Day 2: The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton I was given a Dymocks gift voucher for my birthday in the year after this novel was released. It was sitting there on display in the Dymocks top 100 section, high up in the top ten, and the atmospheric cover caught my eye. I also liked … Continue reading Book A Day: The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction
Book A Day: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Over on Facebook, I'm seeing a lot of 'book a day' posts whereby you post the cover of a book you have loved everyday for seven days. I've been thinking recently about all the books I've loved but never reviewed and how I could share these. This seems like a good way to do it. … Continue reading Book A Day: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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: Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson
Mr Peacock’s Possessions… About the Book: An intimate, intense, beautifully realised novel of possession, power and loss of innocence, for fans of Mister Pip and The Poisonwood Bible. Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson
New Release Book Review: Eleanor’s Secret by Caroline Beecham
Eleanor's Secret... About the Book: London, 1942 When art school graduate, Eleanor Roy, is recruited by the War Artists Advisory Committee, she comes one step closer to realising her dream of becoming one of the few female war artists. But breaking into the art establishment proves difficult until Eleanor meets painter, Jack Valante, only to … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Eleanor’s Secret by Caroline Beecham
Bingo! The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A book more than 500 pages The Burning Chambers is quite lengthy, coming in at 585 pages, but wow! This novel is so enthralling I hardly even registered the pages flying by. I don't mind a novel … Continue reading Bingo! The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Behind the Pen with P.J. Roscoe
Today I warmly welcome UK multi-genre author, P.J. Roscoe, to Behind the Pen. Over to you Paula... How many novels have you written and published? I have written five novels. ‘Echoes’, ‘Freya’s Child’, ‘Between Worlds’, ‘Diary of Margery Blake’ are all available now. ‘Where Rivers Meet’ is in the queue at the publishers … Continue reading Behind the Pen with P.J. Roscoe
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 Juliet Code by Christine Wells
The Juliet Code... About the Book: It’s 1947 and the war is over, but Juliet Barnard is still tormented by secrets. She was a British agent and wireless operator in occupied Paris until her mission went critically wrong. Juliet was caught by the Germans, imprisoned and tortured in a mansion in Paris’s Avenue Foch. Now … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Juliet Code by Christine Wells
Book Review: The Virgin’s Lover by Philippa Gregory
The Virgin’s Lover… About the Book: A sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I, from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Now I can be the queen that my mother intended me to be . . . the queen I was born to be. 1558. … Continue reading Book Review: The Virgin’s Lover by Philippa Gregory
