One of the many things I love about fiction is its ability to show you somewhere you have never been before, somewhere you know nothing about. That is exactly what The Bead Collector, by Sefi Atta did for me. I knew very little about Nigeria before reading this book, but this book gave me a … Continue reading Review: The Bead Collector – Sefi Atta
Review: The Man Who Saw Everything – Deborah Levy
When the 2019 Booker Prize longlist was announced, The Man Who Saw Everything was one of the books on the list that intrigued me most. It is a slim book, with this evocative cover bursting with hazy colours of late autumn. Deborah Levy is also an established author with a portfolio of well-regarded works, but … Continue reading Review: The Man Who Saw Everything – Deborah Levy
Review: Shelf Life – Livia Franchini
Shelf Life by Livia Franchini is a quirky novel structured around a shopping list written in the week our central character, Ruth, finds that her relationship of ten years has come to an end. Everyday shopping items like eggs, tomatoes, soup, pizza all take on significance and give us clues which gradually fill in the … Continue reading Review: Shelf Life – Livia Franchini
Top 5 Most Anticipated Books!
I've heard some really fantastic book news over the past few days, that have had me squealing and clapping my hands in glee. I can't quite believe that somehow it is August already...but apparently it is. But on the plus side, this means that we're starting to get a glimpse of the fabulous books coming … Continue reading Top 5 Most Anticipated Books!
Review: Head Shot – Victoria Nixon
Head Shot is a beautiful memoir from Victoria Nixon about her life growing up in Yorkshire, and the glamour and grief that follows her life and modelling career. Through a blend of both emotive and funny memories and reflections, as well as many fabulous photographs from the era, Nixon lets us into her world and … Continue reading Review: Head Shot – Victoria Nixon
Review: Supper Club – Lara Williams
The concept of the women’s supper club itself in Supper Club is deliciously unashamedly feminist. What happens when women exist in spaces they are told they shouldn’t exist in? When they experience pure joy and act on desires that they’re not supposed to have? When instead of always trying to make themselves smaller and smaller, they make … Continue reading Review: Supper Club – Lara Williams
July: That’s a Wrap!
Nyx is never one to miss a photo opportunity! Here she is in front of the stack of books I read in July, which are looking somewhat colour-themed in a hazy red of summer heat. I have to admit, amongst all the muggy heat and sleepless nights, at times this month I felt too tired … Continue reading July: That’s a Wrap!
Review: #TheWomaninthePhotograph – Stephanie Butland
If you're looking for a novel that will shake up your perspective on the world, this is one for you. Transporting us to the women's movement of the 70s, The Woman in the Photograph, by Stephanie Butland is a feminist book about women's fight for equality and exacting change. We see much of the novel … Continue reading Review: #TheWomaninthePhotograph – Stephanie Butland
Review: #CommonPeople – An Anthology of Working-Class Writers, ed. Kit de Waal @unbounders
Common People, edited by Kit de Waal, brings together a collection of fantastic essays, poems and memoir from a variety of writers on what 'working-class' means to them. What emerges is a powerful force of varied voices, timbres and textures, that is both an enjoyable read and a challenge to the status quo. I don't … Continue reading Review: #CommonPeople – An Anthology of Working-Class Writers, ed. Kit de Waal @unbounders
Review: Expectation – Anna Hope
Expectation by Anna Hope was one of those books I felt an instant connection to. It is one of the most refreshingly honest novels I have read in a long time - an exquisite view of womanhood and female friendships that is at once beautifully tender and painfully raw. It tells the story of friends … Continue reading Review: Expectation – Anna Hope
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