LITTLE MATCH GIRL STRIKES BACK by Emma Carroll My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an empowering re-telling of a Hans Christian Anderson story of an impoverished match-seller struggling to make a living selling matches on the freezing streets. Subverting the tragedy of Anderson’s tale, this transposes the story onto the streets of London,Continue reading “A Quick Review of The Little Match Girl Strikes Back”
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Mothered by Zoje Stage: Some Brief Thoughts
At this stage, I don’t even know why I read psychological thrillers any more. I don’t know how to explain it other than it was on my Kindle and I was on holiday. But really… Mothered by Zoje Stage My rating: 3 of 5 stars Anyone who reads my reviews knows my views on psychologicalContinue reading “Mothered by Zoje Stage: Some Brief Thoughts”
Reading the Letters of Mary Shelley – Brief Thoughts on the Second 1899 Volume
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Volume II by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Offering a fascinating insight into the mind of Mary Shelley, with curated extracts of her journal accompanying some of her correspondence to some of her friends and colleagues. This is a reprint of the twoContinue reading “Reading the Letters of Mary Shelley – Brief Thoughts on the Second 1899 Volume”
Lost Stories, Working Class Women and Kate Mosse’s Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries by Kate Mosse My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book reminded me a little of those times you begin to read over the names of fallen soldiers on a war memorial. Name after name is listed, each one representing a chasm in the lives of the loved ones leftContinue reading “Lost Stories, Working Class Women and Kate Mosse’s Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries”
Deborah Siddoway 