The Deceptions... About the Book: Long-buried family secrets surface in a compelling new novel from the author of The Teacher's Secret. Moving from wartime Europe to modern day Australia, The Deceptions is a powerful story of old transgressions, unexpected revelations and the legacy of lives built on lies and deceit. Prague, 1943. Taken from her … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: The Deceptions by Suzanne Leal
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Author Talks: Natasha Lester on The Amazing Women Who Ruled the Skies in The Paris Secret
I’ve talked a lot on social media about the Dior gowns that form a big part of the story in The Paris Secret. But there’s another really important side of the book: a group of female pilots who were some of the bravest women working for the war effort in England during the 1940s. Imagine … Continue reading Author Talks: Natasha Lester on The Amazing Women Who Ruled the Skies in The Paris Secret
Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
The Animals at Lockwood Manor... About the Book: Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable . . . August 1939. Thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum's collection of mammals. Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however, where they are to stay for the … Continue reading Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
Book Review: Walking by Kim Kelly
Walking... About the Book: Sydney, 1948. Brilliant German surgeon, Hugo Winter, is dead, and his protégé, Lucy Brynne, is tasked with sorting his papers. Among them, Lucy finds glimpses of Hugo’s past that paint a disturbing picture of war and prejudice – a portrait of Australia she can barely recognise. That same week, an intriguing … Continue reading Book Review: Walking by Kim Kelly
Book Review: The Storm Beyond the Tides by Jonathan Cullen
The Storm Beyond the Tides... About the Book: July 1939. War is on the horizon but on Monk Island, Maine life goes on as usual. As the daughter of a lobsterman, Ellie Ames’ future seems limited until a mysterious German couple comes off the ferry with their nineteen-year-old son. From the moment she meets Karl … Continue reading Book Review: The Storm Beyond the Tides by Jonathan Cullen
Book Review: Meet Me At Lennon’s by Melanie Myers
Meet Me At Lennon’s... About the Book: As university student Olivia Wells sets out on her quest to find an unpublished manuscript by Gloria Graham – a now obscure mid-twentieth century feminist and writer – she unwittingly uncovers details about a young woman found murdered. Strangled with a nylon stocking in the mangroves on the … Continue reading Book Review: Meet Me At Lennon’s by Melanie Myers
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: Bella and Chaim by Sara Rena Vidal
Bella and Chaim: The Story of Beauty and Life… About the Book: Encompassing the inspirational true story of Bella and Chaim, the author’s parents, with the intergenerational trauma of being a child of survivors, this memoir of love, loss and gratitude, is a testament to the human spirit as well as a call to rise … Continue reading Book Review: Bella and Chaim by Sara Rena Vidal
Book Review: The Land Girls by Victoria Purman
The Land Girls... About the Book: A moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds by bestselling author of The Last of the Bonegilla Girls, Victoria Purman. It was never just a man's war... Melbourne, 1942 War has engulfed Europe and now the Pacific, and Australia is fighting for its future. For spinster … Continue reading Book Review: The Land Girls by Victoria Purman
Behind the Pen with Leah Kaminsky
Last month I read a truly amazing novel, one that has really left a lasting impression upon me. That novel was The Hollow Bones, and today it gives me quite a thrill to welcome the author, Leah Kaminsky, to Behind the Pen. What provided the initial inspiration for The Hollow Bones? I was reading about … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Leah Kaminsky
