Before the Crown... About the Book: 1943 As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. … Continue reading Book Review: Before the Crown by Flora Harding
Historical Fiction
#BlogTour #BookReview: Letters from Berlin by Tania Blanchard
Letters from Berlin... About the Book: Berlin, 1943 As the Allied forces edge closer, the Third Reich tightens its grip on its people. For eighteen-year-old Susanna Göttmann, this means her adopted family including the man she loves, Leo, are at risk. Desperate to protect her loved ones any way she can, Susie accepts the help … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: Letters from Berlin by Tania Blanchard
Book Review: The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra
The Mystery Woman… About the Book: Rebecca Wood takes the role as postmistress in a sleepy seaside town, desperate for anonymity after a scandal in Sydney. But she is confronted almost at once by a disturbing discovery - her predecessor committed suicide. To add to her worries, her hopes for a quiet life are soon … Continue reading Book Review: The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra
#BookBingo2020 – Round 9: Set in a place you dream of visiting
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende Chile is like its own character, with just as much presence as Victor or Roser within any scene. This is a novel that is so enriched by culture, love, compassion, and loyalty. Reading it was a joy that I was reluctant to let go of. Visit … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – Round 9: Set in a place you dream of visiting
Book Review: The Women’s Pages by Victoria Purman
The Women’s Pages... About the Book: From the bestselling author of The Land Girls comes a beautifully realised novel that speaks to the true history and real experiences of post-war Australian women. Sydney 1945: The war is over, the fight begins. The war is over and so are the jobs (and freedoms) of tens of … Continue reading Book Review: The Women’s Pages by Victoria Purman
Book Review: The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte
The Tolstoy Estate... About the Book: Epic in scope, ambitious and astonishingly good, The Tolstoy Estate proclaims Steven Conte as one of Australia's finest writers. In the first year of the doomed German invasion of Russia in WWII, a German military doctor, Paul Bauer, is assigned to establish a field hospital at Yasnaya Polyana - … Continue reading Book Review: The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte
Book Review: The Yield by Tara June Winch
The Yield... About the Book: Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Shortlisted for the VPLA. Winner, Book of the Year, People's Choice, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction at NSW Premier's Literary Award. Shortlisted for the Stella Prize. The yield in English is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land. … Continue reading Book Review: The Yield by Tara June Winch
Book Review: Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem by Rick Held
Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem... About the Book: The hero of this book was not a saint, nor even a tzadik - the nearest Jewish equivalent - but he was a hero. Someone who risked his own life to make a difference to the life of another. Were his motives selfless? No. He was after … Continue reading Book Review: Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem by Rick Held
#BookBingo2020 – Round 8: Themes of Inequality
Walking by Kim Kelly This era within Walking also seemed to coincide with changing views about quality of life, along with equality of care. But goodness, medicine was certainly an ‘old boys’ club back then, rife with bigotry and sexism, much to the shame of our country that allowed such views to be so firmly … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – Round 8: Themes of Inequality
Book Review: The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler
The Clock Winder... About the Book: Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons - there are seven grown-up children - have a reputation for craziness and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. But in the end it is hard … Continue reading Book Review: The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler
