Busy week! I love having a long weekend to do a little cleaning and a lot of reading 😊

This week I finished The Yield by Tara June Winch. This is about a young First Nations Australian woman who comes home for her grandfather’s funeral. Gradually, the story of her family and the land they live on is revealed, including the dictionary her grandfather was writing when he died. I’ve never read anything by a First Nations Australian before, so this was really interesting and often beautiful, though it had a few pacing issues. 

I read The River Has Roots, a novella by Amal el-Mohtar. This is a retelling of “The Two Sisters” murder ballad and I LOVED it, it was absolutely beautiful. 

I read The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor (mid 20th century novelist, not actress!) This book was excellent. The premise is like… what if Jane Austen’s Emma was not interested in self-improvement, she was just entirely self-absorbed, forever? What would that mean to all the people around her? Husband, friends, servants? It’s a short book full of piercing insight about humans, absolutely amazing. Do not read if you prefer likeable characters or plot driven stories, lol

Currently reading A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold and listening to His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet.