Bella Moses, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Oleander Marriage

by Bella Moses

Eleanor Lerman’s poignant poetry collection reflects on the forces of nostalgia, love, loss, and grief that shape personal and communal history. Oleander, a flowering shrub known for its stunning beauty and dangerous toxicity, is... Read More

Book Review

The Life of Violet

by Bella Moses

The interconnected early stories in Virginia Woolf’s "The Life of Violet" have radical perspectives on women’s friendships, independence, and places in society. Violet, a giantess inspired by Woolf’s lifelong friend Violet... Read More

Book Review

Open Turns

by Bella Moses

Triumphs do not come in the form a young immigrant expected in the nuanced memoir "Open Turns". Hendrika de Vries’s moving memoir "Open Turns" is about facing postwar displacement and discrimination in Australia. In war-torn Amsterdam,... Read More

Book Review

Milktooth

by Bella Moses

Jaime Burnet’s delicate, striking novel "Milktooth" chronicles the horrors of abuse and the life-giving power of friendships and found family. When Sorcha meets dashing, butch Chris, she wants to create a family with her. The two dream... Read More

Book Review

Cures of Ireland

by Bella Moses

Cecily Gilligan’s sweeping encyclopedia "Cures of Ireland" archives centuries of Irish folk medicine, herbalism, and healing charms. Drawing on firsthand interviews and archival research, this expansive book details hundreds of Irish... Read More

Book Review

B'witched

by Bella Moses

Covering experiences with childhood abuse in unflinching detail, B’witched is a powerful memoir. In her rousing memoir B’witched, Victoria G. Parnham explores the enduring effects of childhood abuse under a controlling, unloving... Read More

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