4.5 stars
The English author and his girlfriend, tired of cooped up life in New York City, decide to buy an old mansion in the Mississippi Delta with grand plans to live off the land and write about it. This book chronicles their experiences with Southern hospitality, strange news stories and the ways in which racism imbeds relationships. I found this book gripping and found it especially interesting written from an Englishman's point of view. There was lots of hunting, lots of drinking and plenty of good tales. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Gap of Time by Jeannette Winterson
4 stars
I wasn't aware an exact present day retelling of Shakespeare's plays was something I wanted until I read this book. The book begins with a synopsis of Shakepeare's A Winter's Tale which is very handy. The book follows a cast of characters that mirrors the play, down to similar sounding names. Leo is an extremely wealthy businessman, in love with his wife but desperately paranoid that she is having an affair with his best friend, Xeno, and that her soon to be born daughter is not his own. What follows is a tale of madness, betrayal, tragedy, and ultimately redemption. Like all Shakespeare, this is full of twists and turns and angst. I feel as though there was a bit of a struggle to turn a play format into a novel because it felt fragmented and jilted at times. Overall, I feel as though I have a better understanding of a play that I only vaguely remember and I look forward to more of these modern retellings. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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