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Dear Shirley, Natalie Waite is seventeen, she is stuck at home with her family, her mother is a neurotic (rather desperate) housewife, and her father is the…… Read more “You might never find your way back”
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British Library Women Writers | Reading Project
Hi, folks! The British Library Women Writers Project is a personal long-term project of mine, where I intend to read my way through the entire series. I…… Read more “British Library Women Writers | Reading Project”
The creation of the love of all her being
Dear Edith, When The Love Child (1927) opens, Agatha is 32, a spinster, and lonely. Her mother has just died. Agatha’s life has been a blank, and…… Read more “The creation of the love of all her being”
Edith Olivier
Edith Olivier (Edith Maud Olivier. December 31st, 1872 – May 10th, 1948) was an English writer. Olivier was educated at home by her mother, and later by…… Read more “Edith Olivier”
Lost Ladies of Lit | Reading Project
Hi, folks! By now, we all know I love lit podcasts and reading lists – so, I am going to combine these two loves of mine &…… Read more “Lost Ladies of Lit | Reading Project”
Books on My Autumn 2021 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 Autumn…… Read more “Books on My Autumn 2021 TBR | Top Ten Tuesday”
All the earth beneath him was filled with lamentation
Hi, folks! This is the third post where I talk about some of the stories in the collection Weird Women – Volume 2: 1840-1925: Classic Supernatural Fiction by…… Read more “All the earth beneath him was filled with lamentation”
Alice Brown
Alice Brown (December 5th, 1856 – June 21st, 1948) was an American author. Born on a farm in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Brown was educated at home…… Read more “Alice Brown”
The eye is deceived as well as the heart
Hi, folks! This is the second post where I talk about some of the stories in the collection Weird Women – Volume 2: 1840-1925: Classic Supernatural Fiction…… Read more “The eye is deceived as well as the heart”
Josephine Daskam Bacon
Josephine Daskam Bacon (Josephine Dodge Daskam, also known as Mrs. Selden Bacon. February 17th, 1876 – July 29th, 1961) was an American author. Little is known about…… Read more “Josephine Daskam Bacon”
The terrible moment of complete illumination
Hi, folks! This is the first post where I talk about some of the stories in the collection Weird Women – Volume 2: 1840-1925: Classic Supernatural Fiction by…… Read more “The terrible moment of complete illumination”
Gertrude Atherton
Gertrude Atherton (Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, October 30th, 1857 – June 14th, 1948) was an American author. Her parents separated when she was two, and Atherton was…… Read more “Gertrude Atherton”
Mary Cholmondeley
Mary Cholmondeley (June 8th, 1859 – July 15th, 1925) was an English writer. The third of eight children and the eldest daughter of a clergyman, Cholmondeley was…… Read more “Mary Cholmondeley”
Women’s Prize 2021: Gyasi, Lockwood, Fuller & Doshi
Hi, folks! This is my final post on the books on the Women’s Prize 2021 longlist. Here is part I, if you are interested. On to my reading…… Read more “Women’s Prize 2021: Gyasi, Lockwood, Fuller & Doshi”
They could not face death, quiet, enthroned
Hi, folks! This is the final post where I talk about some of the stories in the collection Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers,…… Read more “They could not face death, quiet, enthroned”
Victober & Witch Week | 2021
Hi, folks! It’s almost time for another of my favourite reading events: Victober – Victorian Lit in October Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by Kate, Katie, and Lucy, where we try…… Read more “Victober & Witch Week | 2021”
Olivia Howard Dunbar
Olivia Howard Dunbar (married name Olivia Howard Dunbar Torrence. February 21st, 1873 – January 6th,1953) was an American writer. Little is known about her life. Born in West…… Read more “Olivia Howard Dunbar”
The garden was ablaze with these brilliant scented blossoms
Hi, folks, This is another post where I talk about some of the stories in the collection Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers, 1852-1923, ed.…… Read more “The garden was ablaze with these brilliant scented blossoms”
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