Alice Jolly Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Novelist. Winner Pen Ackerley Prize 2016. #maryannsate runner up @RathbonesFolio 2019, long list @RSL Ondaatje Prize. Awarded O.Heny Prize 2021. Teaches @OxMst
Collected Works
Lydia SandgrenAlice JollyRead ‘Collected Works’ by Lydia Sandgren @PushkinPress Translated from Swedish. Long, digressive, absorbing read. A novel to live inside. Wonderful characters, gentle humour, warm portrayal of family life. #litfic #literatureintranslation #sweden #amreading https://t.co/jSzRLsSSv7
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Other Eden
Paul HardingAlice JollyJust read This Other Eden by Paul Harding. Thanks @HutchHeinemann @laurabrooke59 His earlier book Tinkers is brilliant but this even better. A bigger book with wider resonance. Stunning writing. Honest, painful and beautiful. #amreading #WritingCommunity https://t.co/YSb3Kcd23m
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel (Man Booker Prize Finalist)
Maggie ShipsteadAlice JollyVery pleased to review @TheBookerPrizes longlisted Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead @doubledaybooks for @Lit_Review Bold, ambitious novel which is thoroughly researched and very engaging. #literaryfiction #amreading #histfic #WritingCommunity https://t.co/PBi6BKgDCC
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blindness
José SaramagoAlice JollyJust finished reading Blindness by Portuguese writer Jose Saramago. I honestly don’t quite know what to say….. Definitely recommend it but buckle up because it is a very rough ride. Not surprising he won @NobelPrize #litfic #writerslife https://t.co/BXmYAmxayj
Paperback, 1999
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Café with No Name
Robert SeethalerAlice JollySeethaler's subtly understated voice remains warmly welcome in a literary culture that often displays its intentions too obviously. Many will love this calming, gentle and unsentimental story. Certainly, Seethaler remains admirably true to his creative vision.
Hardcover, 2025
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book