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Today I am back with my monthly bookshop visit. For this month I found myself nestled in the South Downs of East Sussex, in the cute village of Alfriston.

Here's to another book review...

For today's blog post I am diving back into a book review.

For today's blog post I give to you a book review...

It came and it went? Or did it? Why does celebrating women happen one day a year? Women face bigger challenges then men in society. I mean I cannot speak as a women, only as someone who is non-binary. But I know plenty of women who have had struggles that men could never have faced... This International Women's Day I want to shout out to some of these women... First and foremost, I have to give a big shout out to all the trans women in the world. It is tough to be non-binary in society so I can only imagine how demanding and gruelling society makes it for trans women. I see you all and I accept you as you are. You should be able to be your authentic selves and live freely without fear or judgement, or horrific people trying to ruin your lives bit by bit. Next up I want to mention all the women who are POC (people of colour). I see stories of racism and have heard racism from people, which I never agree with. Whether this is institutional racism, unconscious bias or just plain racis...

Spring has sprung and I am here with my first review of the month. I decided I would read Zadie Smith's  ‘The Waiter's Wife ’. It was only until I starting reading it did I realise that the characters in this short story are in her debut novel White Teeth  (2000). Then I realised that most of the short story ends up in the novel anyway. It is not completely the same though. Because of that and as I had read it I chose to review it anyway. I liked this short fiction: seizing the button labelled "my funny bone" and firmly pressing down. I loved reading about Alsana clashing with her niece as per, I loved Samad and Archie reconnecting after years apart, I loved the vivid description Zadie Smith adds in just to build up her fictional North-West London world. This short fiction seems real, it well-thought out and convincing. When Samad Iqbal decides to move from Whitechapel to Willesden, his wife Alsana finds she has reservations once they are there. Money is tight, she is...