You might have heard of it already, because this book is equally a cult classic, representative of a generation of millennial women facing middle age, but also an almost caricatural depiction of midlife crisis. As a work of fiction, it’s comical, laugh-out-loud hilarious in fact, often absurd and deep down not taking itself too seriously….
Tag: fiction
Three weird and wonderful reads
Here are some recommendations of slightly different novels, for when you fancy a read that is less mainstream but totally memorable. Maud Ventura, My Husband The story of a relationship so toxic and consuming that reads a lot like watching a car crash: you can’t help but keep reading even when you know it’s only…
Three Great Books about Misfits
I spend a fair bit of time going through the fiction bookshelves at various Oxfams (my favourites are in Chiswick, Oxford St Giles and Cirencester), looking for hidden gems that I might have missed. So a lot of my picks are the most random finds, with compelling titles and fun covers (can you tell I’m…
Book Review: The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams
I fell in love with this book from the moment I came across it. First, with the plot: the lives and work of the invisible women who used to bind the books printed by the Oxford University Press during the First World War. Second, with the location: Jericho is my favourite part of Oxford, just…
Three Engaging Crime Reads for Non-Crime Fans
I’m normally not a big crime reader, it’s just not my usual style, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit more in the last couple of years. These are three of my recommendations, books that I found a bit more interesting and slightly different to the average thriller, and they all deliver…
Book review: How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
How We Disappeared talks about the Japanese occupation of Singapore during WW2, but it’s so much more than a historically inspired novel. It’s not just about the history of a part of the world that we don’t learn enough about in Europe, but also about the traumas of the past haunting the present and the…
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