About the Book: A redemptive and captivating novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of PS. I Love You.Ever wondered where lost things go? Ever since the day her classmate vanished, Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something – or someone – disappears. Finding has become her goal. Jack Ruttle is desperate … Continue reading Book Review: A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern
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Book Review: The Lipstick Bureau by Michelle Gable
About the Book: 1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy’s capital. One of the OSS’s few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she’s tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and … Continue reading Book Review: The Lipstick Bureau by Michelle Gable
Book Review: Home Before Night by J.P. Pomare
About the Book: Mother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman. As the third wave of the virus hits, all inhabitants of Melbourne are given until 8 pm to get to their homes. … Continue reading Book Review: Home Before Night by J.P. Pomare
Book Review: Go As a River by Shelley Read
About the Book: On a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family's farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado. As she heads into her village, a dishevelled stranger stops to ask her the way. How she chooses to answer will unknowingly alter the course of both their young … Continue reading Book Review: Go As a River by Shelley Read
Crushing by Genevieve Novak
About the Book: When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings. Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow … Continue reading Crushing by Genevieve Novak
Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton
About the Book: The highly anticipated new novel from the worldwide bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, a spellbinding story that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of a … Continue reading Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton
The Month That Was…
March Life has been busy and joyful for the past month. Each of my children celebrated birthdays, turning 21, 19 and 17, and Zeus had his 10th birthday! Zeus, making sure no one steals his back legs while he is not watching... I've decided to combine my weekly newsletter posts with my monthly reading check … Continue reading The Month That Was…
Book Review: The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
About the Book: Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste. From the sound of the cash register in the old … Continue reading Book Review: The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
Book Review: Duck à l’Orange for Breakfast by Karina May
About the Book: Maxine 'Max' Mayberry, an ad executive with writing ambitions, is holed up in a friend's apartment after discovering her long-term boyfriend in bed with another woman. If that wasn't bad enough, Max has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Enter Johnny: a cheeky yet charming Tinder pen pal and the perfect … Continue reading Book Review: Duck à l’Orange for Breakfast by Karina May
Book Review: Prettier if She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
About the Book: One perfect life. One disastrous week. The brand-new novel from bestselling, acclaimed and beloved author Toni Jordan. As the eldest child in a single-parent family, Kylie's always had more important things on her mind than smiling for random strangers. Controlling her job, her home, her romantic life and - most importantly - … Continue reading Book Review: Prettier if She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
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