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What we read: 5 epistolary novels to dip into this summer
What we read: 5 epistolary novels to dip into this summer

I love letters. I believe that they are the purest form of communication. There is an intimacy to this medium that invites the readers to glimpse aspects of the writer’s character that they may otherwise never be privy to. It’s no surprise then that epistolary novels have remained one of my go-to genres. Here are some of my favourite reads within it.

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What we read: Travel around the world with women writers in 2021
What we read: Travel around the world with women writers in 2021

Books provide a way to voyage around the world and to hold onto the humanity of our sisters. Hence I’ve put together a list of fun, beautiful and thought-provoking books beyond the white Anglo-Saxon literary world, some of which are more celebrated, whilst others are classics which have stood the test of time.

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