Book Review on Doris Lessing’s The Fifth Child
Book Review on Doris Lessing’s The Fifth Child I love Doris Lessing. The Golden Notebook is the title I always quote as my all-time favourite read. I have read it four times and each time it mesmerises me with its insight and hugely relatable characterisation of women. The social context I am less familiar with, […]
Book Review on Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
Book Review on Three Days in June by Anne Tyler Three Days in June by Anne Tyler was recommended to me by a friend who said it reminded her of Elizabeth Strout’s books. I knew exactly what she meant. Like Strout’s work, this novel is small in scope—a close-up on a few characters over a […]
Balancing Professional and Personal Life: Digital Tools That Work for You
Balancing Professional and Personal Life: Digital Tools That Work For You I shouldn’t have as much on my plate now that I’m not really working as such. But between staying involved with BISLN, catching up with the kids, journaling, and blogging, I somehow still find myself needing to map out my time. I don’t think I’m […]
Book Review on Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You
Book Review on Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You I started to read I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, but quickly moved to listening to it. Hearing Miranda herself—someone I knew well from her TV show—was far more gripping than reading the book. Plus, Betsy pinched the copy she had bought for […]
Book Review on Held by Anne Michaels
Book Review on Held by Anne Michaels I’m not ashamed to admit I was drawn to Held—a Christmas gift—because it was short. It seemed perfect for my reading challenge. However, I should have known better. Having been lulled into thinking “short” meant “easy” with Orbital by Samantha Harvey, I was quickly reminded that brevity can hide complexity. You […]
Book Review on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
Book Review on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird At a friend’s suggestion, I recently decided to revisit To Kill a Mockingbird. My last significant connection to the book was back in 2015, around the release of Go Set a Watchman. That event was highly controversial, as the manuscript was published despite Harper Lee’s earlier wishes, and […]