Katherine Clements takes the real life figure of Elizabeth Poole, and transforms her into her own character in The Crimson Ribbon. Poole was known during her life time (1622 - post 1668) as a religious activist and later as some sort of prophet. Though she began as a tailor's daughter her religious belief grew and she… Continue reading The Crimson Ribbon by Katherine Clements
Month: March 2014
Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
Catherine the Great is fascinating, and I'm not surprised Eva Stachniak has written two books about her (this is her second, the first being The Winter Palace), though I am a little surprised that she chose to write novels rather than non-fiction. In a way it makes sense as it provides the freedom to elaborate… Continue reading Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
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On Happiness in Madame Bovary
Happiness is something that we all search for, something we need to stay sane and want to live. Sometimes it comes to us by chance, and sometimes we actively pursue it, striving for it. Equally it can completely disintegrate or indeed never seem to completely find us, and we roam the Earth looking for some… Continue reading On Happiness in Madame Bovary
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Reading Women… And Men
2014 is officially The Year of Reading Women, thanks to the ReadWomen campaign (you can follow on Twitter here), and the growing disgruntlement among the reading community at the ratio of men to women winning literary awards and being featured in publications like the LRB. Gender has been an ongoing issue in the literary world… Continue reading Reading Women… And Men
These Little Words 