First day of Spring, and another book bingo - number eighteen of the year, and the seventh square of twenty-five marked off on my second card - only eighteen to go! I may have to mark off a couple of squares in one post sometime to fill the card by the end of the year.… Continue reading Book Bingo Eighteen – A Book with Themes of Culture
Category: literary fiction
Sisters and Brothers by Fiona Palmer
Title: Sisters and Brothers Author: Fiona Palmer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 372 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A poignant novel of heartbreak, adoption and family secrets by beloved bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer. A poignant novel of heartbreak, adoption and family secrets Emma, a nurse and busy mother of… Continue reading Sisters and Brothers by Fiona Palmer
The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir
Title: The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree Author: Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bonnier/Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A novel for all ages about a young girl losing her sight, inspired by the author's own life story. For fans of… Continue reading The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir
Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane
Title: Fairytales for Feisty Girls Author: Susannah McFarlane Genre: Fairytales, fantasy, children's fiction, short stories Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 128 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Renowned girl hero and feisty author Susannah McFarlane presents an illustrated collection of 'tilted' fairytales featuring girls with smarts. Feisty: typically describes one who is… Continue reading Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane
Murder Mile by Lynda La Plante
Title: Murder Mile Author: Lynda La Plante Genre: Crime/Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 15th August, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Four brutal murders, a city living in fear, a killer on the streets...Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison returns in the 4th book in the bestselling Tennison series, from the doyenne of crime fiction.… Continue reading Murder Mile by Lynda La Plante
Book Bingo Seventeen: A book with a mystery – The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
Wow, it's book bingo week again - these weeks roll around fast and for this reason, I quite enjoy using the scheduling tool to schedule posts weeks in advance in case something prevents me from posting one week on the day. Anyway, this week I'm ticking off the a book with a mystery square with… Continue reading Book Bingo Seventeen: A book with a mystery – The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Check in Four – forty-five to sixty.
My fourth check in, and most current one as of the 12th of August, 2018, takes me to sixty books for the year, and in July I managed to read an entire Kate Forsyth series, as well as historical fiction, an #OwnVoices book, female focussed books, and one with fascinating link to ancient history that… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Check in Four – forty-five to sixty.
Australian Women Writer’s Check-in three: thirty-one to forty-five
My next fifteen takes me to book 45 of the challenge - The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell. In this set, I read a wide array of fiction - all by authors I had never read before, from contemporary fiction, to historical fiction, literary fiction, and kids’ books that delved into the world of spies,… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Check-in three: thirty-one to forty-five
Blog Tour Part #2: Interview with Kayte Nunn, author of The Botanist’s Daughter – 12th August 2018
Hi Kayte, and welcome to The Book Muse. First, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions about your latest book, The Botanist's Daughter, which I reviewed here on the 4th of August for the blog tour. I hope you can answer the following questions in as much depth as you would like… Continue reading Blog Tour Part #2: Interview with Kayte Nunn, author of The Botanist’s Daughter – 12th August 2018
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge check in two – books sixteen to thirty.
Marking off the half way point for my first sixty books as it stands on the 11th of August, is my second post, with the next fifteen books up to thirty. These range from books for kids, to choose your own adventure to historical fiction, and nearly everything in between. This post, there is much… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge check in two – books sixteen to thirty.
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