Women in Translation Month and what to read
Women in Translation Month was created by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, when she realised that only 30% of books translated into English were written by women. And ...
A Year of Reading – 2018 in Review
It’s time to celebrate the year that was 2018. On a personal level it was a really tough year with more downs than ups, but when it came to reading it was my mo...
Review: ‘Fever Dream’ – Samanta Schweblin 2017
My rating: 3 of 5 stars A dark, twisted dive into the fever-induced memories of a mother. I struggled to understand this strange narrative, but found myself una...
‘Madam Bovary’ – Gustav Flaubert 1856
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Madame Bovary takes its place next to Jane Eyre in my collection of favourite ‘romantic’ novels that are considered classics...