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What We've Been Reading in February
February flew by for all of us. Yes, it's the shortest month of the year, but is the world spinning faster? Time definitely seemed to have sped up. As usual we've still found a little time for reading, whether on the bus to work, nursing a coffee at the weekend or curled up under the blankets at night, there are always a few stolen moments to spend with a book if you're keen.
As it's International Women's Day at the beginning of March, we've decided to highlight some of the books by women we've been particularly enjoying recently.
What have you been reading? We're always interested to hear what's on your current reads pile!
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain
- Olivia
Night by Edna O'Brien
Where has this book been all my life? I picked up a battered Penguin Classics edition in a second-hand bookshop thinking it would be a nice quick read for a weekend away, but was so wrong. This is a book that demands your full attention from the first page. Narrated by Mary Hooligan as she lies on her bed throughout a sleepless night, this is a stream of consciousness about her life, loves, adventures and misadventures. Earthy, full of joie de vivre, and compelling, this is writing that calls to mind Flann O'Brien or James Joyce. I found myself reading passages aloud for the sheer delight of the language.
- Marianne
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
I have come very late to the bestselling phenomenon that is Convenience Store Woman. First published in 2018 it has been a bestseller since, blazing through prize nominations for both it's writing and translation.
I loved the deadpan humour, the quirky protagonist and the sly take on society's expectations of single women, and the pressures of conformity and work. I also loved it's slightly unsettling depiction of the convenience store as almost a living organism, yet it also made me long to be back behind a till, pasting on a smile and dispatching a queue with ruthless efficiency.
Surprising and engaging throughout, this is a fun and slickly written novel whose oddness will stay with you.
- Marianne
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
The Birdcage by Eve Chase
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