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
Australian Women Writers Challenge
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: 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
Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Sasha Wasley
Today I welcome Sasha Wasley to Behind the Pen, author of the beloved Paterson sisters series. She’s here to share with us a few of her favourites. Over to you, Sasha… What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? Free Paterson who starred in True Blue is a real favourite with me … Continue reading Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Sasha Wasley
Challenge Check In – May
What a month on the home front! That I read any books at all is probably a miracle. But I did, and my efforts for May look like this: #aww2019: 5 books #AussieAuthor19: 7 books Book Bingo with Mrs B’s Book Reviews and The Book Muse: 2 books The Classics Eight: this is beyond the … Continue reading Challenge Check In – May
Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Maya Linnell
It gives me great pleasure to welcome debut author Maya Linnell to Behind the Pen today, here to share with us a few of her favourites. Over to you Maya... What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? One of my favourite Wildflower Ridge characters is Nanna Pearl. She’s only a minor … Continue reading Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Maya Linnell
Book Review: The Forgotten Letters Of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
The Forgotten Letters Of Esther Durrant... About the Book: 1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the … Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Letters Of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
Book Review: The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon
The Gift of Life… About the Book: You’ve been given the gift of life, now go live it. Gabby McPhee is the owner of The Tin Man, a chic new cafe and coffee roasting house in Melbourne. The struggles of her recent heart transplant are behind her and life is looking up – until a … Continue reading Book Review: The Gift of Life by Josephine Moon
Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Elizabeth Coleman
Today I warmly welcome Elizabeth Coleman to Behind the Pen, here to share with us a few of her favourites. Over to you Elizabeth… What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? I have a particular soft spot for Dave Rendall, a suburban solicitor in Losing the Plot. Dave is a real … Continue reading Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Elizabeth Coleman
Book Review: The Sparkle Pages by Meg Bignell – #DNF
The Sparkle Pages... About the Book: A wonderfully original and heartfelt comic novel about one woman's mission to reignite the passion in her marriage - and rediscover herself. ‘Is marriage just a series of texts about where the children are and whether we need milk until one of you dies?’ Susannah Parks – wife, mother, … Continue reading Book Review: The Sparkle Pages by Meg Bignell – #DNF
