The Latinist by Mark Prins requires patience, and possibly, a love for Antiquity. I have an abundance of the latter, but not always the former.
Category Archives: Literary Fiction
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Still Life by Sarah Winman is a love letter to Florence, Italy. An easy five stars. No review of mine could do this book justice.
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall is the most exquisitely haunting story I’ve read in a long time. Edith Harkness, a renowned sculptor, is living her last days and…
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a magnificent story about love, loss, identity, and nature. Set in 1974 Cyprus, the country is in turmoil between
Oh William by Elizabeth Strout
Oh William by Elizabeth Strout is a short novel that packs a big punch. In this third novel, we follow Lucy Barton, later in her life, as she reflects on
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
We Are Not Like Them is a hard book to read, but it is an important one that realistically renders the current divisions in society.