11 books that will keep you company this summer!
Whether you spend the summer by the sea, in the mountains, by the lake or by the pool, or, why not, on the terrace of your home, what matters is that there is always a good book to keep you company. But also 11!
Just ask! Ten stories of everyday feminism - Emma
“You women are multitasking!”. How many times have we heard this? But are we sure it's a compliment? It's not that, maybe maybe, do they tell us to take advantage of us and take on as many duties as possible? Basically we are multitasking, we are better, faster, more efficient. Here, it is time to say enough to this veiled and gentle "exploitation". We are not interested in being multitasking, what we really care about is a fair division of labor between the sexes. This must have been the thought flashed in the mind of Emma, French blogger, cartoonist and computer engineer, when she decided to write this book which, with irony and creativity, illustrates how much sexism is now rooted and "normalized" in everyone's lives. us, in the workplace but also within the walls of the house.
P.S. when you have finished reading it, lend it to all the men you know. It will be enlightening for them too - hopefully!
Buy it on Amazon for € 17
The lying life of adults - Elena Ferrante
If Ferrante Fever has impressed you too, this is the book for you! After the success, beyond all expectations, of "The brilliant friend", the literary mastery of the faceless author finds yet another confirmation in this novel about identity, being an adult and the weight of genetics. The protagonists once again are two female figures: little Giannina and aunt Vittoria. A window that directly overlooks the alleys of Naples, a city - this time - split in half: on the one hand, the "uptown" neighborhoods, steeped in hypocrisy, on the other hand, the "below" districts, more authentic and true. A story of which, moreover, the television transposition is already being worked on.
Buy it on Amazon from € 12.99
Normal people - Sally Rooney
The one between Marianne and Connel, the two young Irish protagonists of the novel, is the story of an unsolved love. A love not love. A relationship not a relationship. Both are crossed by conflicting feelings that make them approach, move away, stay silent, but suggesting a whirlwind of words that struggle to get out. At the origin of this existential discomfort a sense of belonging that struggles to be satisfied and a desperate search for "normality", inside and outside of oneself. The ultimate ambition is to identify oneself as "normal people". But, after all, what is normalcy?
Buy it on Amazon from € 9.99
I am beautiful - Stella Pecollo
Stella Pecollo, actress, dancer, singer after a life of misunderstandings with the scales learns to accept and love each other as it is. The beautiful love story between a beautiful, intelligent and witty woman and her body. The book also contains a brilliant "Decalogue of" self-love "in which the author gives us 10 golden rules to make peace with ourselves and love each other a little more every day.
The book to read to trash all paranoia from costume fitting, once and for all
Buy it on Amazon from € 8.99
In the sea there are crocodiles - Fabio Geda
From Afghanistan to Turin, passing through Pakistan, Iran, the Turkish mountains, Athens, Corinth, Venice and Rome, Enaiatollah's journey seems to never end, between exhausting jobs, daring escapes and an unstoppable desire for freedom. A story based on a true story that illustrates, lightly but never superficially, what it means to be born from the "wrong" part of the world. Reading it is a great exercise in empathy. Also recommended for the little ones.
Buy it on Amazon from € 6.99
The Pages of Our Life - Nicholas Sparks
If you want to get started and feel your heart "crack" even under an umbrella, it is worth reading - or rather - re-reading this masterpiece of sentimental literature. How many times have we dreamed of experiencing the overwhelming love story of Noah and Allie as protagonists? In joy and pain, in health and sickness, in wealth and poverty, promises that become reality in this novel.
Buy it on Amazon from € 6.99
The right to count - Margot Lee Shetterly
The true story of the three African American women behind the Apollo 11 mission, the one that brought the man to the moon for the first time. Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan were considered real human calculators, but their contribution was only recognized in 2016 thanks to the film adaptation of Theodore Melfi. Three women who have overcome racial and gender barriers and whose names must be kept in mind.
Buy it on Amazon from € 9
The Darkness Beyond the Hedge - Harper Lee
A book that dates back to 1960 but never as relevant as it is today. The story of an unjust accusation that fell on an African American man, victim of racial profiling because of the color of his skin. Does it remind you of a recent news story? A reading that is more urgent than ever.
Buy it on Amazon from € 6.99
The atlas of women - Joni Saeger
It is about "a feminist remapping of the world, through a lens that allows you to really look at the way women live", as the author explains in the introduction. If you want to inform yourself and inform yourself about the living conditions of women in the world, considering parameters such as literacy, professional prospects, without forgetting the alarming figures of gender-based violence, this is the book you absolutely need. . It will be a slap in the face.
Buy it on Amazon for € 20
The great Catherine - Carolly Erickson
The biography of the Empress of Russia who has never lost the reins of a kingdom made as great as she is, as can be guessed from the nickname that has been associated with her. These pages return with great adherence to reality the temper of an enlightened and resolute woman who was able to combine the passion for pomp, men and jewels with the skills of politics and strategist necessary to govern an empire contested by too many men unable to accept a woman to the throne. Of great inspiration for all women who still struggle to make their way in a world of male prerogative.
Buy it on Amazon from € 7.99
Silver wings - Camilla Läckberg
Do you feel the need to cool off after too many hours in the sun? I have what's right for you: a beautiful Scandinavian thriller, even better if signed by the queen of the genre, the one and only Camilla Läckberg. This is the sequel to "The Golden Cage", in which we find Faye struggling with a new life after the end of her violent and disastrous marriage. Sex, scandals, betrayals, revenge and female solidarity, these are the main ingredients of a novel that will keep you in suspense.
Buy it on Amazon at € 11.99
