Published by Penguin / Viking, 2009, 256 pages.Review by Joannah Caborn Wengler This book describes the first two years that a young girl, Eilis, from Ireland spends in Brooklyn when she emigrates to the US in the 1950s. On the face of it, it ought to be a rollicking ride: with a sudden departure, a …
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Various Pets Alive and Dead: Marina Lewycka
Review by Joannah CabornPublished by Penguin, 2012, 367 pages One of the best things about this book are the dedications. The first one:“To quietly flowing Don”. The second is a Gogol quote, from Dead Souls (1842):“We live in new times – the age of the hero is past – now is the time of the …
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A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar: Suzanne Joinson
Review by Joannah CabornPublished by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012, 384 pages. I wrote this review for a distance course in journalism that I'm taking, so just sit back and enjoy the style! There is a fine history of novels that start with a map, promising travel to distant places following outlandish characters and exotic plotlines. But …
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