If you enjoy books that draw you deeply into the mind of one character, this book is for you. If you enjoy books that show you both the attributes and flaws of a character in equal measure, again, this is a book for you. If you want to learn about the experiences of immigrants,
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BREAKING & MENDING – JOANNA CANNON
Most of you probably know Joanna Cannon’s name from her works of fiction, The Trouble With Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie (longlisted for this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction). What you might not know about Cannon is that she is also a doctor – specifically a psychiatrist. That insight is part
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ASK AGAIN, YES – MARY BETH KEANE
I don’t normally do family sagas. They’re just so detailed and finicky and full of petty drama and these complicated strands of storyline you have to keep a constant eye on. I find them wearing and exhausting and not generally worth the effort. But something about this one made me want to give it
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR LIST
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR List. I assume this means NEW books coming out in fall, so I’ll stick to those but include a few that just came out! The Children Act – Ian McEwan The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters
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LET’S TALK | MOST ANTICIPATED FALL/WINTER BOOKS
This week’s topic on I Swim for Oceans’ weekly “Let’s Talk” link up is: Most Anticipated Fall/Winter Books. Since I stopped reviewing books for an established website, I haven’t been keeping up with upcoming catalogues, so I only have a limited knowledge of what’s coming up in the next 4 months. But that’s not
