The Old Woman With The Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo — quirky tale from South Korea
The Old Woman With the Knife is a strange mixture indeed: a psychological thriller that includes insightful comments about attitudes
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10 Books That Got Away
My capacity to buy books far exceeds my capacity to read them all so it’s not surprising that I got
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Sample Sunday: New Beginnings
A taut debut novel, a mystery tale from a Spanish author and a semi autobiographical narrative from a Bengal poet are all put under scrutiny. Which books deserve space on my shelves?
Read moreThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – the masquerade of identity
It was hard to miss The Vanishing Half in 2020, it seemed to feature in so many “best books” and
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What I’m Reading : Episode 41, January 2022: Assassins and womanisers
This is the first of my “What I’m Reading” updates for 2022. It’s linked to WWW Wednesday hosted by Sam
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