M.J. Hyland’s This is How (2009)

2014-03-09T17:50:51-04:00

M.J. Hyland's This is How (Canongate, 2009) This is not the first of M.J. Hyland's novels that I've read. How the Light Gets In (2004) is the story of a Sydney teenager transplanted into an American family as an exchange student and Carry Me Down (2006) is the story of

M.J. Hyland’s This is How (2009)2014-03-09T17:50:51-04:00

Persephone Reading Plans

2014-03-09T11:45:47-04:00

I'm so incredibly excited about Persephone Reading Week that I think I'll need to take the week off work to celebrate it properly. That was a temptation when I first heard about the event, and I started thinking "themes" and then spotted a collection of films about wartime England at

Persephone Reading Plans2014-03-09T11:45:47-04:00

Reading Relationally

2014-07-11T15:58:32-04:00

Judy Blume's Blubber (1974) Jean Little's One to Grow On (1969) Sheila Greenwald's It All Began with Jane Eyre (1980) Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy (1964) Previous shelf-discovery posts I've made have focussed on historical fiction (here, here and here) and post-apocalyptic fiction, mysteries (here) and fantasies, but the majority of my

Reading Relationally2014-07-11T15:58:32-04:00

Austin Clarke’s More (2008)

2014-03-09T11:28:15-04:00

Austin Clarke's More Thomas Allen, 2008 I can't help it: when I see a stack of new books at the library, I am compelled to, at the very least, ogle them. Usually I pick one up. Often I pet one (even if it's just a shinier version of a favourite

Austin Clarke’s More (2008)2014-03-09T11:28:15-04:00

To Bed with Grand Music, Persephone #86 (1946)

2014-02-27T19:38:19-05:00

1946; Persephone Books, 2009 The novel opens with Mrs. Deborah Robertson in bed with her husband; they are saying goodbye to one another before Graham goes overseas. War work: it's not the worst option, as Graham reminds Deborah; he will be relatively safe, as will she, living at

To Bed with Grand Music, Persephone #86 (1946)2014-02-27T19:38:19-05:00
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