What a pleasure to be reviewing Kate Grenville’s collection of stories and her novel!
First, Bearded Ladies: The stories are a delight. Ranging with ease over four continents, they portray women in a variety of relationships – girls brought face-to-face with a sexual world, women coping with men, without men, women learning to be. The writing is witty, satirical, compassionate, clear as a roc ... (read more)