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Anyone worried about women’s rights and let’s be fair, we all should be, needs to read Take my hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Based on real events in 1970s America, and a … Continue Reading Take my hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez |book review
I didn’t like it. I didn’t absolutely hate it, I finished it after all. I didn’t feel strongly about it at all, that’s probably the worst reaction to have towards … Continue Reading One day I shall astonish the world by Nina Stibbe | book review
I’m holding my hands up, when I started How to kill your family, I wasn’t sure if I’d finish it. I didn’t know if I’d be able to get on board … Continue Reading How to kill your family by Bella Mackie| Review
I know what you’re thinking, yet another review on Lessons in Chemistry. If you’re expecting a review from a blogger not falling over herself to praise this book, then I suggest … Continue Reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | book review
What a book. What a stunning debut. Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow is one of my must reads for 2022, I honestly can’t find enough superlatives for this book, you have … Continue Reading Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow | Review
Firstly, could Sally Page have had any another job? Of course, Sally Page was going to be a writer, I love cases of nominative determinism like this. It’s a couple of hours … Continue Reading The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page | Review
My God, I related so much to this book. In Careering, Daisy Buchanan manages to skewer every woman’s dysfunctional relationship with her career, whether you’re at the beginning, middle or end of … Continue Reading Book Review: Careering by Daisy Buchanan
Last week was international women’s day and I largely…ignored it. I’m not against celebrating all things women but I feel something as gotten very lost along the way. The endless … Continue Reading My problem with International Women’s day
This is a book that every woman, and man for that matter, needs to read. The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell will give you all an understanding of a maddingly … Continue Reading Book Review: The Panic Years Nell Frizzell
This is my first venture into Esther Freud’s work and, while melancholic, I couldn’t love you more is beautiful and incredibly moving. It’s the story of three generations of women, … Continue Reading Book Review: I couldn’t love you more by Esther Freud
Slight weeklong hiatus, so let’s get cracking! How many of us heard or read the ‘cool girl’ rant in Gone Girl nodding with a wry smile? “Men always say that … Continue Reading Book Review: Pretending by Holly Bourne
Back in March, I wrote about some of my experiences of being a woman. There was nothing out of the ordinary about those experiences, daily harassment, unwanted attention from strangers … Continue Reading A woman’s world part two….
I’m going to be 36. At times I find that baffling. Most days I don’t feel like I’m in mid 30s, most days I could swear I’m still in my … Continue Reading 36 things I’d tell my younger self
Ah, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo surprised me, a lot. This book was nothing at all like what expected. I have a feeling this is going to be a … Continue Reading Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
From the back… Dear Lily, It’s me, Joy, your much wiser and (very slightly) older sister. I thought I’d start a new tradition of letter writing – now that we’re … Continue Reading Book Review: Dear Lily by Drew Davies
Every morning, I pull on my walking gear and head up into the hills for a good stomp across the countryside. It’s only in the past few years I’ve felt … Continue Reading A woman’s world
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