Tag Archives: female friendship

“Miss Benson’s Beetle” by Rachel Joyce – Book Review

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Fictionophile

Forty-six year old Margery Benson is the epitome of the word ‘spinster’. She is a dowdy, plain, tall and wide school teacher with no family or friends to speak of. When her world becomes too much, she decides to go … Continue reading →

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“Old Lovegood Girls” by Gail Godwin – Book Review

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Fictionophile

“The story of two remarkable women and the complex friendship between them that spans decades.” About the book: When the dean of Lovegood Junior College for Girls decides to pair Feron Hood with Merry Jellicoe as roommates in 1958, she … Continue reading →

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“The Girl I Used to Know” by Faith Hogan

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Fictionophile

Told in two time-lines over forty years apart. Over forty years ago: This lovely story begins with two sisters from rural Ireland. On the cusp of adulthood, they travel together to Dublin where one sister will attend Trinity College’s prestigious … Continue reading →

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“The lie” by C.L. Taylor

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Fictionophile

“Your past doesn’t have to define your future.” “I was escaping from a job I hated, Al was escaping from a failed relationship, Daisy was tagging along for the adventure, and Leanne… well, she was looking for somewhere to call … Continue reading →

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