Category Archives: Fiction

Review: Out Of The Ice by Ann Turner

Laura Alvarado is on an eighteen-month contract with the Australian Antarctic Division. Her position as Station Leader has kept her out in the icy landscape of Antarctica where she is respected, and has given her much needed respite from her … Continue reading

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Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Make no mistake, this is a book that is going to make you feel. It would be a mistake to think of this book as a light read; it has moments of hilarity, frustration, tenderness, but also darkness and conflict. … Continue reading

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Review: All These Perfect Strangers by Aoife Clifford

  Sometimes you pick up a book and start to read and you just know it is going to be great. ALL THESE PERFECT STRANGERS is that kind of book. From the opening lines you just know. Right away there … Continue reading

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Review: The Beekeeper’s Secret by Josephine Moon

Bees populate the pages of the latest novel, THE BEEKEEPER’S SECRET by bestselling author, Josephine Moon. Maria Lindsey, a former nun, spends her days tending the hives at Honeybee Haven and making products to sell to raise money for orphaned … Continue reading

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Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Here’s the long lost folk tale you always wished you’d read but never knew existed. It didn’t. Not until last year. This book just has the feeling that it has been around forever, a classic fairytale that you’ve missed. Uprooted is … Continue reading

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Review: The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner

Rebecca Wilding is more comfortable on a dig, sifting through the dirt for artefacts and writing research papers than unravelling the motivation of a vindictive boss, wrangling staff and fighting drastic budget cuts. Her marriage is showing signs of strain … Continue reading

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Review: The War Bride by Pamela Hart

It’s 1920, and after a two-year separation, war bride Margaret is journeying from England to Australia to reunite with her husband and begin a new life with him in Australia. But when the ship docks, her husband, Frank, isn’t part … Continue reading

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Review: The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett

If you are a fan of the movie then you will love this complete edition, which includes the original memoir, the screenplay, sketches by David Gentleman, photographs by Antony Crolla of the film location and events, and features an introduction … Continue reading

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Review: The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff

Here is a delicate novel set in the 1920’s, that is about love and humanity in the face of extreme personal challenge. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff, is the story of married couple, Einar and Greta Wegener. They are both … Continue reading

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Review: The Light on the Water by Olga Lorenzo

  Inside the intriguing cover of this Women’s Weekly Great Read, The Light on the Water by Olga Lorenzo, is a beautifully written novel. It examines the disappearance of a little autistic girl, Aida, when on a bush walk with her … Continue reading

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