Things Can Only Get Worse
Book
'...as the Labour candidate I prepared for every possible question on the local radio Election...
Rolling Stonemason: An Autobiography
Book
Fred Bower had a full adventurous life and wrote about it in his own vivid and racy idiom. He was...
Taking it on the Chin: Memoirs of a Parliamentary Bruiser
Book
Surely one of the most colourful characters ever to have graced the Palace of Westminster, Tom...
The Informal Economy: Seasonal Work, Street Selling and Sex Work: 2016
Book
This book examines the nature and regulation of the informal economy by means of a collective case...
Babushka's Journey: The Dark Road to Stalin's Wartime Camps
Book
This is the story of a grandmother, and what happened to her and to Eastern Europe in World War II....
When Zikora finds out that she is pregnant, she excitedly tells her boyfriend thinking that he’ll be just as excited. He isn’t. He wants nothing to do with the responsibilities of being a father, and shuts Zikora out completely, even threatening her with legal action when she continues to phone him about the progress of her pregnancy.
This story mainly takes place during Zikora’s labour, as it looks back on all the things that happened before. Her mother is a constant presence during her labour, and Zikora is able to look back on their relationship.
I shouldn’t really say any more, because this is only a 35 page short story. I will say that I listened to this on Audible at the same time as reading it, and the narrator, Adepero Oduye, really brought the story to life for me. Adichie’s storytelling is at its usual high standard, and it was a joy to both read and listen to.
The Catholic Labyrinth: Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church
Book
The sexual abuse scandals that exploded in 2002 shook a church already under stress in the U.S....
India in Slow Motion
Book
Mark Tully is incomparable. No one has a greater understanding of the passions, the contradictions,...
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE by Jessie Ware
Album
What's Your Pleasure? is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware, released...