Book review (1 of 2) now up!

Good morning, Write Edge readers, and, for those of you who celebrate it, Happy Diwali! Wishing you the brightest of lights and joy to chase away the darkest of shadows and sorrows.

I’ve posted my first book review of the day. Yes, that means a second one is coming a little later — surprise! :> The first review today is of a new book from a new publishing line. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has become editorial director of SJP for Hogarth, a Penguin Random House imprint, and the first book she’s curated is A Place for Us by debut author Fatima Farheen Mirza. Here’s the opening to my review:

A brother comes home for his older sister’s wedding after years of estrangement from his family. As the festivities progress, everyone reflects on the causes of the rift and how they might have saved themselves from heartache. Debut author Fatima Farheen Mirza offers her readers prose with heft and a story of love and family in the mostly satisfying novel A Place for Us.

Read the whole review now on The Write Edge Bookshelf!

I’ll be back in the afternoon with my second review. In the meantime, wishing you a wonderful, celebratory day!

E.R.G.