Review by Phoebe T Gary Kaill Review by Phoebe T Gary Kaill

Living Rooms by Sam Johnson-Schlee

‘At the book’s end, Johnson-Schlee imagines a world where we could ‘take threads and draw lines between every interaction, every instant of collective joy, every borrowed utensil and every shared loaf’. Living Rooms, itself, performs this work: scrutinising our homes, looking closely at their fibres, and opening them out through their connections with the world.’

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Review by Phoebe T Gary Kaill Review by Phoebe T Gary Kaill

A Helping Hand by Celia Dale

‘Dale’s genius, here, is in the cruelties, joys, transactions of ordinary life. She writes about the forms which must be filled in, the foods which must be digested, the people who must be taken care of, in order to survive another day. A worthy, and highly recommended, re-issue from a voice deserving of a new audience.’

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