About the Book: At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds. A year on, Kim Gillespie's absence casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather deep in the heart of South Australian wine country to welcome a … Continue reading Book Review: Exiles by Jane Harper
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Book Review: The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader
About the Book: England, 1276: Forced to leave her home village, Eleanor moves to Lincoln to work as a housemaid. She's prickly, independent and stubborn, her prospects blighted by a port-wine birthmark across her face. Unusually for a woman, she has fine skills with ink and quill, and harbours a secret ambition to work as … Continue reading Book Review: The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader
Book Review: Search History by Amy Taylor
About the Book: Rebecca meets Fleabag in a sharp and funny debut novel about dating in the internet age. After fleeing to Melbourne in the wake of a breakup, all Ana has to show for herself is an unfulfilling job at an overly enthusiastic tech start-up and one particularly questionable dating app experience. Then she meets Evan. Charming, … Continue reading Book Review: Search History by Amy Taylor
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: 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
Book Review: Without Further Ado by Jessica Dettmann
About the Book: Can a modern woman take lessons in love from Shakespeare? Beth O'Leary meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this sparkling romantic comedy from beloved Aussie author Jessica Dettmann. 'Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever ...' Since she was sixteen, Willa's curious touchstone in life and work has been … Continue reading Book Review: Without Further Ado by Jessica Dettmann
Book Review: Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland
About the Book: Two bodies. One long hot summer. A town that will never be the same. When Adam Lawson’s wrecked car is found a kilometre from Daisy Baker’s body, the whole town assumes it’s an open and shut case. But Jesse Redpath isn’t from Canticle Creek. Where she comes from, the truth often hides … Continue reading Book Review: Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland
Book Review: The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
About the Book: Paris, 1939: While working at the Louvre, Eliane Dufort falls for talented painter Xavier. But when the Nazis occupy the city, Xavier leaves for England and Eliane must send her sisters to the country. Broken-hearted, she finds herself working with the mysterious Rose Valland on a dangerous secret mission for the French … Continue reading Book Review: The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
Book Review: All We Dream by Pamela Cook
All We Dream… About the Book: Revised Edition of Essie’s Way A forgotten necklace. A family secret. Two women hiding from the truth. When successful Sydney lawyer Miranda McIntyre searches for something old to go with her wedding dress, she remembers an antique necklace from her childhood. Her mother’s denial of its existence only deepens … Continue reading Book Review: All We Dream by Pamela Cook
Book Review: The Imitator by Rebecca Starford…
The Imitator... About the Book: A page-turning World War Two spy thriller, based on true events. Out of place at boarding school, scholarship girl Evelyn Varley realises that the only way for her to fit in is to be like everyone else. She hides her true self and what she really thinks behind the manners … Continue reading Book Review: The Imitator by Rebecca Starford…
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