Imperfect... About the Book: By the time she was eleven and living in the Soviet Union, Lee Kofman had undergone several major operations on both a defective heart and injuries sustained in a bus accident. Her body harbours a constellation of disfiguring scars that have shaped her sense of self and her view of the … Continue reading Book Review: Imperfect by Lee Kofman
Australian Literature
Book Review: The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo
The Bridge… About the Book: In 1970s Melbourne, 22-year-old Italian migrant Antonello is newly married and working as a rigger on the West Gate Bridge, a gleaming monument to a modern city. When the bridge collapses one October morning, killing 35 of his workmates, his world crashes down on him. In 2009, Jo and her … Continue reading Book Review: The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo
New Release Book Review: A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer
A Superior Spectre... About the Book: Jeff is dying. Haunted by memories and grappling with the shame of his desires, he runs away to remote Scotland with a piece of experimental tech that allows him to enter the mind of someone in the past. Instructed to only use it three times, Jeff – self-indulgent, isolated … Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer
Bingo! The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A Book Written by an Australian Man The Shepherd's Hut is the latest release by Tim Winton and it more than lives up to its highly anticipated release. This is a brutal novel, make … Continue reading Bingo! The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
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
New Release Book Review: The Lace Weaver by Lauren Chater
The Lace Weaver… About the Book: A breathtaking debut about love and war, and the battle to save a precious legacy Each lace shawl begins and ends the same way – with a circle. Everything is connected with a thread as fine as gossamer, each life affected by what has come before it and what … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Lace Weaver by Lauren Chater
New Release Book Review: In The Garden Of The Fugitives by Ceridwen Dovey
In The Garden Of The Fugitives... About the Book: Almost twenty years after forbidding him to contact her, Vita receives an email from her old benefactor, Royce. Once, she was one of his brightest protégées; now her career has stalled and Royce is ailing, and each has a need to settle accounts. Beyond their … Continue reading New Release Book Review: In The Garden Of The Fugitives by Ceridwen Dovey
Pre-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 Pre-release Book Review: LADY BIRD & THE FOX by Kim Kelly
New Release Book Review: The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen
The Lucky Galah… About the Book: It's 1969 and a remote coastal town in Western Australia is poised to play a pivotal part in the moon landing. Perched on the red dunes of its outskirts looms the great Dish: a relay for messages between Apollo 11 and Houston, Texas. Crouched around a single grainy set, … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen
New Release Book Review: The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins
The Everlasting Sunday… About the Book: During the freezing English winter of 1962, seventeen-year-old Radford is sent to Goodwin Manor, a great and isolated house in country Shropshire for boys who have been ‘found by trouble’. Drawn immediately to the charismatic West, Radford soon discovers that each one of them has something to hide. Life … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins
