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The week before last Libby showed me a list of books my library recommended, all books translated into English in whole or in part by female translators. I made the sore mistake of going through the whole list and added about thirty new books to my TBR. This was the first of them that I've finished! It's called On a Woman's Madness by Surinamese author Astrid Roemer, translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott. The book description is:

When Noenka's husband refuses her request for divorce, she flees her small hometown for the city, where life is simultaneously free and unfree: an open book; a closed door.

Full review on my main.

Recommend if:
  • You like books that focus heavily on characters' emotions
  • You enjoy "soul searching" stories
  • You like messy or struggling main characters
Do not recommend if:
  • You prefer a linear story which communicates itself clearly
  • You don't enjoy heavy subject material (definitely check your trigger warnings for this book)
  • You want a plot-driven story

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