases and comments were a bit antiquated and outdated。 Therefore， the 3 star rating kind of balances out the good with the negatives！ 。。。more
Lorraine
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Lovely story。
Meghan PageUs
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Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this reissue of RC Sheriff's The Fortnight in September。 This book feels somewhat timeless in the charm it holds in examining how things are both aways changing and remaining the same， such as the tradition of preparing for and going on a family vacation to the same place each year and yet becoming aware that with each year there are changes in the seaside town and within the family members。 The book is slow paced， mostly inte Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this reissue of RC Sheriff's The Fortnight in September。 This book feels somewhat timeless in the charm it holds in examining how things are both aways changing and remaining the same， such as the tradition of preparing for and going on a family vacation to the same place each year and yet becoming aware that with each year there are changes in the seaside town and within the family members。 The book is slow paced， mostly internal thoughts for the family members， and yet I really connected with the pace and I think that was somewhat the intention of the book， to be steeped in minutia and thoughts about life and time passing and even the little secrets we keep that are just part of how families work。 This was a welcome read on a Sunday afternoon， a different pace from thrillers and beach reads and all of the other books I tend to read （and enjoy） and I look forward to recommending this book to friends and readers who are seeking a calming， slow， reflective， and even joyful book about the little things。review will be shared at https://www。instagram。com/pageus_of_b。。。 the week of September 5th。 。。。more
Claartje
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Heel leuk om mee te leven met het gezin Stevens dat op vakantie gaat。 Alle kleine ongemakken worden eerst als tegenslag gezien， maar dan omgekeerd in iets positiefs。 Ze zijn in staat om een doodgewone vakantie aan zee in een aftands hotel te beleven als een fantastische tijd tussen de 50 weken thuis waar gewerkt moet worden in een saai kantoor。 Liefdevol opgeschreven， je houdt van alle gezinsleden。
Ruth
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I love reading about families。 I love reading books set on the shore around a beach vacation。 I also love seasonal reading， and this book straddled the end of summer reading and the beginning of fall perfectly。 I was also attracted by the nostalgia factor; I am an almost empty nester who is a strong believer in family vacations generally， and creating family memories， specifically。 I am sad that family vacations as we know them might be coming to an end。 I was attracted about a book that handled I love reading about families。 I love reading books set on the shore around a beach vacation。 I also love seasonal reading， and this book straddled the end of summer reading and the beginning of fall perfectly。 I was also attracted by the nostalgia factor; I am an almost empty nester who is a strong believer in family vacations generally， and creating family memories， specifically。 I am sad that family vacations as we know them might be coming to an end。 I was attracted about a book that handled that theme。 I was looking forward to a slow and introspective read。 This book， however， did not fulfill my wishes。 It ended up being a slow read， but in a painful way。 Instead of beautifully written sentences， it got bogged down in minute descriptive details。 I was not surprised to read that the author was once a famous movie screenplay writer。 This book would make a beautiful movie that I would happily watch。I won this ARC in a Goodreads giveaway。 This book was first published in 1931 and will be （re） released on September 7th。DNF at 20% 。。。more
Katie
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The Stevens family takes a two-week vacation each year to the South coast。 Their excitement is palpable from the packing to the train ride， and then arriving at the place they rent each time。 This is a simple book。 There is little to no conflict， is written in a way that flows easily， and it just a happy story about a family on vacation together。 If you're hoping for some action or excitement， this isn't for you。 Just a charming story with a charming end。 Thank you so much to Scribner for the fr The Stevens family takes a two-week vacation each year to the South coast。 Their excitement is palpable from the packing to the train ride， and then arriving at the place they rent each time。 This is a simple book。 There is little to no conflict， is written in a way that flows easily， and it just a happy story about a family on vacation together。 If you're hoping for some action or excitement， this isn't for you。 Just a charming story with a charming end。 Thank you so much to Scribner for the free review copy！ 。。。more
Tammy
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I received this book free through the Goodreads giveaway。 I enjoyed the opportunity to read it。 Thank you。
Kathleen Gray
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