Bella Moses, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Cures of Ireland

by Bella Moses

Cecily Gilligan’s sweeping encyclopedia "Cures of Ireland" archives centuries of Irish folk medicine, herbalism, and healing charms. Drawing on firsthand interviews and archival research, this expansive book details hundreds of Irish... Read More

Book Review

B'witched

by Bella Moses

Covering experiences with childhood abuse in unflinching detail, B’witched is a powerful memoir. In her rousing memoir B’witched, Victoria G. Parnham explores the enduring effects of childhood abuse under a controlling, unloving... Read More

Book Review

Silence and Light

by Bella Moses

A moving memoir that details the ups and downs of parenting disabled children, "Silence and Light" argues that there’s a need for greater awareness around deafblindness. Lanya McKittrick’s powerful memoir of crisis, hope, and... Read More

Book Review

The Polite Act of Drowning

by Bella Moses

In Charleen Hurtubise’s novel "The Polite Act of Drowning", a small-town accident reawakens past traumas, forcing a girl to reckon with the chaos of her dysfunctional family and come to terms with her evolving identity. On a family... Read More

Book Review

If Only

by Bella Moses

In Vigdis Hjorth’s powerful novel "If Only", a playwright develops an obsession with an older professor that spirals into an all-consuming love affair. At thirty years old, Ida is married with two children. She has a successful career... Read More

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