White is for Witching

White is for witching, a colour to be worn so that all other colours can enter you, so that you may use them. At a pinch, cream will do. White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi is a novel difficult to categorise; it is experimental with multiple narrative styles and viewpoints, often switching perspectives mid-paragraph. [...]

Persephone Wrap-Up

Ah, if only I had a lovely wrapped up Persephone to share … This week has resulted in much Persephone-purchasing temptation and I have four Persephones at least in my possession that will be read as soon as possible. Regrettably Persephone Reading Week has been a bit of misnomer for me as not much reading [...]

Persephone Round-Up #12

I have a very big (and final?) round-up for you today so please forgive me if I don’t officially wrap-up Persephone Reading Week (along with my co-host Verity who is feeling particularly ill today and won’t be online again today) until tomorrow; we shall be announcing our prize-draw winners then so stay tuned… Please continue [...]

Persephone Round-Up #11

No round-up from my lovely co-host Verity this weekend as she is currently on her way to meet me for a day of book shopping (including Persephone, of course) before the UK Bloggers’ Meet-up this evening. Instead, I shall be bringing you the latest posts during Persephone Reading Week and will do the same tomorrow [...]

To Bed With Grand Music

To Bed With Grand Music by Marghanita Laski is the fourth of her novels that Persephone Books have published but was the first of those four to be published, in 1946 under the pseudonym “Sarah Russell”. A unique take on the experience of women in WWII England, To Bed With Grand Music opens with the [...]

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