Title: The Color Purple Author: Alice Walker Price: £6.29 in paperback Synopsis: Celie is a young African-American woman living in the Segregated South in the inter-war period. The narrative takes the form of an epistolary novel with Celie the principle character writing letters to God each day and her younger sister narrating at times through letters … Continue reading The Color Purple
Book Review
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Having enjoyed 'The Time Traveler's Wife' so much I decided that I would watch the film. I purchased the film very cheaply at only £2 online and should have realised that the price was an indicator of the quality of the film. If the book was nine out of ten the film would have to … Continue reading The Time Traveler’s Wife
Uni Cooking
Sorry for the late post this week at the weekend I was bust helping my boyfriend pack to go back to university for the next term. Helping my boyfriend got me thinking about when we both left home for the first time a few years back as freshers and how daunting cooking was to me … Continue reading Uni Cooking
The Moonstone
A priceless Indian diamond is stolen on a young lady's eighteenth birthday. The Moonstone is considered one of the first and best detective stories to be written.
Bridget Jones’s Diary
A book review of 'Bridget Jones's Diary' for those of you who enjoy comical romance novels.
The Time Traveler’s Wife
A review of one of the best books I have read this year. A deeply moving story about love and marriage with a time travelling twist.
Mrs Dalloway Review
Price: Available from £1.88 in paperback online and starting at 44p for an e-book. Rating: 9/10 Summary: Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway may be challenging but it is certainly rewarding. Woolf effortlessly lures you into the lives of her characters and beautifully captures the London in her magical description. Any lover of London or Fitzgerald will … Continue reading Mrs Dalloway Review
Book Review of Dracula
Dracula Bram Stoker Price: Paperback prices start at £4.10. Kindle edition is free. Rating: 7/10. Plot Summary: A classic gothic novel. Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to carry out a legal work on a property sale. Jonathan stays in the house of Count Dracula and becomes his prisoner. Jonathan manages to escape and travels back … Continue reading Book Review of Dracula
Hello
Sorry about the long delay in the book review, I've been busy reading books on Porfirio Díaz for my history essay! My book review of the Woman in White is finally here though. It is slightly shorter than the last review but I didn't want to give away too much about the plot. I really … Continue reading Hello
The Woman in White
The Woman in White Wilkie Collins Price: Available free as a Kindle book and online book prices start at £2.50 Rating 8.5/10 Plot Summary: A young art teacher, Walter, encounters a mystery woman one hot summer's evening, which coincidentally happens to be his last evening in London before beginning a new job in the countryside. … Continue reading The Woman in White
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