Title: The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War Author: Peter Stanley Genre: History Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 264 Price: $44.95 Synopsis: The Great War of 1914-1918 affected all Australians and decisively changed the new nation. They were 'The Crying Years' according to writer Zora Cross, who lost her brother in… Continue reading The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War by Peter Stanley
Category: Reviews
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
Title: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Author: Lars Mytting Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia: MacLehose Press Published: 8th August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 405 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A 20th-century family saga of epic scale, by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD. By Norway's bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of… Continue reading The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
Her by Garry Disher
Title: Her Author: Garry Disher Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 8th August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 210 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Beautifully and powerfully written, this is a look at the darker side of Australia's past - and particularly the status of girls and women in our society - that will stay with you long… Continue reading Her by Garry Disher
The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
Title: The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club Author: Sophie Green Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 8th August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 427 Price: Paperback - $29.99, Ebook - $12.99, Audiobook - $44.99 Synopsis: In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet… Continue reading The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World – The Dark Arts: A Movie Scrapbook
Title: J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World - The Dark Arts: A Movie Scrapbook Author: Warner Bros Genre: Fantasy, Children’s Literature Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 10th August, 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! A fascinating guide to the Dark Arts of the Harry Potter films and Fantastic Beasts and Where… Continue reading J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World – The Dark Arts: A Movie Scrapbook
2017 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Update
On the first of January this year, I embarked on a reading challenge. That challenge was to read as many books by Australian women as possible, and at the beginning of the year, I made a list from books I had that I wanted to read, and came to about six, and so decided to… Continue reading 2017 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Update
A Reluctant Warrior by Kelly Brooke Nicholls – Book Review and Launch Write Up
Title: A Reluctant Warrior Author: Kelly Brooke Nicholls Genre: Fiction, Political Thriller Publisher: The Author People Published: 28th of June, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 232 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When Luzma’s brother Jair unwittingly uncovers the plan by Colombia’s most notorious drug cartel to smuggle an unprecedented cocaine shipment into the US, it puts their family… Continue reading A Reluctant Warrior by Kelly Brooke Nicholls – Book Review and Launch Write Up
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Title: The Bedlam Stacks Author: Natasha Pulley Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus Published: 1st August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: An astonishing historical novel set in the shadowy, magical forests of South America, which draws on the captivating world of the international bestseller The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Deep in uncharted Peru,… Continue reading The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Siren by Rachel Matthews
Title: Siren Author: Rachel Matthews Genre: Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: A brave new novel that sensitively explores one woman’s experience of sexual violence and the silencing of those who feel compelled to speak out. What happens when a young woman enters a city apartment… Continue reading Siren by Rachel Matthews
Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
Title: Leaving Ocean Road Author: Esther Campion Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 25th July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 356 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: From the coast of Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney God damn it, Gerry Clancy, couldn't you have… Continue reading Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
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