The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club… About: Books bring them together - but friendship will transform all of their lives. In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet a fixture on the cattle stations dominating the rugged outback. Life is hard … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
Month: Oct 2017
Origin of the Writer: Barbara Strickland
Origin of the Writer is a series of essays giving emerging writers the opportunity to share their writing journey so far. One of the lovely things about writing is connecting with like-minded groups. RWA Emerging Writers Support Group is one such example. I think it is the use of the word emerging that … Continue reading Origin of the Writer: Barbara Strickland
New Release Book Review: Ache by Eliza Henry-Jones
Ache... About: A year ago, a devastating bushfire ripped Annie's world apart - killing her grandmother, traumatising her young daughter and leaving her mother's home in the mountains half destroyed. Annie fled back to the city, but the mountain continues to haunt her. Now, drawn by a call for help from her uncle, she's going … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Ache by Eliza Henry-Jones
Quick Shots Book Review: In The Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones
In The Quiet... About: A moving, sweet and uplifting novel of love, grief and the heartache of letting go, from a wonderful new Australian author. Cate Carlton has recently died, yet she is able to linger on, watching her three young children and her husband as they come to terms with their life without … Continue reading Quick Shots Book Review: In The Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones
My Reading Life: The Wilderness Series by Sara Donati
Today on My Reading Life, I'm going to highlight a series that captured me from the very first book, each instalment joining the others in their permanent home on my shelves. The Wilderness Series by Sara Donati. Epic in scope, each book weighing in at around 900 pages, this series weaves a tapestry of fact … Continue reading My Reading Life: The Wilderness Series by Sara Donati
New Release Book Review: The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War by Barry Turner
The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War... About: Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode. Berlin, 1948 - a divided city in a divided country in a divided Europe. The ruined German capital lay 120 miles inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. Stalin wanted the Allies … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War by Barry Turner
Behind the Pen with Elizabeth Jane Corbett
On today's Behind the Pen, I have great pleasure in introducing you all to Elizabeth Jane Corbett, who has just released her debut novel, The Tides Between. When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? Did reading as a child have any bearing on your decision to become a writer? … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Elizabeth Jane Corbett
New Release Book Review: Let Us Be True by Alex Christofi
Let Us Be True... About: Paris, 1958. After a chance encounter, Ralf and Elsa begin a love affair that will mark their lives. Both already bear scars from their continent's violent upheavals. The end of the war brought Ralf to Paris, where he feels he can hide from the past. Elsa meanwhile tries to hide … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Let Us Be True by Alex Christofi
Origin of the Writer: Renee Dahlia
Origin of the Writer is a series of essays giving emerging writers the opportunity to share their writing journey so far. Most Australians are familiar with the race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup. In the lead to the big race is the Spring Racing Carnival, and 2017 threw up the epitome … Continue reading Origin of the Writer: Renee Dahlia
My Reading Life: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
It's back to the classics again this week for My Reading Life and I'm casting the spotlight onto my favourite English literature novel: Great Expectations (1860-1861) by Charles Dickens. I first came to Great Expectations in Year 12 at high school when I selected it as my classic text for my senior English … Continue reading My Reading Life: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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