READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZEA coming of age about Nila, a girl born in Berlin to Afghan immigrants. For Nila there is a constant negotiation between her inherited grief and her desire to belong in a culture that doesn’t reflect her. As a result she… Continue Reading “Good Girl – Aria Aber”
Category: Literary fiction, Women's PrizeTags: aria-aber, best-books, book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, good-girl, must-read-books, reading, what-to-read
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Nadia Amin, a PhD graduate, publishes an article on deradicalisation, and ends up with a job rehabilitating Isis brides in Iraq. Relishing the opportunity to escape her claustophobic mother and broken relationship she realises she needs to heal herself as… Continue Reading “Fundamentally – Nussaibah Younis”
Category: Literary fiction, Women's PrizeTags: best-books, book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, fundamentally, must-read-books, Nussaibah-Younis, reading, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny sub-antarctic island that is home to the world’s largest seed bank. It is being destroyed by climate change and while the Salts await rescuers, a woman washes… Continue Reading “Wild Dark Shore – Charlotte McConaghy”
Category: Australian author, Climate Fiction, Literary fiction, Speculative Fictio, ThrillerTags: best-books, book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, charlotte-mcconaghy, fiction, must-read-books, reading, what-to-read, wild-dark-shore
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE The story of an Iranian family, some of whom flee to the US during times of conflict, and some who stay. Five women from three generations of the Valiat family narrate their past and present as members of the Iranian… Continue Reading “The Persians – Sanam Mahloudji”
Category: Family drama, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Women's PrizeTags: best-books, book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, reading, sanam-mahloudji, the-persians, what-to-read
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