ABOUT THE AUTHOR Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best known for her novel, Little Women. She was also a journalist, and an advocate for social justice and women’s rights. Alcott authored several other works, including Little Men and Jo’s Boys. She also wrote thrillers and Gothic novels under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. Read more…
She waited in the corners As people came and went The winds howled faraway And birds roared above But she only had four walls to stay To have given up her freedom To only be called a beauty O’ what a silly bargain had it been One she had known all along One they Read more…
Synopsis: As Ethiopia faces an imminent invasion by Italy, an orphaned girl struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her employer, Kidane, who serves as an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie’s army, rushes to recruit his men to take on Mussolini’s formidable army. On the other hand, Hirut is less than content Read more…
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest picks up from where its predecessor ended, with Salander fighting for her life in the intensive care unit. Her father is lying a few doors along the corridor as a result of the wounds inflicted on him by Salander herself. Throughout the novel, the covert workings of the Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Margaret Drabble is a popular novelist, critic and biographer. She was appointed the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1980. She was born in Sheffield and studied at the Newnham College, Cambridge. Her numerous fiction and non-fiction works have earned her a remarkable fan following. She is married Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adeline Virginia Woolf was one of the most important modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer in feminist literature. An essential part of the literary and artistic society, Woolf’s published works include The Voyage Out, To The Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway and Orlando. Her exceptional book, A Room Of One’s Own, Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kushner is the author of The Flamethrowers, a finalist of the National Book Award and a New York Times Top Five Novel of 2013. Her debut novel, Telex from Cuba, was a finalist of the 2008 National Book Award and a New York Times bestseller. Her fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Margaret Atwood is an award-winning Canadian author, poet and essayist. Winner of the Man Booker Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General’s Award as well as Franz Kafka Prize, Atwood explores a variety of themes in her writing such as gender, identity, language as a tool of power and many more. The Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born on February 20, 1991, Irish author Sally Rooney is a fairly new name in the literary world. Nonetheless, the two books she published have taken over the world and made her a sensation. Her first novel, Conversations with Friends was published in 2017, shortly followed by her next book Normal People Read more…
