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Discover captivating biographies and historical books. Literary Potpourri by Indian blogger Mallika showcases her passion and writings on various genres. Featured posts include book reviews, posts about books (favorites lists, characters, genres, etc.), posts about authors, and the occasional post about poetry.
Literary Potpourri » Biography
7M ago
My thanks to White Lion Publishing for a copy of this book via Edelweiss. Summers Under the Tamarind Tree, originally published in 2016 (this edition, 2023), is a food memoir and recipe book from Pakistani-English lawyer-turned-food-writer Sumayya Usmani through which she seeks to highlight the uniqueness of Pakistani cuisine, which is often conflated with other ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Black Panel Press/Diamond Books for a review copy of this book. While I knew Al Capone as an American gangster, one whose name perhaps comes up first in one’s mind when anyone mentions gangsters, and that he was eventually arrested not for those crimes but tax fraud, that was literally all I ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Archipelago/Steerforth Press for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Ti Amo (2022) is a raw, honest, beautiful, heart-breaking, autobiographical account of a woman whose husband is suffering terminal cancer. Written originally in Norwegian by author Hanne Ørstavik, the version I read is translated brilliantly by Martin Aitken. In Ti Amo ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Allison and Busby and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. The Improbable Adventures of Emily Soldene: Actress, Writer and Rebel Victorian is an entertaining and very readable biography of a rather extraordinary woman—Emily Soldene who was a singer, actress, director, writer and much much more—a woman who wanted fame but ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Vanderbilt University Press for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Originally published in French, Borges: An Introduction is a short (174pp) but in-depth introduction to the Argentinian writer, poet and essayist Jorge Luis Borges and his work. The volume is translated by Amanda Murphy, a translator and Professor at the ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Pen & Sword for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. I first heard or rather read Ada Lovelace’s name way back in class V, where our introductory textbook on computers talked of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine (with I think a diagram of the machine) and of Lady Ada Lovelace who ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Parthian Books for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. Sugar and Slate, originally published in 2002, and now being republished by Parthian Books is academic and author Charlotte Williams’ memoir exploring her search for identity, belonging and home. Born to a White, Welsh mother, and Black Guyanese father, her mixed ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Pen & Sword for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. Perhaps the most famous of Victorian writers, Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was known for not only for the novels he wrote but also for the many wonderful, whimsical, inimitable and memorable characters he created, the love for Christmas he ..read more
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8M ago
My thanks to Francis Lincoln Books for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss! Hedy Lamarr is another entry in the Little People, Big Dreams series, and one I was keen to read for two reasons; one because I have been seeing reviews of different books in the series and find them a great ..read more
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8M ago
Light-hearted and humorous but also poignant and harrowing, A Chelsea Concerto (1959) is Frances Faviell’s (or Olivia Faviell Lucas’) memoir of the London Blitz. At this time, Faviell, who was an artist (having studied at the Slade School of Art) lived in Chelsea and served as a Red Cross volunteer in various capacities, experiencing both ..read more