About the Book: Two French storytellers and a runaway girl travel through fairytale lands, Italian theatres, and the battlefields of France in search of a place to belong as Napoleon's Empire falls, from the author of Josephine's Garden. Remi Victoire is the golden child among all the theatre orphans; he dreams of a life on … Continue reading Book Review: The Freedom of Birds by Stephanie Parkyn
Month: Nov 2021
Book Review: The Swift and The Harrier by Minette Walters
About the Book: An unforgettable novel of England's Civil War, from the bestselling author of The Last Hours and The Turn of Midnight. Dorset, 1642. When bloody civil war breaks out between the King and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different allegiances. A rare few choose neutrality. One such is Jayne … Continue reading Book Review: The Swift and The Harrier by Minette Walters
The Week That Was…
What a week! I am so proud of this young man. Officially a high school graduate. And doesn't he scrub up well?! ~~~ Joke of the week: *Directly related to the week I just had, where it took me all week to read one book and there were no reviews... ~~~ What I've been watching: … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The Week That Was…
It's finally arrived! Graduation week. Let the celebrations begin. And speaking of celebrations and arrivals, my cheeky daughter surprised us by turning up three days early yesterday. She's come home for about 10 days for a break from uni/work. We were expecting her Tuesday but she was here when I got home from work yesterday! … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
About the Book: In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage and of a woman's relentless errors. Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the … Continue reading Book Review: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
The Week That Was…
Christmas is coming and Zeus is ready, dressed, and waiting to be of assistance. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What I've been reading: ~~~ Until next week... 😊📚☕
Book Review: Wild Place by Christian White
About the Book: In the summer of 1989, a local teen goes missing from the idyllic Australian suburb of Camp Hill. As rumours of Satanic rituals swirl, schoolteacher Tom Witter becomes convinced he holds the key to the disappearance. When the police won’t listen, he takes matters into his own hands with the help of … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Place by Christian White
Book Review: Devotion by Hannah Kent
About the Book: Prussia, 1836 Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature - she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity . . . until she meets Thea. Ocean, 1838 The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound … Continue reading Book Review: Devotion by Hannah Kent
Book Review: Believe in Me by Lucy Neave
About the Book: As a teenager in the 1970s, Sarah is forced to leave her home in upstate New York to accompany a missionary to Idaho. When she falls pregnant, she is dispatched to relatives in Sydney, who place her in a home for unmarried mothers. Years later her daughter, Bet, pieces together her mother’s … Continue reading Book Review: Believe in Me by Lucy Neave
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