Trigger warning for self-harm. Irene Wince never really had a chance at a normal life. […]
These Ghosts are Family, by Maisy Card
The Paisley family has problems with its fathers. And its mothers. The children have a […]
Conjure Women, by Afia Atakora
Trigger warning for rape. There can’t be many things more frustrating than people who can’t […]
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
It’s strangely fitting to have read Beloved, Toni Morrison’s stunning novel, in the week after […]
The Hidden People, by Alison Littlewood
The Hidden People, by Alison Littlewood, opens with one of the brightest moments of the […]
The Romanovs, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
What better book to accompany me on the twenty-hour round trip from my home to […]
The Marquise of O—, by Heinrich von Kleist
Trigger warning for references to rape. The only good thing I can say about Heinrich […]
A Sportsman’s Notebook, by Ivan Turgenev
A Sportsman’s Notebook (also called A Sportsman’s Sketches) contains short vignettes and stories by Ivan […]
The French Lieutenant’s Woman, by John Fowles
John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman is this month’s reading group book for The Guardian. […]
The Murder of Harriet Monckton, by Elizabeth Haynes
Trigger warning for rape. Elizabeth Haynes took her inspiration for The Murder of Harriet Monckton […]