Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Paperback, £8.99
In Girl, Woman, Other, Bernadine Evaristo cleverly connects 12 British Black women through life experiences and stories.
A polyphonic narrative with unconventional style tells how each woman is ’othered’ by race, class, sexuality, culture and/or choices.
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Humorous, compassionate, gritty, and with such attention to detail that I gasped at what is reality of every day for some women and yet so far removed from others’ experiences.
Evaristo raises questions, explodes myths, and gives a compassionate glimpse into an often-hidden contemporary Britain.
A fantastic read. I learnt a lot.
The Push : Mother. Daughter. Angel. Monster? by Ashley Audrain
Hardback, £12.99
Becoming a mother was never going to be straightforward for Blythe Connor, but not in her wildest imaginings did she anticipate what was ahead when she embarked on motherhood and family life.
This dark, psychological thriller offers such twists and turns that we start to doubt what we believe, as do Blythe and her in-denial husband.
The narrative (short, punchy chapters) follows a multi-generational exploration of what happens to a dysfunctional family when the role taken by the mother lacks conventional parameters. And that sharp-intake-of-breath ending!
Reviews by Julie Owen, Bridge Bookshop, Ramsey