Budgerigar: How a brave, chatty and colourful little Aussie bird stole the world's heart... About the Book: A curiosity of everything you ever wanted to know (or realised you never knew) about budgies. Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed budgerigars are Australia's gift to the bird world. They sing … Continue reading Book Review: Budgerigar by Sarah Harris & Don Baker
Month: Mar 2020
Book Review: The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker
The Banksia Bay Beach Shack... About the Book: A year is a long time in the memory of a small town. Stories get twisted, truths become warped, history is rewritten. MYSTERIES When Laura discovers an old photo of her grandmother, Lillian, with an intriguing inscription on the back, she heads to the sleepy seaside town … Continue reading Book Review: The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker
Book Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird... About the Book: The much anticipated and utterly captivating new novel from the author of the 2018 runaway sensation, One Day in December. Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible. But she's wrong. Because on her … Continue reading Book Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
The Week That Was…
I hope you are all well! As my first week in self isolation draws to a close, a vital delivery arrived just before the weekend: Quaran-TEA! And you thought I got all of my jokes from the internet... ~~~ Speaking of... Joke of the week: ~~~ What I've been reading: ~~~ A new series for … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Author Talks: Natasha Lester on The Amazing Women Who Ruled the Skies in The Paris Secret
I’ve talked a lot on social media about the Dior gowns that form a big part of the story in The Paris Secret. But there’s another really important side of the book: a group of female pilots who were some of the bravest women working for the war effort in England during the 1940s. Imagine … Continue reading Author Talks: Natasha Lester on The Amazing Women Who Ruled the Skies in The Paris Secret
Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
The Animals at Lockwood Manor... About the Book: Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable . . . August 1939. Thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum's collection of mammals. Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however, where they are to stay for the … Continue reading Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Dark Vanessa… About the Book: An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher. ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTER. Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in … Continue reading Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Book Review: Sheerwater by Leah Swann
Sheerwater… About the Book: Emotional, powerful, unforgettable. From a stunning new literary talent, you won't be able to put down this novel about a mother's love for her children - it will break your heart. Ava and her two young sons, Max and Teddy, are driving to their new home in Sheerwater, hopeful of making … Continue reading Book Review: Sheerwater by Leah Swann
The Week That Was…
What a week! We now have a 14 year old and a 16 year old in the house. It's been a good week for cake. Not such a good week for humanity though. I am still at work: public education. I really wish those making the decisions to keep schools open would come in for … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer
Truths I Never Told You… About the Book: It begins with the discovery of a tattered letter in the attic ... A heart-tugging story of family secrets by the Top 10 bestselling Australian author 1959: Grace is a young mother with four children under four. All she ever wanted was to have a family of … Continue reading Book Review: Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer
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