RaveThe Irish Independent (IRE)The book is enormously authoritative, knitting together academic studies with interviews of leading public figures ... turns up a raft of disturbing findings ... Sieghart is at her best when writing about politics ... Sieghart writes with empathy, clarity and passion. She admits that when she took a test for bias, even she fell short, and her results showed up preconceptions about men’s and women’s roles. It’s a trap we are all likely to fall into, as society unconsciously shapes our views ... Why is it important to push back against these tendencies? Sieghart’s evidence builds towards a compelling argument for women and men alike.
Deborah Levy
RaveThe Irish Independent (IRE)In this relatively short book, Levy offers a stream of profound observations ... dripping with quickness of wit and poetry. Somehow, even the simplest of household items are made beautiful, and acquire a meditative presence in the narrative ... Levy’s exceptional clarity of thought takes readers from Greece to feminism to motherhood, from New York and Paris to patriarchy ... far more than a memoir. It is a rich portrayal of what Levy says she values most – not exclusive residences and private property, but \'real human relations and imagination\'.
