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Persephone Challenge

In 2015, I'm branching out from YA books and trying to read 10 Persephone books and see what they teach me about 20th century female/female writers. 

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Emma Holtrust June 2, 2015
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Wilfred and Eileen - Jonathan Smith
Jun 2, 2015
Wilfred and Eileen - Jonathan Smith
Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015
The Squire - Enid Bagnold
Mar 31, 2015
The Squire - Enid Bagnold
Mar 31, 2015
Mar 31, 2015
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About me

Welcome to my wonderful little nook on the internet. My name is Emma and I love everything books and writing. I might also be a little bit of a book-buying-addict, but aren't we all? For more information, check out the About tab. 

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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Jun 5, 2019
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Jun 5, 2019
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Feb 8, 2018
Some of my 2018 reading!
Feb 8, 2018
Feb 8, 2018
The Infinite Now - Mindy Tarquini
Nov 1, 2017
The Infinite Now - Mindy Tarquini
Nov 1, 2017
Nov 1, 2017
Oct 12, 2017
Turtles All The Way Down - John Green
Oct 12, 2017
Oct 12, 2017
Aug 15, 2017
The Names They Gave Us - Emery Lord
Aug 15, 2017
Aug 15, 2017
Aug 1, 2017
July Wrap-up!
Aug 1, 2017
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Jul 25, 2017
All That Man Is - David Szalay
Jul 25, 2017
Jul 25, 2017
Jun 6, 2017
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction: First Love - Gwendoline Riley
Jun 6, 2017
Jun 6, 2017
Jun 5, 2017
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction: The Power by Naomi Alderman
Jun 5, 2017
Jun 5, 2017
May 10, 2017
We Are Okay - Nina LaCour
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017
“That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Beauty of Literature

An exploration of books

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