Unless you have been living under a literary and movie rock, I am sure you know ‘ Still Alice ‘ (Julianne Moore won an Oscar in 2015 for her portrayal of a woman suffering early on set Alzheimers disease, remember?). Well, Inside the O’Briens is penned by the same author and instead of Alzheimers, this […]
Author Archives: Ms K
June
10
Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing by Lisa Walker
posted by Ms K
Books are like life. Sometimes in life you need a stiff drink, other times, a milkshake. And so it is with books – sometimes it’s War and Peace and then, other days, it’s titles like Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing. We are complex creatures like that and thankfully there are beverages and books to […]
May
31
The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide
posted by Ms K
Ok, I know, I know. This might not be the most obvious choice for May Faves but given Barbara Kingsolver and Geraldine Brooks had already earned a place here this month, I simply could not go past this as one of my favourite books of all time. If you judge a book by how often […]
May
28
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver – Guest Review by Ms S
posted by Ms K
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, […]
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 […]
