Title: The Peacock Summer Author: Hannah Richell Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Two summers, decades apart. Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the secrets that could free them both. At twenty-six, Lillian feels ancient and exhausted. Her marriage… Continue reading The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
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Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
Title: Strange Meeting Author: Susan Hill Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Profile Books Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 260 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A story of love and loss in wartime from master storyteller Susan Hill. Returning to his battalion in France after a period of medical leave in England, John Hilliard, a… Continue reading Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
Pre-Release Review: Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron
Title: Beneath the Mother Tree Author: D.M. Cameron Genre: Literary Fiction, Mystery Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Published: 1st August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spine-chilling mystery and contemporary love story, Beneath the Mother Tree plays out in a unique and wild Australian setting, interweaving Indigenous history and Irish mythology. On a small island, something… Continue reading Pre-Release Review: Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron
Book Bingo Twelve: Square One of Second Card
Starting this week, and each first and third Saturday afterwards until the end of the year, I'll be doing a fresh bingo card, hopefully with different books to the last one. Having finished half way through the year, I decided to fill up another card, and this time, stretch it out a big more over… Continue reading Book Bingo Twelve: Square One of Second Card
Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt
Title: Embassy of the Dead #1 Author: Will Mabbitt Genre: Children's/Horror/Ghost Stories Publisher: Hachette Australia/Orion Children's Books Published: 12th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 310 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The first book in a spookily funny new series, where the living meet the dead and survival is a race against time. Perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let… Continue reading Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt
Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Kid's Fiction, Spies Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 26th February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: What would you do if you woke up in a strange place? If your whole life changed in the blink of an eye and you had… Continue reading Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News by Jacqueline Harvey
Interview: J.D. Barrett on The Upside of Over
Hi J.D., and welcome to my blog, The Book Muse. Congratulations on publishing your third book, The Upside of Over. I read The Song Of Us as well last year as part of the Australian Women Writer's Challenge, and I thoroughly enjoyed both. Thank you so much, Ashleigh! Of all the books you have… Continue reading Interview: J.D. Barrett on The Upside of Over
The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
Title: The Yellow House Author: Emily O'Grady Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The winner of the prestigious literary award that has launched over a hundred authors - the Australian/Vogel's Literary award Winner of the 2018 The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award Even before I… Continue reading The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
Cover Reveal: The Crimes of Grindelwald Screenplay
Releasing on the 16th of November, 2018, is the screenplay of the second part in the Fantastic Beasts series, The Crimes of Grindelwald,which will pick up where the first film left off two years ago, with the capture of Gellert Grindelwald by Newt Scamander and the MACUSA squad. However, Gellert has escaped and is on… Continue reading Cover Reveal: The Crimes of Grindelwald Screenplay
Book bingo Eleven – A Book by a person under thirty
It is the beginning of June, and I have completed the book bingo I was participating in with Amanda Barrett and Theresa Smith Writes. The final square I had to mark off, and perhaps the one I was the most unsure about what I was going to read. So I left it until I could… Continue reading Book bingo Eleven – A Book by a person under thirty
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