Title: Matters of the Heart Author: Fiona Palmer Genre: Fiction/Jane Austen retelling Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 330 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A classic love story about manners, men and modern romance retold by bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer Western Australia, 2019: The Bennets are a farming family struggling to make ends meet. Lizzy,… Continue reading Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
Tag: Australian stories
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
While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
Title: While You Were Reading Author: Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus Genre: Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Published: July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Words are messy. Love is messier. A hilarious, insightful new novel from the creators of Books on the Rail Meet Beatrix Babbage – 29-year-old dog-earer of books and… Continue reading While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
Book Bingo Seventeen – A Book Written by an Australian Woman more than ten years ago
Welcome to round seventeen of book bingo with Amanda and Theresa. No bingo this time around - but am able to tick off a book written by an Australian woman more than ten years ago. This was one that I had many options for as well but chose the second part of the first Deltora Quest… Continue reading Book Bingo Seventeen – A Book Written by an Australian Woman more than ten years ago
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
Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
Title: Where the Dead Go Author: Sarah Bailey Genre: Crime/Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 5th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town. 'Every bit as addictive and suspenseful… Continue reading Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
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
The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
Title: The Book Ninja Author: Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Australia Published: June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Sometimes love means having to broaden your literary horizons. Frankie Rose is desperate for love. Or a relationship. Or just a date with a semi-normal person will do.… Continue reading The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
Title: The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle Author: Sophie Green Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 23rd July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 430 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The author of treasured Australian bestseller, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, returns with a new novel perfect for your book club It's the summer of 1982. THE MAN… Continue reading The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
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