The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun Hardback published by Serpent's Tail 2nd July 2020 When catastrophe strikes, who can resist looking at the wreckage? Yona is nearing burnout working for Jungle, a sinister Seoul based company that specialises in tours to ecological disaster zones. When one of Yona's bosses sexually harasses her, the company … Continue reading The Disaster Tourist Yun Ko-eun →

  The Tears of Monterini by Amanda Weinberg  Paperback published by Red Door 6th August 2020 Monterini, Italy. 1921. Yacobo Levi, an intellectual dreamer, works in the family bookshop. Angelo Ghione, a contadino, makes good wine by singing to the grapes. Lifetime best friends, their Jewish and Catholic families live side by side amidst a … Continue reading The Tears of Monterini Amanda Weinberg →

   F*cked at 40 by Tova Leigh Hardback published by Watkins Publishing 3rd March 2020 Life Beyond Suburbia, Montogamy and Stretch Marks. I was bored, angry, tired, and sad. I felt all alone, yet I had nothing to complain about. I had a good job, a husband who wasn't shagging his assistant, three children who … Continue reading F*cked at 40 Tova Leigh →