The Blurb: A candid, ultimately buoyant debut story collection about the realities of the "baby years," whether you're having one or not. The women in Polly Rosenwaike's Look How Happy I'm Making You want to be mothers, or aren't sure they want to be mothers, or--having recently given birth--are overwhelmed by what they've wrought. Sharp and unsettling, … Continue reading Book Review: Look How Happy I’m Making You by Polly Rosenwaike
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Book Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
The Blurb: If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it’s real?When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling—not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of … Continue reading Book Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Blurb: At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the … Continue reading Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
The Blurb: Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena's tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it's time they swapped places...When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn … Continue reading Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Blurbs: When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with a 'personal brand' and the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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