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: Confession with Blue Horses – Sophie Hardach

Confession with Blue Horses, by Sophie Hardach is a beautiful novel, set in East Berlin in the 1980s. As soon as I heard a recommendation that anyone who loved the book Alone in Berlin or the film The Lives of Others should read it, I knew it was one for me! I don't typically read … Continue reading Review: Confession with Blue Horses – Sophie Hardach →

The Rapture – Claire McGlasson

As soon as I saw the description of this book, I felt myself beginning to be lured in... It tells the story of the Panacea Society, a group of devoted, religious, (mostly) women, who live their lives according to the dedicated principles of the Society and their zealous leader, Octavia. The Society believe that salvation … Continue reading The Rapture – Claire McGlasson →

Bonnie and Stan – Anna Stuart

This is just the most endearing story. Bonnie and Stan is about, well...Bonnie and Stan. They are soulmates, who first met in Liverpool in the Swinging Sixties - they have now been together for 50 years, having raised a family and grown old together. When we first meet them, they have just received some news … Continue reading Bonnie and Stan – Anna Stuart →

The Botanist’s Daughter – Kayte Nunn

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for the beautiful The Botanist’s Daughter, by Kayte Nunn. The Botanist's Daughter takes us on an immense voyage, following two women who are centuries and oceans apart. In present day Australia, Anna is mourning the loss of her Grandmother Gus, and has somewhat lost her way in … Continue reading The Botanist’s Daughter – Kayte Nunn →

Finding Dorothy – Elizabeth Letts

This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum’s intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband’s masterpiece, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, for the screen, Maud … Continue reading Finding Dorothy – Elizabeth Letts →