Remembered | 
pickThis book has been described as both heart-breaking and liberating. I definitely agree with the first part. Set in a context of violence and oppression, the stories of Ella, Agnes, Spring and Tempe show the so-called "choices" that people made to survive, the prices they paid for a "freedom" that came with so many caveats. It's a reminder always to remember... and sometimes to let go.
"With all these people telling me how I feel, it's a wonder I feel anything at all. But I feel everything all at once. Happy, sad, scared, lonely, disappointed, mad, lost. Who can I tell? Everybody's so busy making up their minds about me, nobody wants to hear me telling them nothing different."
pickThis book is brutal. Unforgettable and brilliant but All The Trigger Warnings. A mother sitting at her son‘s hospital bed with the ghost of her sister begins to tell him their family history on Walker plantation. The story she recounts is violent and traumatic but the characters are rich and complex and the “cursed” nature of the plantation is fascinating.⬇️
so-soI have mixed feelings about this that I need to unpack. Much like my last book (The Vanishing Half) it felt like the author tried to do too much and ended up not doing full justice to any of the threads in the story. This seems a recurring theme in my book reviews right now, maybe it's me... @TheAromaofBooks #bookspin
“They want to be up close to pain, until they are. When I get mad about them telling me all they think they know about my life, they call me angry. They say it like I ain‘t got no cause at all to be upset, sad. Can‘t hardly feel nothing without somebody telling me how I should feel instead. I can fall down a whole flight of stairs and won‘t there be somebody at the bottom telling me I should be grateful to be alive?”
pickDefinitely recommend this debut novel set before during and after the Emancipation Proclamation. It‘s the meeting of slaves and free Negroes. It‘s a story of freedom and what to do with it. Told through the words of Spring with her ghostly sister by her side yo will be énamourés with this emotional story. Longlist Ed for the Women‘sPrize for Fiction 2019, it‘a must read. #readsoullit
pickI don't envy the judges picking a shortlist for this years women's prize: another great read. Painful but gripping.
pickBrilliant. I had no expectations going in & knew little of what the book was about but I loved it. Very strong sense of time, place and character. It unfolds at a steady pace that keeps you wanting to read on. Spring‘s grown up son is in a coma in the hospital & she is telling him the history of his and her family so he can ‘make his way home‘. It‘s about slavery, the past and family. Also, how stunning is the cover! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #womensprize
Which women‘s prize book should I read next??
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