novels – Hackney Citizen

One Girl Began, Kate Murray-Browne, book review: ‘These women’s lives are all heroic in a small way’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 22 January 2024 at 12:18

The local author’s new novel explores the lives of three women at different junctures in Hackney’s history

Victoria Park, Gemma Reeves, book review: ‘Subtle picture of a place that could in some senses be anywhere’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 27 September 2021 at 13:38

The author’s debut novel uses 12 loosely-connected stories to build a portrait of the area’s complex history