Title: The Garden of Angels Author: David Hewson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 18th August 2022 (Paperback) Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: When a Jewish classmate is attacked by bullies, fifteen-year-old Nico just watches - earning him a week's suspension and a typed, yellowing manuscript from his frail Nonno Paolo. A history lesson, his … Continue reading The Garden of Angels by David Hewson – Book Review
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None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka – Blog Tour Review
Title: None of This is Serious Author: Catherine Prasifka Genre: Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 7th April 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Dublin student life is ending for Sophie and her friends. They’ve got everything figured out, and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to go their separate ways. She’s overshadowed … Continue reading None of This is Serious by Catherine Prasifka – Blog Tour Review
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam – Book Review
Title: The Startup Wife Author: Tahmima Anam Genre: Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 3rd June 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Halfway through her PhD and already dreaming of running her own lab, computer scientist Asha has her future all mapped out. Then a chance meeting and whirlwind romance with her old high-school crush, Cyrus, changes … Continue reading The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam – Book Review
Coming Undone: A Memoir by Terri White – Book Review
Title: Coming Undone Author: Terri White Genre: Memoir Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 15th April 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: To everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream - living in New York City, with a top job editing a major magazine. In reality, she was struggling with the trauma of an abusive … Continue reading Coming Undone: A Memoir by Terri White – Book Review
A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville – Book Review
Title: A Room Made of Leaves Author: Kate Grenville Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 6th August 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: It is 1788. Twenty-one-year-old Elizabeth is hungry for life but, as the ward of a Devon clergyman, knows she has few prospects. When proud, scarred soldier John Macarthur promises her the earth … Continue reading A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville – Book Review
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