March reading wrap up 📚✨

Hi, this is my March 2023 reading wrap up.

This month I read books written by women, semi accidentally but also aware that March was Women's History Month here in the UK (I think I accidentally called the whole month International Women's Month when in fact, it is just a day (March 8th) rather than an entire month)

The first book was A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Chinese-British author Xiaolu Guo, a smart witty look at life in England as a Chinese woman learning English.

The second was Rest and Be Thankful by Welsh author Emma Glass, a fascinating dreamlike and emotionally raw look at a Paediatric nurse's struggle to balance her personal life with the unrelenting demands of the underfunded yet essential work she does in the NHS.

The third is Passing by Nella Larsen, a 1929 classic of the Harlem Renaissance that follows two women with Black ancestry who can "pass" as White women in a society that is inherently racist and the dangers of this.

I also continued reading Grettir's Saga, which is a Medieval Icelandic Saga that follows a bellicose outlaw called Grettir Ásmundarson and his antics, one of which inspired a scene in Robert Egger's Viking epic The Northman! - Join the Saga Book Club to delve into Sagas and Norse History and Mythology with me!