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Dear Sarah, In The Beth Book (1897), we feel that we are reading two very different, at times irreconcilable, books: a powerful coming of age novel and a…… Read more “Hers was a nature with a wide range”
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Poeira de água sobre água. Water dust over water.
Sarah Grand
Sarah Grand (nom de plume of Frances Elisabeth McFall, née Bellenden Clarke, 10 June 1854 – 12 May 1943) was an Anglo-Irish writer. She was born in…… Read more “Sarah Grand”
Know Thy Shelf | 02
Hi, folks! This is the second of a series of posts documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it, so…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 02”
I have tried to be honest with you,
Dear Penelope, The Pumpkin Eater (1962) is a disillusioned account of a woman’s emotional collapse, told from the fog of self-delusion and depression in which her mind seems…… Read more “I have tried to be honest with you,”
Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Mortimer (Penelope Ruth Mortimer, née Fletcher, 19 September 1918 – 19 October 1999) was a Welsh writer. She learned secretarial skills at the Central Educational Bureau…… Read more “Penelope Mortimer”
Books on My Spring TBR | Top Ten Tuesday
Hi, folks, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme originally created by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Girl. This week’s topic is Books On My Spring…… Read more “Books on My Spring TBR | Top Ten Tuesday”
Something hot flew like a dragon at an angle through his heart,
Dear Kanoko, In the collection A Riot of Goldfish, translated by J. Keith Vincent (2010. Original: 金魚撩乱, Kingyo Ryōran, 1937/ 食魔, Shokuma, 1941), both novellas deal with…… Read more “Something hot flew like a dragon at an angle through his heart,”
Kanoko Okamoto
Kanoko Okamoto (岡本 かの子, pen name of Ohnuki Kano, 1 March 1889 – 18 February 1939) was a Japanese author. She was home-tutored in music, calligraphy, traditional dance,…… Read more “Kanoko Okamoto”
You cannot live in armour all your life
Dear Maria, In Belinda (first published in 1801, revised in 1810), we can almost feel the double-edged sword you are playing with: while championing the idea that…… Read more “You cannot live in armour all your life”
Maria Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was an Anglo-Irish author. Born in Oxfordshire, Maria moved to Ireland with her father, when she was five…… Read more “Maria Edgeworth”
It takes one word,
Dear Natalia, In Family Lexicon, tr. Jenny McPhee (2017. Original: Lessico famigliare, 1963), we have the impression of having been accepted as guests at your family’s dinner table: as we…… Read more “It takes one word,”
Natalia Ginzburg
Natalia Ginzburg (née Levi; 14 July 1916 – 7 October 1991) was an Italian writer. She was educated at home, and later attended the liceo Alfieri in Turin. In 1933, Ginzburg published…… Read more “Natalia Ginzburg”
Wales Readathon | 2019
Hi, folks! As it turns out, March will be all about Ireland and Wales for me. Along with Cathy’s Reading Ireland Month, I’ll be taking part in…… Read more “Wales Readathon | 2019”
Things that make one’s heart beat faster
Shōnagon-san, Lists, anecdotes, poetry, and small essays surrounding fleeting moments: reading The Pillow Book (枕草子 – Makura no sōshi, c.1002) is an experiment on estrangement – like…… Read more “Things that make one’s heart beat faster”
Sei Shōnagon (清少納言)
Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, c. 966–1017/1025) was a Japanese author and a court lady during the middle Heian period. She was born in a family of middle-ranking courtiers,…… Read more “Sei Shōnagon (清少納言)”
Know Thy Shelf | 01
Hi, folks! This is the first of a series of posts documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it, so…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 01”
Otherwise let this mad world crush us now
Dear Elizabeth, The Morgesons (1862) is that rare thing: a 19th-century novel with a sceptical, areligious, and probably amoral heroine. It reads like a modernist fiction avant…… Read more “Otherwise let this mad world crush us now”
Eve actually ate an apple
“It is best for us to continue in the belief that Eve actually ate an apple, and immediately ruined Adam in consequence! I like this belief, too,…… Read more “Eve actually ate an apple”
