14/03/2025
We previously posted about the books we bought for our holiday lets to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. The books hadn’t arrived in time for IWD but here they are now in all their glory! The colours of the covers match perfectly with the decor in Seebohm 😘
A description of each novel is below. They really are must reads 💪✌️🙌
DETRANSITION, BABY (Torrey Peters)
Longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize, Detransition Baby explores themes of family, motherhood, and identity, through the experiences of three characters (transgender and cisgender) whose lives collide after an unexpected pregnancy.
IF I HAD YOUR FACE (Frances Cha)
Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul this is a novel about impossible beauty standards, female strength, resilience, and friendship.
GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER (Bernardine Evaristo)
Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize, this novel explores the complexities of Black British womanhood, identity, and intersectionality, through the lives of 12 characters.