Tag: Debut Author

• This book received 54 rejections… And now Oprah Winfrey is reading it

  

  Book Review: The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson Historical Fiction | Coming-of-age | England 1960’s | The Windrush Generation | Immigrant Experiences | Mother-daughter relationships | Identity Wordies, Oprah Winfrey recently said she is currently reading this book, and I am so excited to see it, because this book has received a lot of praise…

  The Abundant Word

  13th September 2026

  Book Reviews, Books

  1960’s Bradford, Black British, Black British Literature, black literature, Book review, Coming-of-age, Debut Author, debut novel, England 1960’s, fiction, Historical Fiction, identity, Immigrant Experiences, Marcia Hutchinson, Mother-daughter Relationships, reading, The Mercy Step, The Windrush Generation

• Book Review: The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock by Kenny Boyle

  

  Sometimes I worry my mind isn’t on my side. I feel like it’s lying to me. Actually, forget it. Forget I said anything. This post may contain affiliate links. If you click any of these links and make a purchase within a certain timeframe, I may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.…

  The Abundant Word

  6th May 2022

  Book Reviews

  bibliophile, book recommendations, Book review, Book Reviews, Books about mental health, Debut Author, fiction, Kenny Boyle, reading, The tick and the tock of the crocodile clock, Thriller books, Thrillers, Unreliable Narrator