My Sister and Other Lovers by #EstherFreud review – #HideousKinky, the teenage years
A subtle, intriguing sequel revisits two girls as they grow into adults and question the impact of their unconventional upbringing

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/04/my-sister-and-other-lovers-by-esther-freud-review-hideous-kinky-the-teenage-years

#bookreview #newbooks

‘When I read my sister’s stories I think, that’s not what it was like!’: #EstherFreud on the perils of writing about family
The Hideous Kinky author has always drawn inspiration from her own experiences. Now her sister Bella is writing her own version of their childhood. Does fact or fiction come closer to the truth, she asks

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/29/when-i-read-my-sisters-stories-i-think-thats-not-what-it-was-like-esther-freud-on-the-perils-of-writing-about-family #writing #memoir #familyHistory

Ok, so #FavouriteAuthors. This list is by no means exhaustive, but:
#KateAtkinson
#IsabelAllende
#BerylBainbridge
#PeterAckroyd
#PaulGallico
#LouiseErdrich
#BarbaraKingsolver
#MarieBrennan
#LilaBowen
#JodiTaylor
#JenWilliams
#SGMcLean
#NnediOkorafor
#KateGriffin (fantasy)
#NaomiNovik
#KatherineArden
#AtticaLocke
#TracyChevalier
#EstherFreud
#AnnieProulx

#Books #BookCommunity #Bookstadon