"Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt, that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." Every woman should read Virginia Woolf. Or, at the very least, every woman should read A Room of One's Own. I was about to give a summary of some … Continue reading Book Review: A Room of One’s Own
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Book Review : A House Without Windows
Zeba seems like the perfect dutiful loving wife; until the day she is found in their courtyard, next to her husband with a hatchet driven into him. She is an immediate suspect though it is not clear at this point whether or not she is actually guilty. She is imprisoned and while she awaits her … Continue reading Book Review : A House Without Windows
Book Review: Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus is a coming of age story about 15-year-old Nigerian girl Kambili. She both hero worships her father Eugene and fears his wrath. Eugene is a dichotomy of sorts – he stands for the things we all cheer for – such as freedom of the press and aid to those less fortunate than him … Continue reading Book Review: Purple Hibiscus