by Josiane Behmoiras | Mar 30, 2019 | Books for the Journey
“This arresting autobiographical novel pulls no punches; rather, it lands them on the reader as frequently as fists descend on its subject. The Eddy of the title is a child born to below-the-poverty-line parents in an isolated village in rural northern France in...
by Josiane Behmoiras | Mar 30, 2019 | Books for the Journey
“When her elderly mother is hospitalised unexpectedly, Vicki travels to her parents’ isolated ranch home in Alberta, Canada, to help her father. She has been estranged from her parents for many years and is horrified by what she discovers on her arrival. Her...
by Josiane Behmoiras | Mar 30, 2019 | Books for the Journey
“In a captivating mix of memoir and cultural critique, Kofman casts a questioning eye on the myths surrounding our conception of physical perfection and what it’s like to live in a body that deviates from the norm. She reveals the subtle ways we are all...
by Josiane Behmoiras | Dec 8, 2016 | blog, Feature
Kate Holden’s account of the changes that pursued her as a person and a writer following overnight literary success was fascinating as she spoke at the December Memoir Salon. At the outset of composing ‘In My Skin’, she wrote so candidly and instinctively about her...
by Josiane Behmoiras | Nov 5, 2016 | blog, Feature
Sparkling as ever, Lee Kofman charmed her audience at The Memoir Salon last Wednesday with her candid talk and surprising insights on the topic emotional honesty in memoir. Listening to Lee, who has been more than brave in her writing, made me realise that while there...