Motherhood in Literature and Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Europe
Victoria Browne, Adalgisa Giorgio, Emily Jeremiah and Abigail Lee Six
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Motherhood remains a complex and contested issue in feminist research as well as public discussion....
The Secret Diary & Growing Pains of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
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Celebrate Adrian Mole's 50th Birthday with this new double edition, featuring the first two books in...
Villette
Charlotte Brontë and Helen Cooper
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Villette is Charlotte Bronte's powerful autobiographical novel of one woman's search for true love,...
How to be a Hip Mama Without Losing Your Cool
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When Jenny Scott had her son she thought she was prepared, but in reality she had no idea of the...
Motherhood, Rescheduled: The New Frontier of Egg Freezing and the Women Who Tried it
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How would you live your life if you could stop your biological clock? If you could be free of the...
BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Foster Child in Books
Sep 24, 2020
The narrative of this novel was quite tense, there always were little incidents related to Ellie, that made this book very absorbing. I liked the topics this book discussed, such as pregnancy, parental love, bullying, fighting your fears, child’s behaviour problems, attachment, and many more. I enjoyed all the little twists and turns the author threw in this in this book, it made this book a true page-turner.
The writing style of this novel was easy to read, but quite confusing. Till the last page, I could not understand what was going on with Ellie. In some places, it seems that she was supernatural, and in other places, it was brushed off as fabrication, so this thing did leave me baffled. The chapters had a very decent length and they didn’t leave me bored. The ending of the book was quite surprising but it rounded the story very nicely and left me satisfied with the outcome.
So, to conclude, I really enjoyed this psychological thriller, it has very complex and disturbed characters, as well as the plot that is always trying to confuse the reader, and filled with turns, twists and very important topics.
Postnatal Pilates by Reform
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Postnatal Pilates by Reform provides you with a range of quick and effective workouts designed to...
Merissa (12894 KP) rated The Widow Wore Plaid (The Widows' Club #6) in Books
Jan 27, 2022 (Updated Jul 5, 2023)
Jane and Gareth have been together for a while and, although Gareth has asked her to marry him numerous times, Jane has always said no for fear of losing her independence. Gareth does everything in his power to soothe those fears and she eventually says yes. Not everyone is happy with that announcement though and their lives are in danger.
Not having read any of the other books, I wonder how much of their getting to know each other was mentioned then because, obviously, there's nothing here. They are already a done deal although Jane is going to stop taking precautions against pregnancy now it's official. Part of me missed that, the build-up, but in other ways, it made this all the more exciting as the story could concentrate on their peril, rather than dancing around each other.
After a slow start, this story builds up to a fitting ending. I would have preferred to have read it as part of a series, simply so I could keep everyone straight and fully understand the relationships that are already formed. Saying that, I thoroughly enjoyed it and have no hesitation in recommending it.
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Merissa
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Jan 27, 2022