Books

Putney

Sofka Zinovieff's Putney is a complex look into the psyches of the abuser, the abused, and the observer. This is not a normal review because of my past with sexual assault, I decided to add a biased and personal review of this novel.

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No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol

A fabulous memoir about a newly 40, childless, single woman in New York learning to struggle, be proud of, regret, love, question, and live the life she has.

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The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers

Phiona Mutesi is from one of the worst slums in the world in a country left behind. Overcoming every impossibility, she is one of the most promising young women in chess.