Book reviews this week are Invite Me In by Emma Curtis and August by Maryann D’Agincourt, both novels were provided to me by NetGalley for review. Emma Curtis Invite Me In Transworld Publishers, Penguin Random House, 2021, First published, Black Swan 2021. Lies, addiction, revenge, abuse, and murder combined with domestic rites such as droppingContinue reading “Week beginning 29 September 2021”
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Week Beginning 22 September 2021
The nonfiction book review this week is Dear Barack, The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel by Claudia Clark, provided to me by NetGalley. It is particularly pertinent reading as Germany will be electing a new Chancellor after Angela Merkel stepped down after four remarkable terms. Bob McMullan writes about the German electionContinue reading “Week Beginning 22 September 2021”
Week beginning 15 September 2021
The book review this week, Feminist City by Leslie Kern, links to an inspiring presentation by Camille Wagner on the Bold & Brilliant- Brilliant & Bold zoom meeting held monthly by Dr Jocelynne Scutt. More about Bold & Brilliant -Brilliant & Bold, with particular reference to Camille Wagner’s talk appears below. Leslie Kern, Feminist City,Continue reading “Week beginning 15 September 2021”
Week beginning 8 September 2021
Reviews this week are the fiction books, You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty and Laura Lippman’s Dream Girl. The latter was provided to me by NetGalley for review. The full reviews can be found at – Books: Reviews. A list of all the books reviewed appears on the Home Page Home Page, with theContinue reading “Week beginning 8 September 2021”
Week beginning 1 September 2021
Although one of the two books provided to me by NetGalley for review, is fiction, both are valuable social commentary. Lisa Jewell, The Night She Disappeared, Century (Penguin Random House), 2021. In her latest novel, Lisa Jewell uses a device that is new to me in her work – a detective story writer who becomesContinue reading “Week beginning 1 September 2021”
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