Book reviews, recommendations and literary life.
Book reviews, recommendations and literary life.
Cackle is a dark tale of feminism, witches, ex-boyfriends and plenty of spiders. Cackle by Rachel Harrison All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village …
Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty told through a sweeping multi-generational epic. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. …
Elektra follows in the path of Ariadne and retells an Ancient Greek myth. This time the focus is on the battle of Troy and the women that it affected – some you may have heard of but others get their voice for the first time. Elektra by Jennifer Saint The House of Atreus is …
The Giver of Stars is an inspirational tale of friendship, determination and above all the power of books! The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Alice Wright doesn’t love her new American husband. Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgmental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky. Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it …
To Paradise is a bold, sweeping novel that traverses three centuries and three imagined Americas, held together by the unified themes of love, loss and what it means to find utopia. To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may …
Oh hey, it’s just me, the last person on earth to read The Flatshare! Or so it seems – this book is basically Bookstagram Famous. When I started my account earlier this year I saw it all over my feed so I thought I’d add my ten pence to the conversation too! My mum lent …
You know when you read a book and wonder why it took you so long? Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams was one of those for me. I tore through it over a weekend and went through so many different emotions. When I was probably only halfway through, I knew it’d be a book that I’d be …
I’ve been considering what content to post on my blog at the moment, if any, and whether people want to read book reviews now. However, I created Behind Her Books as a way of sharing books that I love and that I think people will love too. Books are one of the best ways in …
I came to Emma Glass’ writing in a fairly interesting way. As you may have read in my bio, I’m doing an English Lit & Creative Writing degree part-time. I’m studying with Open University and last year they ran a ‘How to Get Published’ event alongside Writers and Artists. Emma was one of the authors …
I feel a bit like a broken record at the moment because the books I’ve been drawn to have been pure escapism. Escapism? In a lockdown? Groundbreaking. (All hail Miranda Priestly.) Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott fits into this category but I have zero shame because this book is great. Fresh off the back of …
