In the midst of all these haunted people, she sat alone, without a ghost yet longing for one, her writing like a clasp of fingers around empty air.
The Great Awake, page 41A collection of short stories, tied together by their grotesque yet compelling themes. Each story brings something to the table, meaning that they all are strong pieces of writing, but they captivate the reader in different…
‘Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
After reading Kay’s first book, my expectations for the level of hilarity were very high, and I was not disappointed.
This small book is filled with the anecdotes of an NHS worker at Christmas time, and is guaranteed to put the reader in a funny, festive mood.
Despite that, it also shares light on the important fact that so many NHS workers across the country rarely get to spend Christmas…
Moving. Maddening. Mighty.
Malala has produced this memorable book that outlines the political history of Pakistan and builds up to the horrific event that made Malala known across the world.
The reader gets an insight into what seems like a different world of bombings, shootings, and oppression in women. Malala gives an eye opening accountof the ways in which she stood up for the girls…
Everyone affected by war, captivity, or oppression reacts differently- and away from it, people might try to guess how they would act, or react, in the circumstances. But they do not really know.
page 349Following on from the inspirational story of Lale in the Tattooist of Auschwitz, Morris has taken on the challenge of telling the story of yet another inspirational figure, and she did an…
“Women shouldn’t judge one another’s lives, if we haven’t been through one another’s fires.”
page 101Non-fiction literature focusing on the lives of three women living in todays society carrying secrets of their past and/or present situations; the narratives focus on each women’s story told from the author’s perspective.
Carrying similarities in the themesthat each story holds, these women…
Through different time periods, Lake creates a clever narrative timeline that allows the reader to unravel the thoughts, feelings and events of not only the female protagonist, but her family too. Switching from the timeline of her family when she was taken, to her at the start, and to her now counting down the seven days, the story unravels in parts, adding to the suspense of the novel.
Alth…
Due to the cover of this book as well as the blurb on the back revealing that this is about “a love story eighteen years in the making” it almost ruins the story as the reader already knows how the dynamics of these two friends will end up playing out. However, the journey that the reader goes on to get to the ending is unpredictable and inspiring.
Following the thoughts and feelings of…
I know without doubt that revisiting me will encourage me, and everyone who is touched by my journey, to soar.
page 208Following on from the heartbreak that was ‘PS I love you’, Ahern picks up the narrative of Holly 6 years on. This novel follows life after the letters, and how Holly is now coping with her new life. Acknowledging that grief has no time limit, the protagonist Holly is still…
Listening to the hilarity that is Adam Kay tell his tales of being a junior doctor in his past, makes the reader feel surprised at the ridiculous things that people go to A&E for, joy for the love and passion that Adam shares with his profession, and surprise at the logistics and facts behind the NHS.
Spanning the 6 years that Adam grows from a junior doctor to a senior registrar on the…
Beginning the book with a single chapter that outlines what seems to the reader like a random event, Moyes entices you into a long, powerful journey that ends with the consequences of such event.
The language used throughout this novel makes it easy for the reader to devour the timeline of the characters, feeling connected to every one of them.
Introducing different characters one by one,…
