Feminist literature – Deborah Siddoway

Writing Dickens – Week 6

As I am about to post chapters 11 and 12 of my version of Hard Times, shadowing Dickens’s instalments from 170 years ago, I wanted to shared where I got the idea for writing it, as well as talk about where the two songs that were sung in last week’s instalment by Kit and AiliseContinue reading “Writing Dickens – Week 6”

Thoughts on The Book of Desire by Meena Kandasamy

The Book Of Desire by Meena Kandasamy My rating: 5 of 5 stars In translating Simone de Beavoir’s Le Deuxième sexe (The Second Sex), the translators, Constance Borde and Shiela Malovany-Chevallier, in their note at the beginning of the Vintage Classic edition raise the difficulties any translator faces, commenting: ‘different times have produced different conceptionsContinue reading “Thoughts on The Book of Desire by Meena Kandasamy”

Spoilt Creatures by Amy Twigg

I was lucky enough to attend a proof party hosted by New Writing North recently, where I received an uncorrected proof copy of this book. It is definitely one to look out for next year. Spoilt Creatures: ‘A simmering debut, heady with the righteousness of female rage’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave by Amy Twigg My rating:Continue reading “Spoilt Creatures by Amy Twigg”