Category: Reading Ideas

The God Of Small Things

Published on 10th June, 2010 by Helen

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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

Published on 10th June, 2010 by Helen

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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

Published on 10th June, 2010 by Helen

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A stunningly rich text with strong contemporary overtones.

The Weather in the Streets

Published on 28th May, 2010 by Iona

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A doomed love affair, full of emotion and 1920’s bohemian scenery…

Memo for Spring

Published on 7th May, 2010 by Iona

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An introduction to Liz Lochhead’s engaging and provoking poetry.

Nada

Published on 30th April, 2010 by Iona

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A young woman’s account of growing up in Barcelona under the stifling control of General Franco…

Sam Ainsley

Published on 1st January, 2010 by GWL Blog Contributors

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To be enjoyed with sushi and red wine“ (I have an ex-student who could maybe make sushi, if we provide the ingredients?)” Doris Lessing: The Golden Notebook London: HarperPerennial, 2007 […]

Alice Andrews

Published on 1st January, 2010 by GWL Blog Contributors

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Judy Chicago, Miriam Schapiro et. al. Womanhouse Exhibition catalogue. Valencia, CA: Feminist Art Program, California Institute of the Arts, 1971 Read it here. Miriam Schapiro (ed.) Anonymous Was A Woman: […]

Irina Aristarkhova

Published on 1st January, 2010 by GWL Blog Contributors

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Robert Mapplethorpe Louise Bourgeois in 1982 with ‘Filette’ (1968) United States of America. Its people, and especially, its creative people, have taught me a lot about ‘going on’. For more, […]

Olivia Bliss

Published on 1st January, 2010 by GWL Blog Contributors

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Mary Mellor Feminism and Ecology Cambridge: Polity Press, 1997 Find out more here. Carol Bigwood Earth Muse: Feminism, Nature and Art Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1993. Available here, or read more […]