Day 2: The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton I was given a Dymocks gift voucher for my birthday in the year after this novel was released. It was sitting there on display in the Dymocks top 100 section, high up in the top ten, and the atmospheric cover caught my eye. I also liked … Continue reading Book A Day: The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton
Book A Day: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Over on Facebook, I'm seeing a lot of 'book a day' posts whereby you post the cover of a book you have loved everyday for seven days. I've been thinking recently about all the books I've loved but never reviewed and how I could share these. This seems like a good way to do it. … Continue reading Book A Day: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
New Release Book Review: The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
The Last of the Bonegilla Girls… About the Book: Their friendship transcends nationality and background, but can it overcome the horrors of the past? A post-Second World War story of strong female ties and family, secrets and lies, set in the multicultural Australia of the fifties. Can the Bonegilla girls defeat their past? Or … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
New Release Book Review: Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson
Mr Peacock’s Possessions… About the Book: An intimate, intense, beautifully realised novel of possession, power and loss of innocence, for fans of Mister Pip and The Poisonwood Bible. Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson
New Release Book Review: The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker
The Kookaburra Creek Cafe... About the Book: Welcome to the Kookaburra Creek Cafe. THE PAST For Hattie, the cafe has been her refuge for the last fifty years – her second chance at a happy ending after her dreams of being a star were shattered. But will the ghosts of her past succeed in destroying … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker
Bingo! The Wasp and The Orchid by Danielle Clode
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A memoir In this case, it's a biography and partial memoir, but it fits the bill nicely for me! This was a particularly lovely read as it shone a spotlight onto one of our forgotten Australian … Continue reading Bingo! The Wasp and The Orchid by Danielle Clode
My Reading Life: #aww2018 Challenge Checkpoint 3
I've read 52 books for my Australian Women Writers Challenge so far this year, 15 since my last #aww2018 checkpoint post at the end of April. There are just so many exciting new releases, week to week, by our Australian women so my totals are soaring and it's only just half way through the year. If … Continue reading My Reading Life: #aww2018 Challenge Checkpoint 3
New Release Book Review: True Blue by Sasha Wasley
True Blue... About the Book: Love is random. Accidental. You just live your life and then one day it’ll hit you with the right person. Wandering soul Freya ‘Free’ Paterson has finally come back home. Idealistic and trusting, she’s landed the job of her dreams working on an art project with the local school, but … Continue reading New Release Book Review: True Blue by Sasha Wasley
Behind the Pen with Tim Hawken
Last week I read and reviewed an incredible novel titled If Kisses Cured Cancer. Today I'm so pleased to be able to welcome the author, T.S. Hawken, whose actual name is Tim, to Behind the Pen. Over to you Tim... When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I started writing seriously … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Tim Hawken
New Release Book Review: Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
Blue Bottle… About the Book: With sea-salt authenticity, Belinda Castles sets the Bright family in the sprawling paradise of Bilgola Beach. But darkness is found both in the iconic setting as well as in the disturbing behaviour of one of the family. As he tilted the blinds she saw her mother in her tennis … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
