About the Book: Two women stand in the shallows, a man dead at their feet, while around them buildings burn. Amid the ruins of a fire-ravaged amusement park and destroyed waterfront dwellings, one boarded-up building still stands. May has come from Australia to Loveland, Nebraska, to claim the house on the poisoned lake as part … Continue reading Book Review: Loveland by Robert Lukins
Month: Feb 2022
The Week That Was…
As I sit here in my sunny and dry region of Queensland, much of the South East of the state is disappearing under flood water and torrential rain just keeps on falling. There are dangerous storms that just keep on hitting, some containing tornadoes. It's horrifying and devastating to watch unfold. It appears that it's … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover
About the Book: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the … Continue reading Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Book Review: To the Sea by Nikki Crutchley
About the Book: Keep a secret. Tell a lie. Protect the family. At all costs. A compulsively readable suspense thriller from Ngaio Marsh Award shortlisted author, Nikki Crutchley, which will keep you guessing and reading up until late into the night. Iluka has been the only home that 18-year-old Ana has ever known. The beautiful … Continue reading Book Review: To the Sea by Nikki Crutchley
The Week That Was…
My daughter left to go back to uni at the start of this week after a month home, the longest we'd had her with us since she finished high school more than two years ago. Her college had closed for a month due to Covid. We'll miss her, but she's never too far away, and … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Islands by Emily Brugman
About the Book: In the mid-1950s, a small group of Finnish migrants set up camp on Little Rat, a tiny island in an archipelago off the coast of Western Australia. The crayfishing industry is in its infancy, and the islands, haunted though they are by past shipwrecks, possess an indefinable allure. Drawn here by tragedy, … Continue reading Book Review: The Islands by Emily Brugman
Book Review: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
About the Book: When Cleo's editor requests that she marry herself on a remote island for her dating column, she envisions skinny-dipping in the crystalline waters and revelling in the blissful quiet. But when she arrives at Otter Lodge, Mack, a grumpy, yet undeniably handsome American, insists that her cosy cottage is actually his. With … Continue reading Book Review: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver
The Week That Was…
I wanted to share some garden progress with you this week. First, I did some enhancements on the garden area around the pool. Amazing what a difference a few bags of mulch can do. And then there's my balcony garden which in the space of a year has flourished and expanded from three plants to … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe
About the Book: A captivating historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first Black student to attend the prestigious Vassar College by – passing as white. For fans of The Vanishing Half and The Gilded Age. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend … Continue reading Book Review: The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe
Book Review: The Royal Game by Anne O’Brien
About the Book: The spellbinding new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestseller Anne O’Brien. England, 1444. Three women challenge the course of history… King Henry VI’s grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses starts to tear England apart. And from the ashes of war, the House of … Continue reading Book Review: The Royal Game by Anne O’Brien
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