Review: The Bookshop that Floated Away – Sarah Henshaw
I was first made aware of The Book Barge a couple of years ago when my little sister Jojo sent me a photo of it when it was moored in North London. Alas, living in a pocket of leafy South-West London...
View ArticleReview: The Year of Living Danishly – Helen Russel
Despite having lived in Australia for almost a year now and having fully integrated myself into a Sydney-sider’s lifestyle – from partaking in everything from sunrise yoga to surf lessons – when it...
View ArticleReview: Dear Mr M – Herman Koch
I’ve been a big fan of Dutch writer Herman Koch’s ever since I first read his novel The Diner a few years ago. Compelling, dark and witty, I was instantly hooked, and later went on to read Summer House...
View ArticleReview: Falling – Jane Green
Much like Rosamund Pilcher, Jane Green is one of my go-to authors when I’m in need of a hug of a book; the kind that wraps you in a metaphorical blanket and leaves you thinking all is right with the...
View ArticleReview: American Psycho – Bret Easton Ellis
My lovely friend Ben recommended I read American Psycho while he was visiting Sydney from Chicago last summer; I bought a copy soon after he left in January but it wasn’t until the approach to...
View ArticleReview: The Good People – Hannah Kent
It was while I was working for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction that I first came across Australian author Hannah Kent, whose debut novel Burial Rites was shortlisted for the award. As a book...
View ArticleReview: This is How it Always is – Laurie Frankel
Now that I’m no longer choosing the books I read from a list of 100 I’m afforded much more freedom when it comes to my novel choices. Often I’ll chose something a friend or fellow blogger has...
View ArticleReview: The Roanoke Girls – Amy Engel
While I love life down under, one of the things I miss most about living in London – that ranks swiftly after my family and friends – is working with books. I was lucky enough to spend my last two...
View ArticleReview: 10% Happier – Dan Harris
Meditation is something I’ve been trying – and for the most part failing – to incorporate into my life since I first began my yoga teacher training, almost two years ago. Given the somewhat turbulent...
View ArticleReview: The Best of Us – Joyce Maynard
As a book blogger, it’s hard not to feel like a broken record at times. As much as I like to think of myself as something of a wordsmith, there are only so many adjectives and phrases one can use to...
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