I am a Suzie Miller tragic. I love her plays and have seen two fabulous ones of late. RBG (about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, US Supreme Court Justice and gender equality ‘shero’) and Jail Baby. Both brilliant! Prima Facie, the one woman play, was made famous when Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) headlined in it in London’s […]
Author Archives: Ms K
March
27
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
posted by Ms K
The extraordinary skill of Charlotte Wood is to craft her writing to accent and mimic the landscape and backdrop of her stories. Stone Yard Devotional is sparsely and dryly written but it’s deeply rich….like the harsh, barren Australian outback which is also home to breathtaking, raw beauty. Does that make sense, or have I drunk […]
January
02
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
posted by Ms K
Well happy 2024 Readheads. Let’s get to it. It is holiday time and if you are looking for a goodie to dive into, look no further. This book might be called Small Pleasures but it was a humungous pleasure to read. It’s the sort of book you can’t wait to get home too and I loved every […]
November
05
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
posted by Ms K
So, the end of the year is coming way too fast, and you can hardly find a second to breathe BUT you’re desperate to read a good book but when, how? Readheads, here is your answer. Cold Enough for Snow is a quietly powerful and beautiful novella about a mother and daughter holidaying in Japan […]
August
27
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
posted by Ms K
To be honest, I’ve recently been suffering the book-blues because Ms A has been lightening fast grabbing some big new releases I would have loved to have gotten my mitts on first. Questions I have been asking myself: Has Ms A done a secret deal with a book shop owner? Is Ms A camping outside […]
June
12
Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan
posted by Ms K
I have a mountain of books to review so I was in two minds about sharing this one. I didn’t know whether to just pop it on the bookshelf and move on graciously, or review it, knowing it would be harsh. Well, here I am so spoiler alert and I’ll just say it – I […]
February
25
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
posted by Ms K
This cover had me at hello but the review on it comparing the author to Nora Ephron, one of my all time favourite authors, sealed the deal. She was coming home with me. I confess the storyline gave me pause as I didn’t know if I was up to it. Death. Terminal cancer and a […]
January
29
The Stranger by Kathryn Hore
posted by Ms K
Giddy up Readheads, we’ve got a feminist western to review. This one is another beauty to kick start the new year because who doesn’t want more feisty heroines in our lives, right. Bring. Them. On. 2023. Let’s head to dystopian Darkwater, the remote, isolated virus induced apocolyptic wasteland where women are reduced to – well, […]
January
11
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
posted by Ms K
When the cover of a book has Nigella Lawson saying ‘I was devastated to have finished it’, well, my literary love language translates that to hello, take me home now. I did, months ago now, devoured it in a day or two and it’s been haunting me to review it since. Fast forward to these […]
November
22
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
posted by Ms K
If you are a fan of Hannah Kent’s writing, you’ll absolutely love The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding. This story is laden with the mythology and magic that Kent does so beautifully but Ringland definitely holds her own and has penned a hauntingly beautiful, powerful tale. My only complaint is it ended because I could […]
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