This is book is a piece of art. Three Women is a book about female desire and the way the world looks upon and reacts to desire when it comes from a woman. Writing in her prologue, Taddeo explains: ‘As I began to write this book, a book about human desire, I thought I’d be […]
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi – Review
This was the second Besos, Betty Bookclub read, and it was a good one. Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, is an ambitious, sprawling narrative which spans seven generations of two families, split by the slave trade in the late 1700’s. This novel is immense; a family tree on the opening page becomes a very necessary […]
Beloved, Toni Morrison – Review
For my birthday, I was given another ‘Books That Matter’ subscription. I would recommend this company to anyone, it is one of the best gifts I have ever been given! Each month I receive a beautifully packaged box in the mail containing a novel by a female author, and gifts such as vegan biscuits, bookmarks, […]
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February Book Review
As promised, I will continue to update the world with my fascinating reading habits. My book review this month includes another mixed bag of fiction and non-fiction. The first book was an unexpected surprise which had not been on my list but had enticed me so much on a recent trip to Waterstones that it […]
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