Lioness. A bit of a bold title, but relevant to the narrative (if a tad ambitious). I hope to always know and own my power. I did enjoy Perkins style, with the unexpected turns of phrase and imagery. Set in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and tracking the breakout from upper middle class sensibility.

It will definitely tell you more than you need to know about Pumpernickel Candlestick, but alas, no, not how to pronounce Penguin.

Shout out to the libraries! This book wasn’t about Benedoodle Cumbercrunch….but there was a hell of a lot about it that was.

It’s alright everyone….I’ve done my Year Eleven English Literature homework.

A short and mighty novella. 1980’s Ireland recession. Magdalene laundries.

Shockingly absurd, at times beautifully grotesquely graphic, always and always raw and real. So witty. July writes about sexuality, sensuality, parenting, menopause, monogamy and the institution of marriage, friendships, sense of self, rebirth, survival, and cements herself as an absolute rockstar.