Category Archives: Bildungsroman

The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien #20booksofsummer23 books 2 to 4

Posted on July 3, 2023 by bookbii

The Country Girls trilogy is a set of books written by Edna O’Brien charting the early years of a young Irish girl, Caithleen, and her friend Baba and their lives and what they get up to. I picked up these … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

Posted on January 15, 2017 by bookbii

I was first introduced to Marilynne Robinson via a library loan of Home one of her books set in the fictional town of Gilead, which she has explored in some depth in subsequent books and which, perhaps, have become her better known … Continue reading →

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The Lauras by Sara Taylor

Posted on September 7, 2016 by bookbii

I remember there being a flurry of blog activity around the release of The Shore by Sara Taylor last year, and whilst I wanted to read the book I didn’t have chance and the moment seemed to pass me by. … Continue reading →

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