VANDA – A Novel by Marion Brunet
In her psychological thriller, VANDA (Bitter Lemon Press, London), author Marion Brunet crafts a powerful story about social injustice and the ferocity of motherhood. The Plot Thirty-something Vanda is…
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AN UNLASTING HOME by Mai Al-Nakib
Blasphemy, Truth, and the Power of Conviction The Plot: This is a book about freedom, and what it means to have it ripped away. It’s a story about women and…
SUCH A GOOD WIFE by Seraphina Nova Glass
Perfect Mom and Wife? Skilled Liar? Or Both? “Sometimes, the truth will not set you free, but do quite the opposite.” So learns devoted wife and mother Melanie Hale in…
I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud
A Magdalene Laundry looms over three generations of mothers navigating life and loss. In her new novel, I Couldn’t Love You More, prizewinning author Esther Freud — great-granddaughter of Sigmund and…
A Story From the Struggle – The Kindest Lie
In her debut novel, Nancy Johnson explores racial injustice and social inequality. Nancy Johnson’s eloquently written, introspective, and emotionally resonant debut novel, The Kindest Lie, is a timely commentary on social…
Review of Missing Emily by Gerri LeClerc
What would you do if you were walking your four-year-old daughter down the street, and an unknown person jumped from a car and snatched her from your grasp? What would…