Two fiction books are reviewed this week, Ilsa Evans, The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer and Miranda Rijks What She Knew; and one non-fiction, Rosemary Griggs’ A Woman of Noble Wit, Matador 2021. All of these books were provided to me by NetGalley, as uncorrected proofs, in exchange for honest reviews. Ilsa Evans The UnusualContinue reading “Week beginning 29 December 2021”
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Week beginning 22 December 2021
Book reviews this week include non-fiction – Christian Lamb’s Beyond the Sea A Wren at War ; John Marsden, Take Risks; and Elie Mystal Allow Me to Retort A Black Guy’s Guide to The Constitution and fiction – Kathleen McGurl’s The Girl from Bletchley Park. All of these books are uncorrected proofs provided to meContinue reading “Week beginning 22 December 2021”
Week beginning 15 December 2021
This week the books reviewed include one fiction, and one non-fiction. Both uncorrected proofs were provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Liane Moriarty Apples Never Fall Macmillan Australia 2021 I am thrilled to have received this impressive new novel from Liane Moriarty. While I have enjoyed all her novels, IContinue reading “Week beginning 15 December 2021”
Week beginning 8 December 2021
One of the books I have reviewed features in the final round for the Goodreads Best Books of 2021, and another I reviewed, is a biography of Amanda Gorman. Marc Shapiro, Work Up: The Life of Amanda Gorman reflects upon the life of the finalist, writer of The Hill We Climb, An Inaugural Poem forContinue reading “Week beginning 8 December 2021”
Week beginning 1 December 2021
The books reviewed this week were provided to me by NetGalley. They both reflect upon women’s fight for the vote. The Accidental Suffragist and The Rebel Suffragette tell the stories of two rather different women, the first in fictional form, and the latter non-fiction. Both are worthy contributions to winning the vote for women inContinue reading “Week beginning 1 December 2021”
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