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 […]
Author Archives: Ms K
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 […]
November
20
This Picture of You by Sarah Hopkins
posted by Ms K
I apologise for the spasmodic reviewing on my part. I blame this book. Every time I sat to write the review I became flummoxed. Did I like it? Didn’t I? I remain unsure. My confusion left this review sitting here, in limbo for weeks…… I read This Picture of You and yes, finished it and sure, […]
October
15
The Mandarin Code by Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann
posted by Ms K
Love politics? Well, step right up folks because this one is for you. The Mandarin Code is a fast-paced, political thriller that would, in my humble opinion, make a brilliant tele-movie. Cracking pace, folk you love to hate, and it’s sordid, dirty, and dangerous. So if these things blow your hair back, you will definitely love this […]
September
01
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
posted by Ms K
Boy, I’m late to the party with this one. The Invention of Wings is everywhere – it has been instagrammed to an inch of it’s life and folk who don’t even like to read are you-tubing their love for it. It has been patiently waiting by my bed for months but I kept skipping over it and choosing […]
August
22
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
posted by Ms K
Winner of the 2014 Miles Franklin Literary Award, this book is still haunting me days after I snapped it shut and headed for the largest glass I could find to pour some plonk into. I was stirred and shaken. If you can read this book and not feel nausea rise from time to time, well hats off to […]
August
06
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P by Adelle Waldman
posted by Ms K
How could I pass up a book so favorably reviewed by Lena Dunham (GIRLS fame) and Alain de Botton (Philosopher at large)? These two people are poles apart but I admire them both so when I saw they loved this book (joining the 100 other love-struck reviewers!), I reckoned it was worth a look-see. This […]
July
29
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton
posted by Ms K
This review started out very differently to the one you will read here. The original was light hearted, was girl-crushing on Hillary and talked of my dream dinner party and Hillary agreeing to come. It was a jolly review. Yes it a big book but worth the time to read it I wrote. And then….. […]
June
23
The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby
posted by Ms K
The dedication reads ‘For those of us who fell under her spell’. Judging this book by it’s cover, it’s not too tricky to figure out ‘her’ is Jacqueline Kennedy. And under her spell I firmly am. I love her…..There is just something about Jackie. Also, I would just about die to have her hair and […]
