The Strays by Emily Bitto
Some stories live constantly in your subconscious, as you read them. They don’t let you go for a second. Some stories you don’t want to …
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Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Oh don’t kid yourself – Liane Moriarty may be “populist” fiction, but she writes brilliantly. The literary awards may go to men writing without punctuation, …
Women & Children
I was concerned when I picked up a book titled Women & Children, and it was written by a man. That man is Tony Birch. …
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood read by Ailsa Piper- A Review
The narrator made this book come alive for me. Her style was easy and at times meditative. The whole book was like a meditation. The …
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne – A Review
This debut novel from Kerryn Mayne is polished and entertaining from start to finish. If you like heroines who are a bit quirky, make up …
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
Rebecca Ross is one of the BookTok author success stories, but not for this book – A River Enchanted is one of her earlier works, …
The Angry Women’s Choir by Meg Bignell
The title and cover of the book shouted, ‘read me’. I love books about change and hope especially if women are the protagonists. This book …
The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott – A Review
Arnott’s characters are real and I cared about what happened to them. He conjured mysterious creatures in beautiful Australian landscapes and humans grappling with their …
The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
Kylie Orr is a local author who writes domestic suspense. She says she likes to write about things that make her rage. Kylie’s new book, …
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
This is my second Dennis Lehane book. I read the last one a number of years ago and remember it as a gritty story set …