Our Best Books of 2019 – How many have you read?
It is that time of the year again when we all start writing lists… So here are my Best Books of 2019. At the bottom of each review I publish, I include a relative rating for The Story and The…
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The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, Review: Compelling & cathartic
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood is a quietly confronting read. A female friendship character study brimming with symbolism, compelling & cathartic. Shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize and ALS Gold Medal. Read on for our full review. The Weekend Book Synopsis People…
September – October 2019 Book Releases to add to your Reading Wishlist
September and October 2019 is peak season in the publishing industry, so book lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to new book releases. I will do a quick recap of some of the blockbuster new fiction releases and…
ANIMAL PEOPLE by Charlotte Wood, Review: Quietly uncompromising
Animal People is a sharply observed 24-hour urban love story that follows Stephen Connolly – a character from Charlotte Wood’s bestselling novel The Children – through one of the worst days of his life. Animal People Synopsis: On this stiflingly hot December day,…
NANOPARTICLES by Charlotte Wood, Short Story Review
Nanoparticles Synopsis: In ‘Nanoparticles’, Lisa cannily observes the people waiting alongside her at the motor registry, from the harried mother of two to the man engrossed in his newspaper. With her characteristically sharp and tender observations, Charlotte Wood examines the smallest…
