Category: Book Reviews

Cuckoo

Published on 17th May, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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Very clever, creepy and chilling. Makes you wonder who your friends are. Excellent stuff.

Naming the Bones

Published on 17th May, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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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.

The Twilight Time

Published on 19th April, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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I would recommend this book to anyone who watches or reads crime thrillers as it feels so real.

Not a passing phase: reclaiming lesbians in history 1840-1985

Published on 16th February, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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Have lesbians been expunged from history by academics and biographers who wish to deny their existence? The authors of Not a passing phase certainly believe so. Written in 1989 by […]

Absolution

Published on 14th February, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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would recommend this book to read as the author has made the characters so real and the crimes so dark and horrifying that it sent shivers down my spine. It is a great thriller, I just couldn’t put it down.

Book of the Month – Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters

Published on 27th January, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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A fresh, blunt and fun style of writing is used by Valenti to help young women make the transition from a woman that doesn’t identify herself as a feminist but has feminist values, into a proud and informed feminist.

A Life of One’s Own

Published on 19th September, 2011 by Wendy Kirk

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A Life of One’s Own, by Marion Milner: a graphic review by Heather Middleton.

The Summer House, Later

Published on 24th August, 2011 by Wendy Kirk

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Every short story in Judith Hermann’s collection The Summer House, Later will leave you with a large range of emotions: melancholy, surprise, and also loneliness. It is almost impossible to just read this book, put it away and go on.

Red Dust Road

Published on 24th August, 2011 by Wendy Kirk

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Red Dust Road is autobiographical; Jackie Kay takes you as the reader by the hand and leads you on a journey from a wee cottage in the Highlands of Scotland to the red dust roads of Nigeria.

Her Wits About Her: Self-defence Success Stories by Women

Published on 3rd August, 2011 by Wendy Kirk

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By collecting individual stories instead of giving only figures and facts about self-defence the editors have achieved their aims: women are given the experience of survival.