Home Stretch... About the Book: Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever. It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the … Continue reading Book Review: Home Stretch by Graham Norton
Month: Sep 2020
The Week That Was…
Making me happy this week is my new shirt, ordered back in April, finally arriving, along with its replacement two days later, because the first was deemed lost in the mail. Turns out it was just sitting in Sydney since early June, courtesy of Australia Post, so now I have two of these: ~~~ Joke … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Dreams They Forgot by Emma Ashmere
Dreams They Forgot About the Book: Two sisters await the tidal wave predicted for 1970s Adelaide after Premier Don Dunstan decriminalises homosexuality. An interstate family drive is complicated by the father's memory of sighting UFOs. Two women drive from Melbourne to Sydney to see the Harbour Bridge before it's finished. An isolated family tries to … Continue reading Book Review: Dreams They Forgot by Emma Ashmere
Book Review: The Last Migration by Charlotte McConaghy
The Last Migration... About the Book: A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive. How far you would you go for love? Franny Stone is determined to go to the end of the earth, following the last of the Arctic terns on what may be their final migration to Antarctica. As animal populations … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Migration by Charlotte McConaghy
Book Review: The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra
The Mystery Woman… About the Book: Rebecca Wood takes the role as postmistress in a sleepy seaside town, desperate for anonymity after a scandal in Sydney. But she is confronted almost at once by a disturbing discovery - her predecessor committed suicide. To add to her worries, her hopes for a quiet life are soon … Continue reading Book Review: The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra
The Week That Was…
September school holidays! That is all... ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ Book of the week: ~~~ What I've been watching: Just as good as the first! This was a terrific movie to watch with my 14 year old son. We both really enjoyed it. New episodes of this have begun to drop and I … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Black Rabbit by Angus Gaunt
Black Rabbit… About the Book:Pompous, pampered Maurice thinks he has his life sorted out. But when he meets a stranger at the funeral of his maiden aunt, he is taken on a bizarre journey of self-discovery that sends him to places people like him are not supposed to go. Angus Gaunt’s nasty little novel is … Continue reading Book Review: Black Rabbit by Angus Gaunt
Book Review: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
The Lying Life of Adults Translated by Ann Goldstein About the Book: A powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by Elena Ferrante, the beloved best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend. Giovanna's pretty face has changed: it's turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really … Continue reading Book Review: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
#BookBingo2020 – Round 9: Set in a place you dream of visiting
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende Chile is like its own character, with just as much presence as Victor or Roser within any scene. This is a novel that is so enriched by culture, love, compassion, and loyalty. Reading it was a joy that I was reluctant to let go of. Visit … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – Round 9: Set in a place you dream of visiting
The Week That Was…
I have a new dishwasher! Break out the bubbly! It's been since the end of July and that is really WAY TOO LONG to have to wait for a shop to get what you ordered and paid for in, but the service in Harvey Norman out here is a whole other story and it's got … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Theresa Smith Writes 