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Women’s Prize Longlist 2025

Last year, I decided I would read the Women’s Prize shortlist before the winner was announced. But like a lot of well-thought plans, I only got round to reading one of them, even though I bought them all. So, following that success, I decided to go one further and read the 2025 longlist before theContinue reading “Women’s Prize Longlist 2025”

Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh

Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 192Released On: 02/03/2023 Elodie is the baker’s wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbours, she burns with the secret desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town – the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet – and Elodie quicklyContinue reading “Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh”