This is a strange and eccentric collection of interlinked stories.
Category: Literary fiction
There Was Still Love
Read it for the haunting visuals of Prague and spark and joy of growing up with immigrant parents / grandparents who suffered much so their family could have better.
Disappearing Earth
Author Julia Phillips I think I’ve got a not so secret passion for fiction set in Russia. I’ve eagerly read through the night several fairytales that have… Read more “Disappearing Earth”
Little Bee
Author Chris Cleave This is the real reason why no one tells us Africans anything. It is not because anyone wants to keep my continent in ignorance. It… Read more “Little Bee”
The Reader
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink I’d been wanting to read this book for a few years. My frantic search through Dymocks for a good book to read… Read more “The Reader”
The African Queen
Humphrey Bogart has a lot of my life choices to answer for. This book however, I picked up because I adore Katherine Hepburn and I recalled her… Read more “The African Queen”
Burial Rites
Hannah Kent caused quite a commotion when she won an award and received a years worth mentorship with Geraldine Brooks – who I have never read but… Read more “Burial Rites”
The Messenger
Like most people predispositioned to be happy, I avoid tales which could sadden me. The weather, day and time has to be right, basically I have to… Read more “The Messenger”
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