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Miss Benson's Beetle

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. 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 Pettigrews Last Stand
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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 selvestogether.

Shes 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 existthe 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.

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A hilarious jaunt into the wilderness of womens friendship and the triumph of outrageous dreams.Kirkus Reviews.… (más)
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Miss Benson's Beetle por Rachel Joyce

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An enjoyable read. Marjorie Benson's childhood was a difficult one, and she's clearly a damaged individual, who after a final straw of humiliation is inspired, even though middle-aged, without suitable skills, and fat, to set off to New Caledonia on a reckless mission to find an undiscovered species of golden beetle. Where, after a chapter of misadventure she has the assistance of flighty, attractive, young, undereducated Enid Pretty. They engage in a long series of misadventures, not helped by her bizarre stalker Mr Mundic, a traumatised former PoW. They live in primitive conditions neither of them has any experience of, over which they bond, and learn to care for one another. While the journey of self-discovery may be predictable, Miss Benson’s Beetle is a novel that offers real insight into the lives of women, the value of friendship and the lasting effects of war. It's a fun read, with serious undertones. ( )
  Margaret09 | Apr 15, 2024 |
Miss Benson's Beetle is a great novel about unlikely friendship and queer-platonic love. Enid and Margery go through such vast changes over the novel to become their true selves, and with that, accept a new kind of platonic love.

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 |
In 1950, Margery Benson is a lonely and mocked schoolteacher. On a whim, she gives up everything to chase to the other side of the world, in search of a beetle that mightor might not exist. She advertises for an assistant, seeking someone fluent in French and experienced in travel--but ends up with a young woman in completely impractical garb who appears to on the run from something or someone. An unlikely friendship forms and I completely rooted for these characters. ( )
  AnaraGuard | Mar 13, 2024 |
A very well written and moving story.
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 |
I give this 4 stars more because I really wanted to like this than because it was good. The plot was engaging for the majority of this novel and the atmosphere of an exotic locale was on point. The characters are quite quirky, if somewhat unrelatable and completely unrealistic. This is at its core a frilly, saccharine friendship story and as such, it works, even if it's over the top most of the time. Some parts were seriously funny.

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 |
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When Margery was ten, she fell in love with a beetle.
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. 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 Pettigrews 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 selvestogether.

Shes 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 existthe 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.

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A hilarious jaunt into the wilderness of womens friendship and the triumph of outrageous dreams.Kirkus Reviews.

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