Posts Tagged ‘Daisy Johnson’
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Daisy Johnson in 5 bites
Since the publication of her first book of short stories, Fen, 2016, Johnson has consistently experimented with form, genre and the foundation of her narratives. The standout story in that collection is ‘Fen’ which explores teenage anorexia through a surreal, folkloric lens. Everything Under, 2018 (shortlisted for the Man Booker) is a contemporary re-telling of the ...
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Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 – Longlist announced!
WinterAnd I’m off to the library to put in my orders! The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite The Pisces Melissa Broder Milkman Anna Burns Freshwater Akwaeke Emezi Ordinary People Diana Evans Swan Song Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott An American Marriage Tayari Jones Number One ...
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Revisiting the Greeks
I’ve just finished reading Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls – brilliant! And that led me down the rabbit hole of discovery…so many women writers are turning their attention to the ancient Greeks and revisiting those stories. Here’s a very quick list of what I’ve discovered: The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker – ...