I have lived a thousand lives
Synopsis: Three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture in this heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue and courage. Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over the course of a week, the naïve… Continue reading Review – A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
Synopsis: An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student of his. Vanessa is horrified by this news,… Continue reading Review – My Dark Vanessa by Kate Russell
Synopsis: A tense, provocative and nuanced novel about a rape accusation in an idyllic commune I was in my sixth month when the girl came knocking. The girl came empty handed. On the threshold, her hair down, her jeans tight. 'Are you the professor’s wife?' the girl asked me. 'I have to speak to you,'… Continue reading Review – The Girl At The Door by Veronica Raimo
Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Choke by Sofie Laguna, a book that I want all of you to know about and read. Synopsis: Abandoned by her mother and seldom visited by her unpredictable, violent father, 10-year-old Justine is raised by her grandfather, Pop – a man tormented by visions of… Continue reading Review – The Choke by Sofie Laguna
Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Winter of The Witch, the last and final book in The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. I can scarcely wait to share my review of this stunning conclusion to one of my favourite series of all time! Please make sure you read until the end… Continue reading Blog Tour and a Giveaway – The Winter of The Witch by Katherine Arden
#octoberwrapup I read 5 books in the month of October. Not the best month in terms of numbers but definitely one of the best reading months in terms of the amazing books I read! The highlights of the month: * A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ * Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *… Continue reading Mini October Reading Wrap Up
Synopsis: A Publisher's Weekly Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2018 Friday Black tackles urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explores the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. In the first, unforgettable story of this collection, The Finkelstein Five, Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unstinting reckoning of the brutal prejudice of the US justice system. In Zimmer Land we… Continue reading Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
First published over 50 years ago, Riverrun has acquired the right to republish A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley on 1st November so more people can get to know how brilliant Kelley is, and more people can rediscover this remarkable classic of African-American literature. New Yorker called Kelley "The Lost Giant of American Literature"… Continue reading A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley
Synopsis: A powerful, darkly glittering novel about violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young Korean American woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of domestic terrorism by a cult tied to North Korea. Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Incendiaries by R.O.Kwon
5 out of 5 stars! Synopsis: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The god touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air - as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water.… Continue reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
