If you thought Sylvia Plath was just poetry and The Bell Jar, think again and investigate this collection.
Category: Reading Ideas
The Women’s Room
Essential reading for any woman, or man, with an interest in ridding the world of patriarchy
Whom Dykes Divide
A novel telling the history of women and children coal bearers and miners in Craigmillar and Newcraighall.
Mad, Bad and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors
It seems strange to recommend a book about the history of madness as a ‘page-turner’ but Lisa Appignanesi’s exploration of this subject covering the last two centuries and relating it to women in particular was a very absorbing and accessible read.
The Blue Hour, A Portrait of Jean Rhys
Lillian Pizzichini’s portrait of Jean Rhys is a melancholic, frustrating and indeed very blue depiction of the brilliant but disturbed writer…
The God Of Small Things
It seems almost crass to find a novel on the mundanity of tragedy so engrossing but this is a beautiful and profound work.
Nights At The Circus
A hugely enjoyable book that shows us how in spite of societal expections it’s possible to be in charge of your own life.
The Lamplighter
A stunningly rich text with strong contemporary overtones.
The Weather in the Streets
A doomed love affair, full of emotion and 1920’s bohemian scenery…
Memo for Spring
An introduction to Liz Lochhead’s engaging and provoking poetry.