I recently saw the trailer for the movie The Wife and learned it was based on a book and for some reason I thought it was based on a true story. The story wasn’t that compelling for me, so I didn’t go out searching for it. But when browsing my library for an audiobook to…
Cassie Stocks | Dance, Gladys, Dance
Cassie Stocks’ Dance, Gladys, Dance is written in the first person narrative, that person being Frieda. Frieda is lost. That’s how I see her. She is between jobs, going nowhere in life, a lot of unfulfilled endeavours such as university and her joy of painting. Through a newspaper ad, she meets Mr. H (that’s what…
Michael Redhill | Bellevue Square
Michael Redhill’s Bellevue Square turned out to be a difficult book to read. Mostly because it hits a little too close to home. The main character, Jean, seems to be having a mental breakdown, definite delusions, caused by a medical problem with her brain that required an operation. When I finished reading the book, I…