Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye.
Nightshift by Kiare Ladner
Why I have it: Spotted in Susan’s list of favourite books for 2021.
Summary: When Meggie meets enigmatic Sabine, she recognizes in her the person she would like to be. Meggie gives up her daytime existence and her reliable boyfriend in favour of working the same nightshifts as Sabine.
I’m thinking: Yes.
The Life of the Mind by Christine Smallwood
Why I have it: Not sure.
Summary: No one but her boyfriend knows that Dorothy has just had a miscarriage, not even her two therapists. Nor can she bring herself to tell the other women in her life. The freedom not to be a mother is one of the victories of feminism. So why does she feel like a failure?
I’m thinking: Yes.
Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth
Why I have it: Think I spotted it during Novella November (it’s 149pp).
Summary: Ellinor, a media consultant, is given an unusual new task – off she goes to meet the Norwegian Postal Workers Union, setting the ball rolling on a strange and transformative six months.
I’m thinking: Maybe.
A good way to decide whether or not to get a book. I usually delete my samples right away after scanning them.
Great to see Nightshift get the thumbs up! And thanks for the link.
You might have spotted Long Live from my #NovNov posts. Give it a try… you have eclectic enough tastes to enjoy it!
I remember Night Shift from Susan’s review, it does sound tempting. I’d not heard of The Life of the Mind but it sounds an interesting exploration of difficult issues.