Author: Danielle SteelISBN: 978-1509878338Copy courtesy of Pan Macmillian Forced by their parents to marry when they were young because Eileen was pregnant, both Paul and Eileen have their regrets for what their lives might have been. Eileen wonders how different her life would have been if she had followed her dream and become the Editor that she had so wanted to be. … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Girl in the Painting
Author: Tea Cooper ISBN: 9781489270726 Copy courtesy of Harper Collins This was not the first of Tea Cooper's books that I have had the pleasure to read, and I am very sure it won't be the last. The Girl in the Painting flicks between the 1860s and the early 1900s. Michael and his sister Elizabeth have managed to build a life for themselves in Maitland, NSW after making … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Truths I Never Told You
By Kelly RimmerCopy courtesy of Hachette Australia The Year is 1996 and Beth is struggling. Everything in her life seems to be so difficult. Her father has been diagnosed with dementia and she, along with her 3 siblings, are watching him slowly slip away from them. At the same time Beth is trying her best to cope with a new baby who just seems to want to cry constantly … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Good Woman of Renmark
Author: Darry FraserISBN: 978-1489272164RRP: $29.99Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia Maggie O'Rourke has always been a woman that prides herself on being independent. That was a big part of the reason she was living away from her family in the South Australian town of Renmark. The other reason (and perhaps the bigger reason) was Sam Taylor, with his rugged good looks. … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Josephine’s Garden
Author: Stephanie ParkynISBN:9781760529833Publisher:Allen & Unwin I love Historical Romance and if that's your thing also, then Josephine's Garden is one to add to your reading list. We first meet Josephine on the day she's to face the guillotine, by sheer luck she is released before her beheading. This was before she had met Napoleon Bonaparte and she was known as … [Read more...]
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