By Luke DevenishISBN13: 9781925750218Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Polly Hartford has only ever known her aunt Marjorie from the letters she has been sending over the years. Aunt Marjorie’s life sounds glamorous, wonderful and so exciting. When Polly turns 16 and her father dies, she is sent across the seas from Australia to France and into the care of Aunt … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ghosts of the Past
Author: Tony ParkISBN: 978-1-76078-211-5RRP: $32.99Publication Date: 23 July 2019Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher This is, I believe, Tony Park’s seventeenth thriller set in Africa, but somehow it’s the first I’ve read. It’s a strong story, with an unusual take on an exotic setting, and interesting characters. It’s no wonder his novels are popular … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Glovemaker
Author: Ann WeisgarberISBN: 978-1-509-8-8991-4RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 26 February 2019Publisher: Mantle (Pan Macmillan) Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher While “The Glovemaker” is primarily the story of Deborah Tyler, the glovemaker of the title, it is also a story of the hardships particular settlers experienced in a young America. This uses a part of American history … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Emerald Tablet
Author: Meaghan Wilson AnastasiosISBN:9781760552633RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 25 June 2019Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher The Emerald Tablet by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios features Benedict Hitchens the archaeologist she first introduced readers to in The Honourable Thief. As in that novel Meaghan’s expertise and skill as an archaeologist in the … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: City of Girls
Author: Elizabeth GilbertISBN: 9781526610423 RRP: $32.99Publication Date: 4 June 2019Publisher: BloomsburyCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher I picked up a memoir called ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ at a bookshop I was browsing before a long weekend away with my best friend. It was 2006, and I'd ended my marriage not long before. I read the back of the book, and knew I had to buy this book … [Read more...]
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