Take a dilapidated castle in the Scottish Highlands, add a peacock gone rogue, a group of bankers on a team building trip, an overwhelmed psychologist, a housekeeper with a broken arm, and an ingenious cook, get Lord and Lady Macbeth …
Cathy
Cathy
I am a freelance translator, literature lover, and language nerd based near the Baltic Sea. You can usually find me with a cup of tea, my latest read, and plenty of questions about language.
- Book ReviewsFictionSci-Fi/Fantasy
Review: Hope, A History of the Future by G. G. Kellner
by Cathyby CathyAn interesting book that looks at the very real possibility of what the world might look like in 200 years. It makes a subject, that I often feel is treated as abstract, the focus; giving it a very real feel.
Synopsis WINNER OF THE MAO DUN LITERATURE PRIZE Liu Xinwu’s work, which includes novels, short stories, and children’s literature, focuses on the common people of Beijing who live on the margins of society. He is one of the earliest proponents …
- Book ReviewsHistorical FictionMemoir/BiographyTranslated Lit
Book Review: Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity
by Cathyby CathyAn enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.
- Book ListsLiterary FictionTranslated Lit
5 books to read for Women in Translation Month 2021
by Cathyby CathyIt’s that time of year again! August is here, bringing Women In Translation Month 2021 with it. I’ve got 5 books by women in translation that I think you’ll love this year!
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is Books on my Spring 2021 TBR and I’ve done a thorough spring clean of my TBR list. Now that the weather is starting to get a bit milder and the days are getting longer, …
- Book ReviewsCrime/MysteryFiction
Hell and High Water: A Maeve Malloy Mystery Book Tour
by Cathyby CathyAbout Hell and High Water • Paperback: 282 pages• Publisher: Level Best Books (March 31, 2020) Alaskan attorney Maeve Malloy isn’t sure she’s cut out to be a lawyer. All she wants is to be treated like everyone else. Hiding her past, she …
Women In Translation Month is an anual event which takes place each August and brings together women writers from around the world.
- Book ReviewsLiterary FictionTranslated Lit
Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
by Cathyby CathyThe Summary Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman follows Keiko Furukura, a 36-year-old woman who works part time in a convenience store. Keiko likes working at the convenience store as it lets her observe the “normal” people she works with and …
- Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction
Review: Finding Happy Ground: A Practical Guide to Hope and Happiness
by Cathyby CathyDr. Ivan Zwart presents his refreshingly honest way taking control of your life, your surroundings, and, most importantly, your happiness. His guide on how to be happy is just what we need right now. When I started reading Dr. Ivan …