Return to Roseglen... About the Book: A moving and insightful family drama about three generations coming to terms with the family matriarch facing her final days. At times like these families should be coming together, not tearing each other apart. On her remote North Queensland cattle station, Ivy Dunmore is facing the end of her … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Return to Roseglen by Helene Young
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New Release Book Review: The Missing Man by Peter Rees
The Missing Man... About the Book: From the outback to Tarakan, the powerful story of Len Waters, the RAAF's only WWII Aboriginal fighter pilot. He was our first Aboriginal fighter pilot, he flew multiple sorties during Australia's World War II Pacific campaign, and he should have had a world of opportunity ahead of him … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Missing Man by Peter Rees
Bingo! The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A prize winning book The Yellow House was recently announced as winner of the 2018 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award - an award for an unpublished manuscript to an author under the age of 35. The Yellow … Continue reading Bingo! The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
New Release Book Review: The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
The Last of the Bonegilla Girls… About the Book: Their friendship transcends nationality and background, but can it overcome the horrors of the past? A post-Second World War story of strong female ties and family, secrets and lies, set in the multicultural Australia of the fifties. Can the Bonegilla girls defeat their past? Or … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
New Release Book Review: Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair
Burning Fields... About the Book: 1948. The world is struggling to regain a sense of balance after the devastation of World War II, and the sugar cane–growing community of Piri River in northern Queensland is no exception. As returned servicemen endeavour to adjust to their pre–war lives, women who had worked for the war effort … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair
New Release Book Review: The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
The Yellow House... About the Book: Even before I knew anything about Granddad Les, Wally and me sometimes dared each other to see how close to the knackery we could get. It was way out in the bottom paddock, and Dad had banned us from going further than the dam. Wally said it was because … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
Behind the Pen with Susi Fox
It is such a delight to welcome Susi Fox to Behind the Pen today, chatting about her chilling debut novel, Mine. From the press release – ‘Inspired by a nightmare she had herself, Fox has drawn on her experience as a doctor and mother to tell the story of Sasha; a woman who … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Susi Fox
New Release Book Review: The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland
The Art of Friendship... About the Book: We all expect our friendships from childhood to last forever... Libby and Kit have been best friends ever since the day 11-year-old Kit bounded up to Libby's bedroom window. They've seen each other through first kisses, bad break-ups and everything in-between. It's almost 20 years since Libby moved … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland
New Release Book Review: LADY BIRD & THE FOX by Kim Kelly
Lady Bird & The Fox... About the Book: It’s 1868 and the gold rush sprawls across the wild west of New South Wales, bringing with it a new breed of colonial rogue – bushrangers. A world far removed from hardworking farm girl, Annie Bird, and her sleepy village on the outskirts of Sydney. But when … Continue reading New Release Book Review: LADY BIRD & THE FOX by Kim Kelly
Behind the Pen with Kim Kelly
On the eve of the release of her latest novel, Lady Bird and The Fox, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Kim Kelly to Behind the Pen. Today we've left the regular questions at the door and instead we're digging deep, so pull up a comfy chair and a drink of your choice because … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Kim Kelly
