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Read This: Francesca Ramsay

Here’s the disclaimer: Francesca is a friend of my son’s and it was via him that I was sent her book. Of course it doesn’t always work out when you’re sent a book via a friend or relation but this time it did. I loved Pinch Me, and you can see the breakfast picture I took of it and read my brief review on Instagram here. And only a couple of weeks ago I finally met her in real life when I was in Bristol with Henry. She’s as lovely in real life as she is on the page. Here’s a bit more about her:

Francesca Ramsay is an author, editor and art history teacher based in Bristol. Often working at the interface between art and the public has made her adept at writing about what we see in ways that are both accessible and entertaining. Her first book, PINCH ME: Trying to Feel Real in the 21st Century came out last year, and has recently been published in Italian as Toccami (Touch Me).

You can find her on Instagram. Here are Francesca’s recommendations:

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Read This is a weekly post written by a guest author – often a friend of mine, or someone I’ve met on my writerly travels, each of whom recommends three books that they think deserve more recognition. If you’re interested in buying any of the books, please on the covers and give these under-rated books some love.

Read This: Louise Morrish recommends three under-rated books

Louise and I got to know each other after she invited me to come to her book group which was reading Unsettled Ground. She is incredibly generous with her support for other published writers and those just starting out, and does a lot of work with the wonderful Goldfinch Books in Alton. Here’s a bit more about her:

Louise Morrish is an author and librarian from Hampshire. She writes stories inspired by the lives of women in the past, who achieved extraordinary things, but whom history has forgotten. Her debut novel, Operation Moonlight, won the Penguin Random House First Novel competition and was published in 2022. Louise’s next novel, Women of War, will be published next year. It is based on the real life adventures of two women in World War One – Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson and Dorothy Lawrence – who defied the limits placed upon them by the patriarchy, and ultimately achieved their dreams.

Passionate about books, Louise also loves to trail run. You can find her at louisemorrish.com, on X, on Instagram and Facebook. Here are Louise’s recommendations:

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