1984 by George Orwell
MODERN CLASSIC (and a note on genre) Just read this mind-blowing book, 1984 by George Orwell — have you heard of it?? This is one of those books that I’ve meant to read for yea
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Would you buy different versions of the same book? I am tremendously territorial over @madeline.e.miller (one of the nicest people I...
The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT An ultimate Friday Favourite. Hilary Mantel was the very first author that we connected over. It was that frisson of excitement when you find a kindred spi
The Inseperables by Simone de Beauvoir
NEW RELEASE Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most important feminist writers of the last century. Her book The Second Sex, published in 1949, is widely viewed as starting the seco
The Women Of Troy by Pat Barker
THE WOMEN OF TROY Definitely one of the books we were most excited to receive all year — we were both *desperate* for this one — and my oh my, our proof and finished hardback a
Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel
(ULTIMATE) FRIDAY FAVOURITE I have previously written about Wolf Hall, meeting and watching Mantel’s plays with the author herself and how our love of these books brought Sophi
Sula by Toni Morrison
CURRENTLY READING Wow, what can I say about Sula?! I picked this one up in @harbourbooks a few weeks ago. I don’t know what drew me in, it could have been the cover or just the
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
FRIDAY FAVOURITE This modern classic made me as a teen fall in love with reading and propelled me into pursuing a career in criminal law. This is my copy from school with inane doo
Circe by Madeline Miller
FRIDAY FAVOURITE ~ CIRCE Our first post on this account was the Song of Achilles, the book that brought us together. I had met Sophie once a few years before and saw her Facebook p
Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Wolf Den Let me state at the outset that this book was a DAMN triumph. I feigned a headache so I could cancel plans to finish this book kind of excellent. There is so much cl
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Attwood
FRIDAY FAVOURITE Is it acceptable to admit that I read this *after* I watched the series? I wouldn’t normally advocate for doing things that way round — books are best and (usu
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
FRIDAY FAVOURITE Frequently referred to as a modern classic or the perfect novel, The Secret History is a book I always recommend. Reading this as an unruly teenager genuinel