Title: The Lily and the Rose Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 19th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 372 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Australian heiress Sophie Higgs was 'a rose of no-man's land', founding hospitals across war-torn Europe during the horror that was WW1. Now, in the 1920s, Sophie's wartime work must… Continue reading The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French
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Mary Poppins She Wrote: The Extraordinary Life of Australian writer P.L. Travers by Valerie Wilson
Title: Mary Poppins She Wrote: The Extraordinary Life of Australian writer P.L. Travers Author: Valerie Wilson Genre: Biography Publisher: Hachette Published: 1st June 2010 Format: Paperback Pages: 392 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Discover the true story behind the creation of the world's most beloved nanny, now appearing in Disney's Mary Poppins Returns. Mary Poppins flew into the… Continue reading Mary Poppins She Wrote: The Extraordinary Life of Australian writer P.L. Travers by Valerie Wilson
Interview with Joy Rhoades – The Burnt Country
Hi, Joy and welcome to my blog, The Book Muse. First of all, I loved The Burnt Country, and would like to go back and read The Woolgrower's Companion, to see what happened before 1948. In The Burnt Country, Kate is determined to keep running her farm. Where did you get your inspiration for… Continue reading Interview with Joy Rhoades – The Burnt Country
The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades
Title: The Burnt Country Author: Joy Rhoades Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House/Bantam Published: 6th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 375 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The stunning new novel from the author of The Woolgrower's Companion, whom the Australian Women's Weekly described as ‘a wonderful new voice in literary rural fiction'. A scandalous secret. A deadly fire.… Continue reading The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades
July Reading Round-Up
Seven months into the year, and in total, I have read 118 books. Of those 118, 58 have been by Australian Women, and the remaining 60 by authors across the board - male, female and international. I am still trying to make progress on my Jane Austen challenge and have one square left to tick… Continue reading July Reading Round-Up
Somewhere Around the Corner by Jackie French
Title: Somewhere Around the Corner Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction/Timeslip Publisher: Harper Collins Published: 2nd March 1994 Format: Paperback Pages: $16.99 Price: 288 Synopsis:Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of… Continue reading Somewhere Around the Corner by Jackie French
Book Bingo Fourteen – Non-Fiction Book About an Event
Welcome back to Book Bingo for July! For this fortnight with Theresa and Amanda, I am ticking off the non-fiction book about an event with The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretheton, accompanied by an interview. A book with a red cover is covered in Book Bingo Eighteen, I updated this card after checking that… Continue reading Book Bingo Fourteen – Non-Fiction Book About an Event
Blood and Circuses (Phryne Fisher #6) by Kerry Greenwood
Title: Blood and Circuses (Phryne Fisher #6) Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime/Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st February 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 300 Price: $22.95 Synopsis:Phryne Fisher goes to the circus for her sixth mystery. Stripped of her identity and wealth, it's only Phryne's keen wit and sharp thinking that will help her… Continue reading Blood and Circuses (Phryne Fisher #6) by Kerry Greenwood
June Reading Round Up 2019
In June, I read eighteen books, bringing me to ninety-three overall for the year, and forty-six for the Australian Women Writer's challenge, which has comprised at least fifty percent of my reading totals so far this year. Several books were for work, so I didn't review those on the blog. Others that haven't been reviewed… Continue reading June Reading Round Up 2019
The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) by Jackie French
Title: The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 16th November 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek - with older skeletons lying beneath it. The corpse is identified as that… Continue reading The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) by Jackie French
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