Jane Wallace ☕️

Fiction writer, book reviewer and journalist. Currently working on holiday thriller. Drinks a lot of coffee.

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Really insightful memoir about surviving a relationship with a controlling narcissist, helped by the natural world which includes the author's pet dog! Heart-warming and highly recommended.

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “The Hour of the Wolf: A Memoir” by Fatima Bhutto @Dauntbooks @ScribnerBooks https://t.co/iwu73UHnig

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Kiran Desai deserves to win the Booker Prize this year with "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny". Absolute corker of a novel, read my review!

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

"It's been nearly 20 years since Kiran Desai won the Booker Prize with 'The Inheritance of Loss'. Now she finally returns with an epic tale of love, race, migration, art and mysticism which thoroughly deserves its short-listing for this year's award." https://t.co/yc5QMlHfL5

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Uplifting collection of short stories which shows love can transcend the most horrific of circumstances. Important reading!

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Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Refuge: Stories of War (and Love)” by Sunny Singh @bonnierbooks_uk @WeAreFootnote https://t.co/iqWWsm8AKB

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

"Mud, blood, farts and plenty of swearing: esteemed author Jia Pingwa minutely details the brutal reality of peasant life in this magnum opus set during the Cultural Revolution" https://t.co/6n9COSKGhT

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

A very clever book! A family saga and thriller set in Bangalore which also says (subtly) important things about politics, power and the patriarchy. Highly recommended

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Sakina’s Kiss” by Vivek Shanbhag, tr fm Kannada by Srinath Perur @FaberBooks @McNallyEditions https://t.co/KVByiCQzX3

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

This is a Very Important Book: whatever it says about politics/society in India is hugely pertinent to what's happening in the rest of the world right now. Essential reading.

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Quarterlife” by Devika Rege @HachetteUK @LiverightPub @HarperCollinsIN https://t.co/7sj2FKdzUx

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

What a brilliant book: you will not be disappointed

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Disappoint Me” by Nicola Dinan @DoubledayUK https://t.co/HaWMW5t81N

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Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “The South” by Tash Aw @4thEstateBooks https://t.co/DjFN9eb5j1

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

This is a great Christmas gift for cat lovers and owners! One woman, one cat, their life together and ultimately a redemption story. Touching.

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Mornings with My Cat Mii”, a "Modern Classic" memoir by Mayumi Inaba, tr Ginny Tapley Takemori @HarvillSecker

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Some dark satire for a Halloween read!

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in teh ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “The Unfilial: Four Tragic Tales from Modern China” by Yao Emei @sinoistbooks https://t.co/htLqSddfqG

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

"In 'Silken Gazelles', International Booker-prize winner Jokha Alharthi turns her exacting focus and lyrical style to marriage and motherhood in contemporary Oman" https://t.co/Pb5PQFp7SI

[Jo Lyons💖📚🍹 @J0Lyons]

*Warning!! May contain ridiculously over-the-top romantic entanglements and unnecessary amounts of drama.🍹🛼🎲💪👀🫦💖📚🎉Available to pre-order
UK: https://t.co/a5vg9Wnr3j
USA: https://t.co/5TSJNOvdF8

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Silken Gazelles” by Jokha Alharthi @ScribnerUK @CatapultStory https://t.co/Pb5PQFp7SI

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Recently in the Asian Review of Books [Newsletter for 30 June 2024]: reviews, podcasts, excerpts, performing arts, new book announcements: fiction, historical fiction, literature in translation, memoir, history, travel, education https://t.co/zHOoeYnFAj

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Illuminating (and luminous) novel about the much overlooked contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War. Comedy, tragedy and, above all, camaraderie. A great read.

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

"Some 140,000 men were recruited from China during the Great War by the Allied Forces. The unsung heroes of the Chinese Labour Corps are given their due recognition in 'Souls Left Behind', the touching third novel from bilingual writer, Fan Wu." https://t.co/Wn7cJSp3pf

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

#InBloom I Trailer - YouTube Lucky enough to see this last night: MTV short films exploring period poverty, gender-based violence and other issues in an ultimately uplifting way. Amazing work, serious message https://t.co/G3E3Hr2aZ9

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

A novel celebrating resilience in some of the most horrific events of last century and a beacon of hope for today: an uplifting read.

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “A History of Burning” by Janika Oza @ChattoBooks @GrandCentralPub https://t.co/Sg8uKqrWve

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

This is a clever, quirky little #novel set in south #Goa which delivers intriguing characters and meaningful insights in spadefuls!

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Today in the ARB: @JaneWBooks reviews “Sylvia” by Maithreyi Karnoor @NeemTreePress https://t.co/BUKRlDGYEW

[Chloe Davies @chloedavies2011]

‘a revelatory work of non-fiction…The Poison Line renders personal tragedy on a mass scale: it’s a shuddering achievement’ - @simonings @TelegraphBooks' 5* review for THE POISON LINE by @cjmcgoogan, https://t.co/Z0SMYSYQ9z @VikingBooksUK

[Jane Wallace ☕️ @JaneWBooks]

Important new book from a talented journalist and author @cjmcgoogan

[Cara McGoogan @cjmcgoogan]

From wonder drug to lethal poison, Factor VIII disfigured people's lives then led to a 'criminal cover-up on an industrial scale'

I hope readers are as outraged as I was when writing The Poison Line. Pre-order now https://t.co/0L8sTStMOg