Last week was the first session of the Galley Beggar Press Critical Reading class I signed up to in the summer, discussing The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine. Chief Galley Beggar Sam Jordison led and moderated the discussion. It was an interesting evening and the two hours sped by, probably the first time I’ve spent that Read More
Tag: Stepchildren
Utopia by Heidi Sopinka
I’ve been mostly alternating my reading this summer between books from my TBR piles and new review copies, which has been a rather nice way to read. Getting to read my own choices between copies from my review pile has been good, but also, I’ve enjoyed the review copies more too, and have been lucky Read More
One house, one extended family, many stories
Moving by Jenny Eclair Moving is Jenny Eclair’s fourth novel and is her most accomplished yet, seeing her move from the bittersweet comedy of her brilliant debut, Camberwell Beauty (which I read pre-blog), to a touching drama. Ever the comedian, Moving is still full of wit, but it is definitely not a comedy. Moving is told in Read More
