Tag: adult memoir
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The Wonders of Memoir in Siobhan Harvey’s What We Remember, What We Forget
This post is a little later than my scheduled Saturday, as I have been enjoying Matariki and really focusing on what I want to prioritise for the year. I have also been reading an array of novels, and have been so immersed in them that I forgot to write up this review yesterday morning after…
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Marie Kondo’s Letter from Japan is the Perfect Non-Fiction Read
Marie Kondo is a global celebrity at this point, with her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Cleaning, a worldwide sensation, and her sweet, gentle persona a pleasure to watch. When I heard that she had published an introspective non-fiction book, I knew I needed to read it for myself. So Letter from Japan ended up on my…
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Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart – A Beautiful Memoir of Love, Loss, and Food
Having seen Crying in H Mart come across my feed more than a few times, not to mention the wonderful things people had to say about it, I finally bit the bullet and requested it from the library. With only around 240 pages, I figured it would be a quick an easy before bed read…
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Pippa Latour is the Last Secret Agent
You all know I love a WWII novel recounting the hard work done by women in the name of freedom and peace. When I walked into the library one day to drop off some books, I saw this on the Bestie stand – a display currently housing many New Zealand reads – and immediately knew…