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Review: The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Review: The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Britt Bennett's debut novel, The Mothers is a story about love, grief and betrayal woven through a single secret that has a devastating impact on a small Southern Californian community...

Posted on 9 May 20209 May 2020 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged african-american literature, fiction, grief. Leave a comment

Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

I had this book languishing on my e-reader for the longest time, and it wasn't until I read (listened to) An American Marriage that I remembered I had it...

Posted on 24 November 2019 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged african-american literature, family, fiction, women writers. Leave a comment

Review: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Review: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

James Baldwin has long been a favourite author of mine because he created stories and characters that stay with me long after I've finished reading and subsequent re-reads of the same book always elicit some fresh new revelation...

Posted on 25 March 2019 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged african-american literature, books, fiction, film adaptions, literature, reviews. Leave a comment

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