Love and Other Battles… About the Book: Three generations of women. Three heartbreaking choices. One unforgettable story. 1969: Free-spirited hippie Jess James has no intention of falling for a soldier ... but perhaps some things are not in our power to stop. 1989: Jess's daughter, Jamie, dreams of a simple life - marriage, children, stability … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Other Battles by Tess Woods
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The Week That Was…
Ladies in Black. If you missed my post raving about it, you can read it here. I loved this movie and almost want to watch it again this weekend but I'm determined to read the book before I re-watch. ~~~ This has to be the funniest thing I've seen online in ages: When you live … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird
A Lifetime of Impossible Days... About the Book: Tabitha Bird’s stunning debut is a magical, life-affirming novel about heartbreak, healing and learning to forgive yourself. Meet Willa Waters, aged 8 . . . 33 . . . and 93. On one impossible day in 1965, eight-year-old Willa receives a mysterious box containing a jar of … Continue reading Book Review: A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird
Book Review: The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
The Tenth Muse… About the Book: A brilliant and gripping novel about a young woman's gift for mathematics, and the secret of her past bound up in World War II. The first thing I remember being said of me with any consistency was that I was intelligent - and I recognized even then that it … Continue reading Book Review: The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
Book Review: The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover
The Land Before Avocado... About the Book: The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come. 'It was simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'. There's plenty of … Continue reading Book Review: The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover
Bookish Film Review: Ladies in Black
About the Film: In the summer of 1959, Lisa, a shy schoolgirl, takes a job in Sydney's prestigious department store Goode's. There, her life is changed forever when she meets the "ladies in black." Release date: 20 September 2018 (Australia) Director: Bruce Beresford Based on: The Women in Black by Madeleine St John My Thoughts: … Continue reading Bookish Film Review: Ladies in Black
#BookBingo—Round 12
It's not always easy to fill those bingo categories that specify an author's age, but in this case, it was easy because the publisher put the year this author was born into her bio at the back of the book. Thank you! My author is Samantha Shannon, who is 27, and I think the reason … Continue reading #BookBingo—Round 12
The Week That Was…
It's been really cold here all week, in a dry and biting way that only the desert in winter seems to be able to achieve. After shivering my way through the week at work wearing insubstantial cardigans, I remembered yesterday in the morning that I own several coats! Out of sight, out of mind...but seriously? … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
Love Song... About the Book: The heart-warming new rural romance novel from the acclaimed author of Dear Banjo and True Blue. There was something about Charlie. Something about the way he questioned and teased her, brought her outside of herself … the way he’d made her crash headlong into love just by singing to her. … Continue reading Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
Book Review: The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
The Other Half of Augusta Hope… About the Book: Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six, she's memorising the dictionary. At seven, she's correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi. And now that she's an adult, Augusta … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
