On What Cathy Read Next last week
Monday – I shared five books I’ve read that were shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book. My ten have already had theirs.
Wednesday – I published my review of the brilliant North Woods by Daniel Mason. And as always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.
Thursday – I shared my publication day review of action-packed historical novel, A Day of Reckoning by Matthew Harffy.
Saturday – I published my review of The Merchant’s Dilemma by Carolyn Hughes.
New arrivals
Everything is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope by Clive Myrie (Hodder & Stoughton)
As a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive Myrie read all the newspapers he delivered from cover to cover and dreamed of becoming a journalist. In this deeply personal memoir, he tells how his family history has influenced his view of the world, introducing us to his Windrush generation parents, a great grandfather who helped build the Panama Canal, and a great uncle who fought in the First World War, later to become a prominent police detective in Jamaica.
He reflects on how being black has affected his perspective on issues he’s encountered in thirty years reporting some of the biggest stories of our time (most recently from Ukraine), showing us how those experiences gave him a better idea of what it means to be an outsider. He tells of his pride in his roots, but his determination not to be defined by his background in dealing with the challenges of race and class to succeed at the highest level.
Moving, engaging, revealing, Everything is Everything is a story of love and hate – but also hope.
On What Cathy Read Next this week
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- Book Review: Adama by Lavie Tidhar
- Book Review: Byron and Shelley: Stories by Glenn Haybittle
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Nice! Here is my recap for September: https://wordsandpeace.com/2023/09/30/2023-september-wrap-up/
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