There is a film adaptation, but read the book first: you wonโt be able to put this page-turner down until the very end!
Book review: ‘The Wonder’ by Emma Donoghue
Book review: ‘The Snow Child’ by Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Iveyโs debut novel The Snow Child, first published in 2012, is a genre-bending tale of longing, conflict and struggle, set in the majestic wilderness of Alaska. An interesting wintertime read, but probably not for everyone. Having lost their first and only baby, Jack and Mabel - already middle-aged - move from Pennsylvania all the …
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Book review: “In Search of Mycotopia” by Doug Bierend
Over the past three years, possibly as an unexpected effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing, Iโve found myself exploring something Iโd never expressed much interest in: mushrooms. It began innocently enough: as I started taking my solitary nature walks, I also started noticing these silent and elusive creatures of vastly different colour, …
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Book review: โFolk Witchcraftโ by Roger J. Horne
I first read this book a few years ago, in the days leading up to Halloween. I remember searching online for books to get me in the holiday mood, and among all the shiny, glossy titles (and there are so many!), there was this one that looked quite different โ a small, unassuming volume, with …
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