{"id":25624,"date":"2026-01-15T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25624"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:25:57","slug":"hither-page-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25624","title":{"rendered":"Hither, Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hither, Page<\/em><\/a> (2019) Cat Sebastian<\/a> (Page & Sommers #1)<\/p>\n

\"Hither,Set in England in 1946.<\/p>\n

Do you know, James, this evening I thought to myself: I would like to put paper stars and glass balls on a tree.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI see you\u2019ve reached the heights of depravity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019d suggest going easy on this fellow. He had a bad war and I don\u2019t know how he\u2019ll react to a man in uniform. Maybe let your sergeant fall back a bit?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHello, Aunt Laurel, it\u2019s Leo,\u201d he said once his call was put through. Standard practice was to assume the switchboard operators were always listening in, which was why sensitive information was usually delivered in code or by messenger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Mildred Hoggett, Dr James Sommers, Leo Page, Sir Alexander Templeton, Colonel Bertram Armstrong, Edward Norris, Mary Griffiths, Polly Griffiths, Owen Griffiths, Miss Cora Delacourt, Miss Edith Pickering, Marston, Wendy Smythe, Agnes, Mrs Clemens, Mrs Patel, Edwin Nesbitt, Sally Bright<\/p>\n

Cover by Bran at Crowglass Designs<\/p>\n

Published by Cat Sebastian<\/p>\n

Rating: 9.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hither, Page (2019) Cat Sebastian (Page & Sommers #1) Set in England in 1946. Do you know, James, this evening I thought to myself: I would like to put paper stars and glass balls on a tree.\u201d \u201cI see you\u2019ve reached the heights of depravity.\u201d \u201cI\u2019d suggest going easy on this fellow. 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