“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 9.4
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“The Ship” by Antonia Honeywell
This was a dystopian story that for me managed the right balance between beautiful and bleak, in the same way as the wonderfully written Station…
“Wifedom” by Anna Funder
This book is so fascinating and one of my favourite reads so far this year. It tells the story of Eileen O’Shaughnessy, often to date…
“The Nursery” by Szilvia Molnar
This is a brilliant take on the disorientation of new motherhood – massively empathetic (both to the narrator and the few other characters – her…
“The Cloisters” by Katy Hays
A strong “Secret History” flavour from the first page, brewed in the world of art history and museum curation, with tarot, fate, and medieval poisons.…
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About Me
Hello, I’m Emma. My feet live in London, my head in whatever story I’m currently reading. On this blog I share thoughts about books and the occasional bit of my own creativity.
What do I read and review? A lot of fantasy, sci fi and contemporary literary fiction, some historical, some memoir, some classic, a little young adult and middle grade. I don’t usually go for romance or thrillers. I’m pushing myself to read more translated fiction, and I love discovering talented self- and indie-published authors.
What do I write? Don’t worry, my longer writing projects are all hidden safe in the laptop, under the cat, with filenames like ‘ch. 3 third attempt’, ‘untitled’ and ‘a dramatic thing maybe’… and are unlikely to see the light of day any time soon. Most of what you’ll see on this blog is book related content, however I do very occasionally share shorter creative scribblings.
Beware! When I have emotions, or wine, I tend to write poetry.
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