Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.” Shakers Heights is the perfect place to live –…
To My Brother In Heaven
Dear Brother, Some may say it is unwise of me to write a letter to you when you are somewhere this letter cannot reach, but there are things I want to tell you, show you and talk to you about. Life has never been an…
Her Altruistic Mien
Have you ever seen a heart Who has love, unconditional? Have you ever met someone Who has given herself so benevolently? I have. And I keep meeting them. Whenever I talk to a woman Every now and then. I meet her in…
A Small Sri Lankan World
My mum says the EasyJet cashier was my father’s brother’s friend’s housemate for two years when they first came to England, back when Appa* thickened the chicken curry up with cornflakes. She says he played UNO with me growing up, used to work in Dunkin…
Undivided Love
‘I have never seen Inam this serious.’ I thought. Something was seriously wrong. His thick black eyebrows narrowed, jaws stiffened and fair skin turned red. ‘What is wrong, sweetheart?’ He didn’t seem to hear me as his fingers went fast on the grey keypad on…
A Girl Returned by Donatella di Pietrantonio
Translated by Ann Goldstein NB: A free copy was gifted in exchange for an honest review. We all have our favourite authors, the ones we don’t hesitate to collect their entire bibliography. Some of mine include Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith and Stephen King. But…
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Your Guide to Healthy Pregnancy
Every year, approximately 303,000 women die as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications, and more than 50,000 experience unexpected health problems, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some pregnancy complications (for example, morning sickness) are not usually serious, but others,…
One Minute Later by Susan Lewis
One Minute Later by Susan Lewis is a poignant novel that also shines a very important light on organ donation. On her twenty-seventh birthday, Vivienne “Vivi” Shager’s life forever changes after she has a heart attack. Instead of remaining in London where she works a high powered job,…
The Favourite Daughter by Kaira Rouda
The Favourite Daughter by Kaira Rouda is a deliciously diabolical mystery that is also rather suspenseful. One year following the death of her oldest daughter, Mary, Jane Harris is ready to reclaim her life. Her youngest daughter, Betsy is on the verge of graduating and Jane is determined…
