I like to try a book that’s been shortlisted for the Booker Prize – in 2018 in this case. Without giving too much away this is an updated version of a classic Greek tragedy. It manages to conjure a way of life on the rivers…
Rachel Kushner’s novel The Mars Room focuses primarily on a young mother named Romy Hall who is serving a life sentence in jail. Romy’s experiences are rendered in unflinching detail, tacking between the circumstances that led to her criminal conviction and the reality of life…
We are starting a new thread featuring short reviews of books in Jesmond Library. If you would like your review to be featured please email it to events@jesmondlibrary.org and we can post it on the website. We could also post a picture of you or…
