Book Reviews from a Nerdy Knitter
If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim Published August 7 2018Tags: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, South Korean CultureFormat: E-AudioPages: 417 | Synopsis From the Publisher | When the communist-backed army from the North invades her home, sixteen-year-old Haemi Lee, along with her widowed mother and ailing brother, is forced to flee to a refugee … Continue reading If You Leave Me Reviewed | Ok, But Not My Cup of Tea
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea translated by JaHyun Kim Haboush Published September 14th, 2013 by University of California PressTags: 18th Century, Family, History, Korean Culture/History, Memoir, Monarch/Royals, Nonfiction, PoC, Political, Reading Women Challenge 2019Pages: 400 | Synopsis from the Publisher | Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which … Continue reading The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong Reviewed | Definitely Worth the Read
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya is an historical fiction novel about a woman's life in India. Markandaya's novel has sold over a million copies and is a classic tale of love, family, and hardship. Synopsis: Nectar in a Sieve is the story of Rukmani, beginning with … Continue reading Nectar in a Sieve Reviewed | 3.5/5 Grains of Rice
Women Talking By Miriam Toews The women of a Mennonite colony come together to discuss leaving their colony after discovering that they’ve been sexually abused by the men in their colony. Women Talking by Miriam Toews is about a group of Mennonite women who gather together to discuss what they should do in response to … Continue reading Women Talking Reviewed
The Water Cure By Sophie Mackintosh A dystopic family drama about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh is about three sisters living on an island who have been raised to fear men. The book has been touted as a “feminist revenge fantasy” and made the … Continue reading The Water Cure Reviewed
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