About the Book: Lainey's friend Ellis is missing. And she's not the only one. In the six months since the first case of a terrifying new epidemic - when a healthy baby wouldn't take a breath at birth - the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor … Continue reading Book Review: The Hush by Sara Foster
Book Review: Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
About the Book: In the fall of 2011, a heartbroken young man flees Australia for the USA. Landing in the excessive, uncanny-familiar glamour and plenitude of New York City, Will makes a vow to say yes to everything that comes his way. By fate or random chance, Will's journey takes him deep into the American … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
The Week That Was…
It's been a busy two weeks, hence my not checking in last Sunday. I'm settling into my new job well and am pleased that I made the change. We're on the countdown to the end of Year 12, four days of classes, a couple of assignments, and two exams to go. What a whirlwind. Zeus … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Flight of the Budgerigar by Penny Olsen
About the Book: The Budgerigar is arguably Australia’s best-known bird. At the same time, it is so ubiquitous that not everyone knows that it is Australian. Nor do many realise that the multicoloured bird that comes to mind—not to mention today’s super-sized, extravagantly coiffed show budgie—is as different from the free-living original as a chihuahua … Continue reading Book Review: Flight of the Budgerigar by Penny Olsen
Book Review: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
About the Book: Two sisters go into the family business they didn’t know they had - catching killers. Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her estranged father, and discovers that he left her two final surprises. The first is a private detective agency. The second is a teenage half-sister named Baby. When … Continue reading Book Review: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
Book Review – Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield, Jonnie Hughes
About the Book: A book of action and optimism to save our planet. With an introduction from Prince William and contributions from Sir David Attenborough, Shakira Mebarak, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Naoko Yamazaki and Christiana Figueres, EARTHSHOT shows us how, by working together, we can solve earth's greatest challenges. As Prince William, founder of The Earthshot … Continue reading Book Review – Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield, Jonnie Hughes
Book Review: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey
About the Book: Three housemates. One dead, one missing and one accused of murder. Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade. Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns … Continue reading Book Review: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey
Book Review: Love and Virtue by Diana Reid
About the Book: Sex. Power. Consent. Whenever I say I was at university with Eve, people ask me what she was like, sceptical perhaps that she could have always been as whole and self-assured as she now appears. To which I say something like: ‘People are infinitely complex.’ But I say it in such a … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Virtue by Diana Reid
#BlogTour #BookReview: Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard
About the Book: Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart. Another heart-rending novel inspired by a true story from Australia's bestselling author of The Girl from Munich. Calabria, Italy, 1936 In a remote … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: Echoes of War by Tania Blanchard
The Week That Was…
My African Violet is blooming its little heart out! I finished with one job on Friday and begin with a new one on Thursday, so I'm currently enjoying a five day mini break. Bliss! On Tuesday, school returns, and my eldest son goes back for only three weeks...then that's it, year 12, and all of … Continue reading The Week That Was…
