Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson
Remember: Memoir is your present negotiating with versions of your past for a future you’re willing to show up in. … More Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson
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Liberation Day by George Saunders
I reserved this book at the library because it appeared on so many Best of 2022 lists for books. I … More Liberation Day by George Saunders
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
This is a book that explores science and religion in the search for an anwser. The story is narrated by … More Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Manifesto: On Never Gving Up by Bernardino Evaristo
If ever a title summarised a book, this one is it. It shows in the form of a memoir how … More Manifesto: On Never Gving Up by Bernardino Evaristo
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
I resisted this book for a long time, partly put off by the fact that everybody mentioned gaming and how … More Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel
I’ll show you what a woman can do Artemisia Gentileschi 1649 This book tells the story of women in art … More The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
This is my second attempt at this book and I did so because it turned up so many times in … More The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Set during the 1920s, this is a grand romp through the criminal underworld of night clubs and a family who … More Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Mad Honey by Jodie Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
I am not really sure where you would put this book if you had to categorise it. It might go … More Mad Honey by Jodie Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat
There is diversity, yet a unity in this multiplicity. p135 This is an interesting and well-written book and would fall … More Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat