I'm thrilled to pass on the news that The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld is this year's Stella Prize winner! If you need a reminder on why I love this novel so much, read my review here. The Bass Rock is published by Penguin Random House Australia.
Literary Fiction
Book Review: The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird
The Emporium of Imagination… About the Book: A captivating novel of magical realism about a fantastical shop that brings comfort, peace and hope to those in need. You won't want to miss the opening of this shop! From the author of A Lifetime of Impossible Days (winner of the Courier-Mail People's Choice QLD Book of … Continue reading Book Review: The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird
Book Review: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
The Lamplighters... About the Book: Cornwall, 1972. Three lighthouse keepers vanish from a remote rock, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The Principal Keeper’s weather log describes a mighty storm, but the skies have been clear all week. What happened to those three men, out … Continue reading Book Review: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
Book Review: Repentance by Alison Gibbs
Repentance... About the Book: It’s the summer of 1976, and the winds of change are blowing through the small town of Repentance on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. The old families farmed cattle and cut timber, but the new settlers, the hippies, have a different perspective on the natural order and humankind’s place … Continue reading Book Review: Repentance by Alison Gibbs
Book Review: The Breaking by Irma Gold
The Breaking… About the Book: Hannah Bird has just arrived in Thailand. Disoriented and out of her depth, she meets Deven, a fierce and gutsy Australian expat who sweeps her into thrilling adventures rescuing elephants. As they head deeper and deeper into the fraught world of elephant tourism, their lives become tangled in ways Hannah … Continue reading Book Review: The Breaking by Irma Gold
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…
Book Review: Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna
Infinite Splendours… About the Book: The incandescent new novel from the acclaimed Miles Franklin winner author of The Eye of the Sheep and The Choke. Lawrence Loman is a bright, caring, curious boy with a gift for painting. He lives at home with his mother and younger brother, and the future is laid out before … Continue reading Book Review: Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna
Book Review: Olga by Bernhard Schlink
Olga... Translated by Charlotte Collins About the Book: The life of one woman - Olga - from late 19th century Prussia to modern Germany. A novel of love, passion, and history, from beloved modern master Bernhard Schlink. Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the turn of the 20th … Continue reading Book Review: Olga by Bernhard Schlink
Book Review: Honeybee by Craig Silvey
Honeybee… About the Book: The highly anticipated new novel by the bestselling author of Jasper Jones. 'Find out who you are, and live that life.' Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail and looks down at the road far below. At the other end of the … Continue reading Book Review: Honeybee by Craig Silvey
Book Review: Home Stretch by Graham Norton
Home Stretch... About the Book: Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever. It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the … Continue reading Book Review: Home Stretch by Graham Norton
