Tag: satire
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
In this darkly comic work of literary satire by New Zealand’s most acclaimed and best-selling novelist, Tama, a talking magpie and social media influencer, is the sole witness to a marriage in freefall. Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie. ‘If it keeps me awake,’ says Marnie’s husband Rob, a farmer in the middle of a years-long drought, ‘I’ll … Read More The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
+ Dogs, fiction, humour fiction, marriage, review
Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
Geraldine and her apricot poodle are usually reluctant to leave her pretty little mews house in St John’s Wood. But what with her sister moving in with two pugs, and her daughter unexpectedly appearing on her doorstep – both the victims of dumping by their partners – Geraldine and her bijou home can barely take the strain. #AwayWeekend #LesleyFernándezArmesto @BooksQuadrant @GracePublicity #blogtour So it’s hard to … Read More Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
+ fiction, India, Jaipur, journal, Literary Festival, literature, review, satire, writers
Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale
From the co-founder of the Jaipur Literary Festival, a brilliant, funny, and moving novel set against the background of the festival, and the characters that make it tick. Told from multiple perspectives, from the authors enjoying moments of adulation after years of creative isolation, to the star-struck public mingling with their cultural icons, to those in-between, who are both author and fan, these diverse … Read More Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale
+ dark humour, fiction, literature, rabbit, review, satire, writing
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
Peter Knox lives quietly in one of those small country villages that’s up for the Village Garden of the Year award. Until Doc and Constance Rabbit move in next door, upsetting the locals (many of them members of the governing political party – UKARP or the United Kingdom Against Rabbit Population), complicating Peter’s job as a Rabbit Spotter, and forcing him to take a stand, moving from unconscious … Read More The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
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