Review: Rodham, Curtis Sittenfeld
I had every intention of waiting for the paperback on this one but lockdown has really undermined my willpower where books are concerned. In American Wife, Sittenfeld reimagined the life of […]
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Review: My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell
Tough read here. Enough people had been discussing this that I wanted to see what the fuss was about but I knew going in that it would not be an […]
Austen in August Review: Perception, Terri Fleming
I have to applaud Terri Fleming in her choice of title for her spin-off novel – it’s very Austenesque. Picking up on the lives of the two remaining unmarried Bennet […]
Review: My Absolute Darling, Gabriel Tallent
This was one of those books that everyone was talking about. I heard a lot about the unforgettable protagonist and repeated mentions of ‘gorgeous prose’ and how it was an […]
Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
Coming of age stories are not unusual. Nor are novels about misfits. Yet despite its apparently commonplace premise, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine hit me like a sucker punch. Gail Honeyman’s […]
Austen in August – Review: The Forgotten Sister, Jennifer Paynter
I first spotted this book while I was still in Australia and having heard that it offered an antipodean slant on the story, I decided to give it a shot. […]
Review: The Shadow Queen, Anne O’Brien
My general reaction when seeing a new book release from Anne O’Brien is something along the lines of, “But I always wanted to read more about her!” – she really […]