Book Review: Sisters of Mercy
…by Caroline Overington. Snow Delaney is in prison. And from prison, she communicates with journalist Jack Fawcett who followed her case as she thinks he was biased. Snow was born miles away and years...
View ArticleBook Review and Giveaway: The Tall Poppy Project
…by Kylie Patchett. The Tall Poppy Project is a self-help book geared to women to “stand tall and stake a claim on your Delicious Life”. Kylie talks about 7 tall poppy principles we as women need to...
View ArticleBook Review: The Harp in the South
…by Ruth Park. Meet the Darcy family. They live in the inner city slum of Surry Hills in the 1940s. There is Hughie Darcy, the breadwinner who wishes he could live in the bush rather than be stuck in...
View ArticleBook Review: Peace, love and khaki socks
…by Kim Lock. 24 year old Amy Silva lives in Darwin with her long-term boyfriend Dylan who is an army man. Her life is thrown out of order by a surprise pregnancy. Despite the initial support of Dylan...
View ArticleBook Review: Sweet Damage
…by Rebecca James. Twenty-something Tim Ellison is crashing at his ex-girlfriend Lilla and her boyfriend Patrick’s place. Except Patrick is not too happy about the situation and needs Tim to move out....
View ArticleBook Review: Past the Shallows
…by Favel Parrett. Harry and Miles live with their father, an abalone fisherman whose temper is as unpredictable as the seas, along the remote coast of Tasmania. They also have an older brother Joe...
View ArticleBook Review: Breathing under water #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Seventeen-year-old Ben and Grace Walker are twins in their final year of school. Living in a small coastal town, they spend their time surfing, drinking with friends and preparing for their HSC. While...
View ArticleBook Review: Tell the truth, shame the devil #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Detective Inspector Bashir (Bish) Ortley of the London Met Police has recently been suspended from the force for his behaviour. He spends his days drinking and drowning his grief of his broken marriage...
View ArticleBook Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell
Journey from Venice is a memoir by Ruth Cracknell. I read this book back in April for my book club. For those who don’t know, Ruth Cracknell is an Australian actress best known for her role in Mother...
View ArticleBook Review: The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal #AusReads17 #AWW2017
Terry is the assistant principal and Year 6 teacher at a small town primary school. He loves his job and is popular among the students, their parents and the staff at the small school. However, with...
View ArticleBook Review: The Gulf by Anna Spargo-Ryan #AWW2017 #AusRead17
Sixteen-year-old Skye lives with her mother and her ten-year-old brother, Ben in Adelaide. Their lives are suddenly turned upside down with the arrival of her mum’s new boyfriend, Jason. Jason works a...
View ArticleBook Review: Breathing under water #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Seventeen-year-old Ben and Grace Walker are twins in their final year of school. Living in a small coastal town, they spend their time surfing, drinking with friends and preparing for their HSC. While...
View ArticleBook Review: Tell the truth, shame the devil #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Detective Inspector Bashir (Bish) Ortley of the London Met Police has recently been suspended from the force for his behaviour. He spends his days drinking and drowning his grief of his broken marriage...
View ArticleBook Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell
Journey from Venice is a memoir by Ruth Cracknell. I read this book back in April for my book club. For those who don't know, Ruth Cracknell is an Australian actress best known for her role in Mother...
View ArticleBook Review: The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal #AusReads17 #AWW2017
Terry is the assistant principal and Year 6 teacher at a small town primary school. He loves his job and is popular among the students, their parents and the staff at the small school. However, with...
View ArticleBook Review: The Gulf by Anna Spargo-Ryan #AWW2017 #AusRead17
Sixteen-year-old Skye lives with her mother and her ten-year-old brother, Ben in Adelaide. Their lives are suddenly turned upside down with the arrival of her mum's new boyfriend, Jason. Jason works a...
View ArticleBook Review: Breathing under water #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Seventeen-year-old Ben and Grace Walker are twins in their final year of school. Living in a small coastal town, they spend their time surfing, drinking with friends and preparing for their HSC. While...
View ArticleBook Review: Tell the truth, shame the devil #AusRead17 #AWW2017
Detective Inspector Bashir (Bish) Ortley of the London Met Police has recently been suspended from the force for his behaviour. He spends his days drinking and drowning his grief of his broken marriage...
View ArticleBook Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell
Journey from Venice is a memoir by Ruth Cracknell. I read this book back in April for my book club. For those who don't know, Ruth Cracknell is an Australian actress best known for her role in Mother...
View ArticleBook Review: The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal #AusReads17 #AWW2017
Terry is the assistant principal and Year 6 teacher at a small town primary school. He loves his job and is popular among the students, their parents and the staff at the small school. However, with...
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