Eileen was short-listed for the Man Booker prize 2016. The winner will be announced on 25th October 2016. The blurb: The Christmas season offers little cheer for… Read more “Reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh”
Month: September 2016
The Swan Gondola ~ Timothy Schaffert
Having chosen this book based firstly on its book design, and then by its blurb, I really wanted it to be magical … and it is. The… Read more “The Swan Gondola ~ Timothy Schaffert”
Sarah Painter’s magical prose
Brighton, 1938: Grace Kemp is pushed away by the family she has shamed. Rejected and afraid, she begins a new life as a nurse. But danger stalks… Read more “Sarah Painter’s magical prose”
Books as protagonist
There is many a story where the book is the hero, the villain, the raison d’etre, the love interest and the saviour. It remains a fact that… Read more “Books as protagonist”
The Man Booker prize shortlist 2016
Today, the Man Booker prize shortlist for 2016 has been announced. The prize winner will be announced on 25th October at a rather swish black tie dinner,… Read more “The Man Booker prize shortlist 2016”
Books about ~ Heartbreak
Whilst studying the Future Learn course Mental Health and Literature, the educators chose to feature heartbreak amongst other medical conditions. As bibliotherapy is a particular interest, and something that… Read more “Books about ~ Heartbreak”
Not-the-Booker-prize 2016 shortlisted: The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote
A by-product of the 21st century is that almost on a daily basis, our consciousness is flooded with fairy tales and legends. Books that we read often tow the fairy… Read more “Not-the-Booker-prize 2016 shortlisted: The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote”
Books about ~ Asylums
The Ballroom by Anna Hope 1911: Inside an asylum at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, where men and women are kept apart by high walls and… Read more “Books about ~ Asylums”
Bridget Jones ~ I like you very much. Just as you are …
The new Bridget Jones movie is due out on 16th September and shortly after on 11th October, Helen Fielding’s new book is released. It is a truth… Read more “Bridget Jones ~ I like you very much. Just as you are …”
Charlotte Betts and Historical Romance ~ The House in Quill Court
Published in January 2016 Published in August 2016 Being a lover of book cover design, I favour the covers of other Betts titles published by Piatkus that are… Read more “Charlotte Betts and Historical Romance ~ The House in Quill Court”
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