Title: To Love A Sunburnt Country (Matilda Saga #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 466 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: In war-torn Malaya, Nancy dreams of Australia - and a young man called Michael. The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left… Continue reading To Love A Sunburnt Country by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #4)
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History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Title: History of Wolves Author: Emily Fridlund Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 10th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Already being acclaimed as one of the most exciting new voices of 2017, Emily Fridlund's HISTORY OF WOLVES is a brilliant coming-of-age novel that will appeal to fans of THE GIRLS… Continue reading History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Small Publisher Spotlight: Magabala Books
As part of the Australian Women Writer's Challenge 2017, each month I will be writing a post highlighting a small publisher/press, and several of their books by women writers for challenge suggestions. Below is my first post on Magabala Books, a small, non-profit press that specialises in publishing fiction and non fiction by Indigenous Australian… Continue reading Small Publisher Spotlight: Magabala Books
RebusFest: Thirty Years of Ian Rankin and John Rebus – 1987-2017
2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of John Rebus in print. Rebus’s first outing, Knots and Crosses, came out in 1987, and his thirtieth adventure, Rather Be The Devil, came out on the third of November 2016, so keep an eye out for my review of this soon. To celebrate this anniversary, Edinburgh, Rebus’s hometown, will be… Continue reading RebusFest: Thirty Years of Ian Rankin and John Rebus – 1987-2017
The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #3)
Title: The Road to Gundagai (Matilda Saga #3) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2013 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her aunt's mansion to join the Magnifico Family Circus, a travelling troupe that brings glamour and laughter to country towns gripped… Continue reading The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #3)
Frostblood by Elly Blake
Title: Frostblood Author: Elly Blake Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Published: 10th January 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 376 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The first in a page-turning young adult series in a world where flame and ice are mortal enemies. In a land governed by the cruel Frostblood ruling class, seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood… Continue reading Frostblood by Elly Blake
The Stolen Child by Lisa Carey
Title: The Stolen Child Author: Lisa Carey Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 10 January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 325 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: On an island where dreams can come true, be careful what you wish for St Brigid's is a remote island off the west coast of Ireland. It is a barren place and its… Continue reading The Stolen Child by Lisa Carey
A Waltz For Matilda by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #1)
Title: A Waltz For Matilda (Matilda Saga #1) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction, Children’s Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins AU Published: December1 2010 Format: Paperback Pages: 496 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy… Continue reading A Waltz For Matilda by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #1)
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017
Six years ago, in an attempt to read and review more books by Australian Women Writers, the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge came about to encourage readers to read and review more books, and it runs from the first of January to the 31st of December each year. Within the challenge, there are four challenge levels.… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017
My Year of Reading in 2016: Reviewing, A Challenge and My Favourites
In 2016, I read seventy-one books, twenty-five of which were part of a reading challenge, and most were books I had been sent to review from various publishers and their imprints. It was the year I started reviewing properly, and got things moving with my blog. As I began this journey of book blogging, I… Continue reading My Year of Reading in 2016: Reviewing, A Challenge and My Favourites
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