My nomination for May Faves is The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver. Which I have just, very reluctantly, finished. I dragged it out as long as I thought I could (the copy belongs to a good friend who let me read it before she read it!). The writing is just beautiful. Lucid, smart, delicate, strong, sharp, […]
Author Archives: Ms K
April
27
His Other House by Sarah Armstrong
posted by Ms K
I have waited 11 years for Sarah Armstrong’s new book. Her first novel, Salt Rain, was published in 2004 and it was a beauty. It is perched on my bookshelf where it will remain, always surviving my annual book purges (this is a necessity given the amount I own! Sometimes, you just have to clear […]
March
25
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
posted by Ms K
I learnt a new word courtesy of this book. Unputdownable. I didn’t make it up – someone else did – one of the book’s reviewers who clearly loved this book as much as I did. To say I was like a rabid dog reading it, is an understatement. I couldn’t stop myself. It’s simply unputdownable. I don’t think I […]
March
18
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
posted by Ms K
Hard to know if this title is actually about the book or how you will react when reading it. This book comes with a twist you won’t see coming so yes, I was definitely a bit beside myself when the ‘what the?’ moment came mid story. Don’t worry , I won’t spoil what that moment is and you definitely won’t […]
March
12
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
posted by Ms K
Before you even hit the first line of this book, you need to wade through 2 whole pages of rave reviews from a mass of publications (not to mention the front cover which is laden too). The New York Times, the Observer, Marie Claire, you name them, they reviewed it ….. & surprise, surprise, they loved it! Clearly the […]
March
09
Useful by Debra Oswald
posted by Ms K
It’s a rare thing indeed when Ms A and I are in sync with our book choices… we are mostly poles apart in what we choose to read and review. But in February, the literary moons obviously aligned and we chose similar titles – meaning ones that were light on the big words, heavy on the easy-ready. […]
February
11
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
posted by Ms K
Cheryl Strayed took on a new name the day she divorced her husband. Strayed came to her and it stuck…….. “It’s layered definitions spoke directly to my life and also struck a poetic chord: to wander from the proper path, to deviate from the direct course, to be lost, to become wild, to be without […]
January
30
US by David Nicholls
posted by Ms K
Having loved One Day by this author, it was a no-brainer to grab this the minute it hit the shelves. This new offering has all of Nicholls’ trademarks – it’s witty; wry; beautifully details the ordinary; chronicles deep pain and heartache, and of course the big one, love. And it’s funny, so it’s a good read […]
January
06
Daring and Disruptive by Lisa Messenger
posted by Ms K
True to this book’s title, it indeed did prove Disruptive. I picked it up one rainy Sunday to scan the first page and four hours later, there I still was…… Do you know Lisa Messenger? Do you know the magazine Renegade Collective? Well, it was her brainchild so once you have finished reading this, I […]
November
21
Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
posted by Ms K
If you love Nora Ephron, you will love Lena Dunham’s book. If you love Girls (HBO series), you will love this book. If you love hilarious reads, you will love this book. If you love excruciatingly honest and intimate tales, you will love this book. If you love reading a book where you feel like you are […]
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