Month: September 2018

Everything Under – Daisy Johnston

Posted on September 30, 2018 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A reunited mother and daughter delve into their troubled past. ➽ “First things first: this book has a beautiful cover. All publishers should put in this much effort! “Everything Under is a debut novel by a 27-year-old Brit. Knowing this and…

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, UK author

Milkman – Anna Burns

Posted on September 25, 2018 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A young woman is pursued by a renouncer terrorist in 1970s Northern Ireland. ➽ “The unnamed narrator in Milkman is the glue that holds the book together. She is the apolitical in a political novel, the every day logic amongst the…

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Family drama

The Nine-Chambered Heart – Janice Pariat

Posted on September 22, 2018 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sonya Nine characters recall their relationship with a young woman – the same woman – whom they have loved, or who has loved them. ➽ “The Nine Chambered Heart was my book, and I’m glad for the choice. The…

Category: Contemporary fiction, Short Stories