By David BaldacciISBN 9 781 509 874460Pan Macmillan (2019) I really enjoy a good thriller, but with so many good writers working in the field, many start to blend together. Baldacci has avoided that fate for “A Minute to Midnight”, largely through the distinctive and empathetic lead character, and how she’s dealing with her past. Atlee Pine is an ongoing character, and I … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Long Way Home
By Nicola MarshISBN: 978-1-4892-8116-6RRP: $29.99Publisher: Harper Collins (MIRA) Long Way Home is a rural romance and a great rainy weekend read.Ruby Aston left the town she grew up in and never looked back. She detested the small town mentality and the fact that her Mother and her were often the center of the malicious town gossip. Ruby did not fit in at school and … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Christmas in the Countryside
By Marion Lennox, Amy Andrews, and Meredith WebberISBN: 9781489290281Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia Three lovely short stories about sex, romance and how life's challenges keep getting in the way. From Christmas To Forever? by Marion Lennox is a heartwarming story of a young lady, Dr. Pollyanna Hargreaves who has been born into a wealthy family and although … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Orange Grove
By Kate MurdochISBN 978-1-947548-22-0Review copies courtesy of the author I found the setting of “The Orange Grove” refreshingly different to many of the novels I’ve read recently. Combined with an interesting background and meticulous historical detail, this is an absorbing novel. In 18th century France it was normal for a nobleman to have a wife, and one or more … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Model Wife
By Tricia StringerISBN: 9781489270863489 Pages / $32.99Copy: Harper Collins Australia The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer is a fantastic example of a great Australian family saga which I am sure many readers will relate to. Natalie and Milt have been married for many years and have three adult daughters. They live on a farm in country South Australia and ever since they … [Read more...]
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