Katie Ward
Katie Ward was born in Somerset in 1979. She has worked in the public and voluntary sectors, including at a women's refuge and for a Member of Parliament. She took a career break in order to write her debut novel, after coming across an article about a book of portraits of women and girls...
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Katie Ward was born in Somerset in 1979. She has worked in the public and voluntary sectors, including at a women's refuge and for a Member of Parliament. She took a career break in order to write her debut novel, after coming across an article about a book of portraits of women and girls reading.Katie lives in Suffolk with her husband and her cat. She likes lots of things, including: city breaks; bubble baths; Earl Grey tea; books; watching DVDs of The West Wing and Mad Men; theatre; pyjamas; dancing; and art.www.katieward.co.ukTweet me @katiewardwriter
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Initially this book appears to be a collection of short stories. All the narratives are brought together in the last story though. Ward is a good writer, and even though I liked some stories better than others, they were all enjoyable. It's a little reminiscent of Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vree...
I enjoyed Katie Ward‘s earliest chapters the most in this book, yet once we left the distant past to times that encompassed technology that I was familiar with, my attention drifted a bit. The final chapter, a futuristic piece, kind of tied the book together.The earlier chapters gave me pleasure in ...
this series of vignettes are loosely connected as they describe moments in the lives of their characters as a piece of art is created around the theme of a woman reading.They span history from the 13th century to the near future, and are beautifully observed and written with great subtlety.Why only ...
this series of vignettes are loosely connected as they describe moments in the lives of their characters as a piece of art is created around the theme of a woman reading.They span history from the 13th century to the near future, and are beautifully observed and written with great subtlety.Why only ...
This was an excellent book and you might wonder why I haven't given it five stars. Many people have given it five stars and they are right. I, however, am mean and stingy with my stars. Girl Reading is Katie Ward's first book, and I am quite certain that she will give me some five star material soon...
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