After the End... About the Book: Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. Only now they're facing the most important decision of their lives - and they don't agree. As the consequences of an impossible choice threaten to devastate them both, nothing will ever be the same again. But anything can happen after … Continue reading Book Review: After the End by Clare Mackintosh
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Book Review: The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
The Tenth Muse… About the Book: A brilliant and gripping novel about a young woman's gift for mathematics, and the secret of her past bound up in World War II. The first thing I remember being said of me with any consistency was that I was intelligent - and I recognized even then that it … Continue reading Book Review: The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
Book Review: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Less… About the Book: The Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a failed writer trying to escape his problems by traveling abroad. WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROBLEMS? Arthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the post: it is from an ex-boyfriend of nine years who … Continue reading Book Review: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
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 Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
The Night Tiger... About the Book: A captivating and magical story set in 1930s Malaysia about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy who are brought together by a series of unexplained deaths and an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers. They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take … Continue reading Book Review: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Book Review: Cape May by Chip Cheek
Cape May... About the Book: SEPTEMBER 1957 Henry and Effie, young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon. It's the end of the season and the town is deserted. As they tentatively discover each other, they begin to realize that everyday married life might be disappointingly different from their happily-ever-after … Continue reading Book Review: Cape May by Chip Cheek
Blog Tour: The French Photographer by Natasha Lester
Behind the Pen and New Release Book Review It gives me great pleasure to highlight the latest historical fiction release by Natasha Lester, The French Photographer, with a Behind the Pen interview and review as part of the Hachette Australia blog tour. The French Photographer: Inspired by the incredible true story of Lee Miller, Vogue … Continue reading Blog Tour: The French Photographer by Natasha Lester
#BookBingo – Round 6
One of the things I love about book bingo is that I often get to feature for a second time books I have recently appreciated and highly recommend. None more so than this week's selection. Themes of Culture: A River in the Trees by Jacqueline O'Mahony ‘It was already completely bright in the room; the … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 6
New Release Book Review: The Rip by Mark Brandi
The Rip... About the Book: An urban crime novel that slowly and masterfully hooks you in... then shocks with the horrific crime and the dread that the characters you care about aren't going to make it out alive. 'It's funny how quick it happens and without you really noticing. Anton said once that it's like … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Rip by Mark Brandi
Blog Tour: Behind the Pen with Esther Campion
To celebrate the release of her latest novel, Esther Campion joins me today for Behind the Pen, as part of her blog tour for The House of Second Chances. Over to you Esther… What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? Tracey Pope is in both of my novels. She is the … Continue reading Blog Tour: Behind the Pen with Esther Campion
