Good evening everyone. I haven’t done a reading update for a while and, as I’ve deviated from my original plan, I thought I’d post one today.
I’ve just finished The Forgotten Garden by Sharon Gosling which I thought was a wonderful, uplifting read. You can find my review on my blog. I’m currently reading A Waiter On Paris which I got tempted by whilst working at the bookshop and I’m really enjoying. It’s a very readable memoir of the author’s time as a waiter in Paris. I’m then hoping to read Our Hideous Progeny as I keep hearing lots about it and I’m very intrigued.
What are you currently reading?
Last: The Forgotten Garden by Sharon Gosling
I really enjoyed this uplifting, enjoyable read. I posted my full review on my blog yesterday if you want to go check it out.
Now: A Waiter In Paris by Edward Chisholm
A waiter’s job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door… is hell.
Edward Chisholm’s spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly.
The waiter inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you’re fighting your colleagues for tips.
It’s physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. And with a cast of thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants and drug dealers, it makes for a compelling and eye-opening read.
Next: Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill
Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic but she doesn’t know why or how…
The 1850s is a time of discovery and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates, especially when a spectacular new exhibition of dinosaur sculptures opens at the Crystal Palace. Mary, with a sharp mind and a sharper tongue, is keen to make her name in this world of science, alongside her geologist husband Henry, but without wealth and connections, their options are limited.
But when Mary discovers some old family papers that allude to the shocking truth behind her great-uncle’s past, she thinks she may have found the key to securing their future… Their quest takes them to the wilds of Scotland, to Henry’s intriguing but reclusive sister Maisie, and to a deadly chase with a rival who is out to steal their secret…
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