Advantages: Easy to read… Disadvantages: …nonsense.
...MEMOIRS OF A WOMAN OF PLEASURE (or) FANNY HILL (1748)
By
John Cleland (1710-1789)
The aim of writing this novel was, according to John Cleland, to present pornography without a single “taboo” word. The modern reader will “search in vain for four-lett ...
Advantages: Its A Victorian Filthy Romp Disadvantages: Some may see it as silly!
I think the title tells you all! But heres my review of a very funny and interesting book! This book was banned in the UK when it came out in two sperate parts. Now it is the stuff of legend!
Dont be fooled by the fact that its sold as Victorian filth, ...
Advantages: An excellent 'classic' read Disadvantages: Not for the fainthearted public reader!
...read this book originally because I thought it would be a bit smutty and perhaps shock a few people or at least cause a few raised eye-brows. Well, raise a few eye-brows it did, but pure smut? No. It tells the story of the likeable Fanny Hill, who onl ...
Advantages: Full of suspense, great characters you can empathise with, absorbing, great ending, easy to follow Disadvantages: Bit sad at times
...Synopsis
Tara and Emerson’s world is turned upside down when their close friend and well respected midwife Noelle commits suicide. The three women have been good friends since university, and the death comes out of the blue and with no warning sig ...
Advantages: great in depth read Disadvantages: I wanted more
After reading The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain, I went on the hunt for more of her novels. I came across this one 'The Midwife's Confession', I was drawn to it straight away, mostly by the title, as I thought it sounded intresting and the picture of ...
