Book Reviews

A Beautiful Nightmare

Christine

McGuinness

This is Christine's first book, where she tells the world her life story for the very first time. As well as outlining the difficulties and joys of being a mother to three autistic children, the autobiography delves into her anorexia battle, fertility troubles, her marriage, modelling career and tough childhood, subjects which are sensitive and many of which she hasn't spoken about before.

Manifesto

Bernardine Evaristo

Bernardine Evaristo's life story is a manifesto for courage, integrity, optimism, resourcefulness and tenacity. It's a manifesto for anyone who has ever stood on the margins, and anyone who wants to make their mark on history. It's a manifesto for being unstoppable.

Wish You Were Here

Jodi Picoult

Diana O'Toole's life is going perfectly to plan. At twenty-nine, she's up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist at Sotheby's and she's about to fly to the Galápagos but once she's in the Galápagos, the world shuts down around her due to Covid-19, leaving Diana stranded.

Completely isolated, with only intermittent news from the outside world, Diana finds herself examining everything that has brought her to this point and wondering if there's a better way to live.

But not everything is as it seems...

A Three Dog Problem S. J. Bennett

Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal nightmare.

A referendum divides the nation, a tumultuous election grips the United States - and the body of a staff member is found dead beside Buckingham Palace swimming pool. Is it a tragic accident, as the police think? Or is something more sinister going on? Her Majesty looks for answers, after all, though the staff and public may not realise it, she is the keenest sleuth among them. Sometimes, it takes a Queen's eye to see connections where no one else can...

will create lasting equality. Whatever is s topping you from having seven figures in the bank - whether it’s shaky confidence, knowledge gaps when it comes to wealth building tactics, imposter syndrome, a janky mindset about money (it’s okay, we’ve all been there!), or simply not knowing where to begin - this book shows you how to clear every obstacle in your way, show up, and glow up.

One Hundred Years of Lenin

& Margo

Marianne Cronin

Life is short.

Rise - Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World

Maliha Abidi

Rise celebrates the inspirational stories of 100 remarkable women of colour. From the entrepreneur with a homemade marmalade business who went on to found Women's World Banking, to the educator who built the first university in the world; and from the athlete who fled civil war on a sinking boat and then swam in the Olympics, to the first Black female astronaut, these trailblazers have risen above challenges to reach dizzying heights.

We Should All Be Millionaires

Rachel Rodgers

Only 10 percent of the world’s millionaires are women, making it difficult for women to wield the economic power that

No-one knows that better than seventeenyear-old Lenni living on a hospital ward. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with. When she bumps into 83 year old rebel-hearted Margot their bond is instant and their stories funny and tender.

An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.

Soulwork

Elizabeth Radcliffe

This is a deeply personal account of a one woman journey to find a more meaningful life.

Whether you fall done of the side of science or religion or neither, this book offers you the tools you need to investigate further.

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