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Review: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (One More Chapter, division of HarperCollins, 2023)
‘… It’s time you took your head out of your books and faced reality.’I clung tighter to my book. A rare first American edition of Wuthering Heights, a gift from my father, along with a deep love of reading. … It was not in perfect condition; the cloth boards were… Continue reading
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Categorising Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Summer Will Show
In the most basic sense, Summer Will Show can be defined as a lesbian novel as it largely follows the intimate relationship between two women, specifically noting the displacement of the male figure associating them both together. However, the complexity of identity, the surrounding politics, and the deliberate vagueness in… Continue reading
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Review: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (Fig Tree, 2024)
So Gelon says to me, ‘Let’s go down and feed the Athenians. The weather’s perfect for feeding Athenians.’ Gelon speaks the truth. ‘Cause the sun is is blazing all white and tiny in the sky, and you can feel a burn from the stones as you walk. Even the lizards… Continue reading
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Review: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press, 2022)
Lucrezia can see that they are nearing Santa Maria Novella; there isn’t much time. These are the last moments of her girlhood – with every passing second, her time with her family is ebbing away. Very soon, she will be married. The feasting, the dancing and the gaming have already… Continue reading