Book: To be Taught, If FortunateAuthor: Becky ChambersRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #5 (a book about women astronauts) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #11 (requires suspension of disbelief). It is the end of the twenty-second century, and human spaceflight is now possible further and further away with theContinue reading “2026 Book #5: To Be Taught, If Fortunate”
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2026 Book #4: The Yellow Wall-Paper
“The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman explores the struggles of women through various narratives, including a postpartum experience that leads to madness. The book critiques the male-dominated narratives affecting women’s lives and emphasizes feminist themes. It’s a compelling read filled with humor and thought-provoking conclusions, making it highly recommended.
2026 Book #3: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
A young adult story of survival amidst a revolution which is heartbreaking and beautiful, though the romance is a bit over the top. Still, an important read.
2026 Book #2: The Family Remains
Book: The Family Remains (Sequel to The Family Upstairs) Author: Lisa JewellRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 DCI Samuel Owusu (never Sam, always Samuel) finds himself in the centre of a cold case investigation when a bag of bones is discovered in the river. He connects the case back to a strange house where a suicide pact took placeContinue reading “2026 Book #2: The Family Remains”
Memories of the License Raj: Guest Post by Mira Saraf
Memories of the License Raj: Guest Post by Mira Saraf Memories of the License Raj: Guest Post by Mira Saraf — Read on wanderingsoulwriter.com/2018/09/13/memories-mira/ Guest post I wrote for my good friend Piyusha Vir 🙂
Book Review: Just Another Day
It’s always nerve-wracking to read a close friend’s writing – and especially so when it is writing that has just been published. Fortunately with Piyusha Vir’s “Just Another Day”, I needn’t have worried at all. This collection of three short stories, Vir’s debut book, is available on Kindle, and did not disappoint.
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