October Round-Up – The Books I Read In October 2015

In October I read and reviewed six books, all fiction: Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett (Virago) – The first novel by screenwriter and director Shirley Barrett is a beautifully written story based on a whaling family in Eden, New South Wales. Narrated by Mary, the eldest daughter of the Davidson family, we uncover their family …

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Jenny Offill’s second novel Dept. Of Speculation may be short but it is a book that whilst compact in size contains so much within its 177 pages. It is told in an unusual, almost disjointed way, and it tells the story of a marriage from the first meeting right through to the aftermath of an …