The month of May is traditionally associated with all sorts of images: the beginnings of summer; Maypoles, those symbols of phallic fertility; and on May 1st, international workers day. That Orwell was an ardent socialist is not in doubt and so many of his
The Bibliofemme book for 26th February 2004 was The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford. Love in a Cold Climate revisits the settings and characters of The Pursuit of Love but places the accent on the Hampton
Brazilian Paulo Coelho is one of the most widely read authors in the world. His works include ‘The Pilgrimage’, ‘By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept’, and the recent ‘Veronica Decides to Die’, but he
Claire is different from the other mother’s that bring their children to play school, she doesn’t like coffee mornings and endless discussions about childbirth, in fact she doesn’t have any friends. Though she would never admit it she’s
Not Just For Christmas is from New Island’s Open Door series. This series features original or adapted works from well know Irish authors and is designed to open the door to reading for those who are less literate and improve their skills while enjoying
Children of Eve is Deirdre Purcell’s tenth novel and is following in the wake of nine best-sellers including her most recent book, Last Summer in Arcadia. It’s a tough act to follow, yet once again I think Deirdre Purcell has a best-seller on her
The Child Buyer: A Novel in the Form of Hearings Before the Standing Committee on Education, Welfare, and Public Morality of a Certain State Senate by John Hersey
(Published by Penguin)
A flamboyantly dressed stranger rides into the small town of Pequot on a collapsible motorcycle. He has come to purchase the Pequot’s
Your Cheatin’ Heart is set in 1977 in America when drugs, sex and rock and roll were all that really mattered. Twenty-one-year-old Maggie Lennon from Northern Ireland travels to America looking for a summer job before settling into her career
Melissa Diem’s novel tells the story of Jean, a single mother who has given birth to a severely handicapped daughter. In line with the old Irish story of the changeling – a less than perfect baby who is given by the fairies to replace the perfect baby they have
The Sexual Life of Catherine M. is exactly what it says on the tin (well cover). It is a catalogue of the sexual encounters of one woman – Catherine Millet, the Parisian Art Critic and editor of Art Press. Millet is indeed a real person
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