Older Posts: 2012
No Human Involved
Despite the seamy side of life portrayed, there’s also hope and humanity. Sometimes I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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Bad Attitudes
Agnes Owens’ writing is sparse, simple and down-to-earth, but with so much going on beneath the surface. She is great at portraying characters whose realities are slightly skewed, but who could quite easily be the people who live next door
The Singer
The story and the characters reflect the passion, energy, aggression and rawness of punk, as well as the deprivation, social unrest and alienation of the times.
A Darker Domain
Intelligent and tightly plotted with twists upon twists and turns upon turns. An excellent read which kept me up.
Cuckoo
Very clever, creepy and chilling. Makes you wonder who your friends are. Excellent stuff.
Naming the Bones
Despite its length and seemingly leisurely pace, Naming the bones is a fast read. It’s atmospheric with a great sense of place and a very gothic tone.
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Tagged Glasgow, Louise Welsh, Scottish writers
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Glasgow Women’s Library at Festival of Museums
Glasgow Women’s Library will go East for the weekend of 19th and 20th May in celebration of the Festival of Museums. We will be at Bridgeton Library, in the heart of the East End, from 10am on Saturday 19th May and we would love you to join us, wherever you’re from, for a day of fun and activities.
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Women’s Development Workshop with Terry Neason
The performer Terry Neason, a Library supporter who blew the audience at our memorable Auction of Pleasures away, is now offering workshops, sharing her own amazing powers of ‘personal impact’. The workshops are designed to foster Confidence, Communication Skills, Motivation and Self Esteem and how to Speak Out. For more information visit her website at [...]
Enoch was a Woman: A River Walk
On Sunday 29 April, some of our East End Detectives attended an event called “Enoch was a Woman: a river walk”, led by artist Lucy Livingstone, as part of the Glasgow International Festival, designed to reinstate the reputation of a Glasgow figure now only represented in a temple of shopping.
