Literary Lane: A Mixed Bag of Books
On the surface Elizabeth, Just Sixteen by Cecilia Paul seems like it could be a potentially emotive and informative piece of work. The story revolves around Elizabeth who at…
Literary Lane: Bailey’s Prize 2016
As the dust settles on another year of the Bailey’s Prize for Women’s Fiction, I think it’s important to remember just how amazing this prize is. In a world…
Literary Lane: Jane Two – A Breathtaking Debut
Jane Two is the debut novel from accomplished actor and director Sean Patrick Flanery. It details the moment young Mickey falls in love with Jane, both too young to…
Literary Lane: A Practical Guide to Breast Cancer
From Both Ends of the Stethoscope by Dr Kathleen Thompson is a very important book. Written from the fresh perspective of someone who has spent their career looking after…
Literary Lane: A Celebration of Women in Literature
With this being 2016 it would be nice to think that women are viewed and respected as equals to men. That we have the same rights and opportunities and don’t…
Literary Lane: Two Books For Your To-Be-Read List
If World Book Day earlier this month reignited your love of reading, let our resident bookworm Georgina Lane take the stress out of choosing your next book as she reviews two very different…
Literary Lane: Inspiration for World Book Day
It’s World Book Day today, but this may be something that has escaped your notice if you’re not a parent as it’s predominantly the time of year children ask Mum and Dad to…
Literary Lane: 3 New Books for the New Year
Going back to work after Christmas can be difficult, it’s cold, grey and there’s so much adjusting you have to do. To help make your life a bit easier we…
Literary Lane: Festive Holiday Reads
The first book to kick off your holiday reading list is Fear of Dying by Erica Jong. Some of you more astute readers may recognise her name, in 1973 Erica…
Literary Lane: The Pomegranate Tree
The Pomegranate Tree by Vanessa Altin is the story of a young girl named Dilvan, a Kurdish girl whose entire life and family has been ripped apart by a…