Review: Jane Seymour
THE PLOT: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen is the third book in the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ series by Alison Weir. Starting with Jane’s upbringing at Wulfhall in Wiltshire, the novel depicts her as a meek and timid country girl with a … Continue reading Review: Jane Seymour
Review: Pachinko
THE PLOT: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is about a Korean family living in Japan from 1910 to 1989. Part family saga and part historical fiction, it looks at the lives of this family through big historical events such as WWII … Continue reading Review: Pachinko
Review: Sankofa
THE PLOT: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo is about a lonely, middle-aged mixed-race woman. Raised by her white mother in England, Anna Bain has never known her black father. When her mother dies, Anna discovers her father’s old diaries and learns that … Continue reading Review: Sankofa
Review: Ariadne
THE PLOT: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint is a retelling of the ancient Greek myth about Theseus and the Minotaur. Focussing on the female characters, the novel depicts the relationship between Ariadne and Phaedra – the two princesses of Crete who live … Continue reading Review: Ariadne
Review: Anne Boleyn
THE PLOT: Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession is the second book in the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ series by Alison Weir. Starting with Anne’s early life at Hever, it follows her move to Burgundy to serve Margaret of Austria and then … Continue reading Review: Anne Boleyn
Review: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
THE PLOT: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds by Elif Shafak is a novel which starts with the death of a prostitute. Leila is sitting in an industrial trashcan in Istanbul. Her life has ended but her mind is still at work. … Continue reading Review: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
Review: Katherine of Aragon
THE PLOT: Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen is the first book in the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ series by Alison Weir. Starting with Katherine’s journey to England to marry Prince Arthur, it goes on to detail her life and, ultimately, her … Continue reading Review: Katherine of Aragon
Review: A Room Called Earth
THE PLOT: A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan is about a young woman on the autism spectrum. Set in Melbourne, Australia, the whole novel takes places in one night as the (unnamed) main character goes to a party. From ritualistic … Continue reading Review: A Room Called Earth
Review: The Scents of Marie-Claire
THE PLOT: The Scents of Marie-Claire by Habib Selmi is a love story between a Tunisian man and a French woman set in Paris. A short novel, it was translated from Arabic by Fadwa Al Qasem and shortlisted for the … Continue reading Review: The Scents of Marie-Claire
Review: Love In Colour
THE PLOT: Love In Colour by Bolu Babalola is a collection of short stories based on ancient myths from different cultures. From Thisbe and Pyramus (Mesopotamia) to Psyche and Eros (Ancient Greece), each story centres the female character and places … Continue reading Review: Love In Colour
