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An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (Lebanon)
A introspective novel about a woman cloistered in her apartment in Lebanon for 50 years, accompanied only by great works of literature.
Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood and three other mini book reviews
Three mini reviews of the latest in my 20 books of summer
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna (Sierra Leone)
Love, trauma and memory in Sierra Leone
They by Kay Dick (UK)
Long out of print, rediscovered dystopian fiction
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Cameroon)
Page-turning novel about the often false promises of the American Dream for an immigrant family from Cameroon and a US family with a senior Lehman Bros executive as breadwinner.
My 20 Books of Summer 2022
I’ve chosen my 20 books of summer.
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón (Iceland)
Translated by Victoria Cribb EUROPE Book 14 of my #20booksofsummer21 Time is whizzing by and I’m not sure if I’m going to get through all the 20 books on my list. I wish I’d counted the three “extra” books I read earlier in the summer! (Though that would mean going back and writing reviews.) Set …
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (USA): Review no 164
One of Anne Tyler’s most-loved novels
June 2021 round up
It’s been a challenging month, with my daughter still recovering at home from extensive orthopaedic surgery, and reluctantly doing some home schooling from the sofa. We’ve been sharing a sofa bed downstairs for two months while she needs care in the night, and at 14 she could really do without her mum sharing a bedroom …
Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More 