A dark & funny story of memory, power & oppression (mini-review)
Category: Literary fiction & Poetry
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Beautifully written retelling of ‘My Last Duchess’ (mini-review)
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
Quirky, adults-only satire
The English Understand Wool by Helen de Witt
Hilarious satirical novella (mini-review)
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
Weird but beautifully designed. Great gift for librarians! (mini-review)
Laurinda by Alice Pung
Brilliant skewering of snobbery and racism (mini-review)
Galatea by Madeleine Miller
Powerful feminist retelling of Pygmalion (mini-review)
Talking Tomatoes by Kate Walker
Poignant story set in a high school production of Romeo and Juliet (mini-review)
Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna
Lively and believable, with a literary touch (mini-review)
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan
Fabulously playful and inventive short stories (mini-review)
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE LIBRARY... 