BOOK CLUB: Power and Obsession

Power and Obsession by Catherine McCullagh dragged me in instantly with its view of an alternate…

BOOK CLUB: Secrets and Showgirls

Secrets and Showgirls by Catherine McCullagh is a historical fiction story set in Paris before and during the…

BOOK CLUB: The Studio Girls

The Studio Girls by Australian author Lisa Ireland is enticing, mesmerising and rich in emotion, real-life historical fiction.…

BOOK CLUB: The Madness Locker

The Madness Locker by Australian author Eddie Russel is his debut historical fiction novel inspired by a…

BOOK CLUB: Love and Retribution

Love and Retribution by Catherine McCullagh is a historical fiction piece. It’s set in England and Germany in…

BOOK CLUB: The Queen’s Apprenticeship

The Queen’s Apprenticeship by Australian author Tracy Ryan is a superb fiction novel set in the golden…

BOOK CLUB: Resistance and Revenge

Resistance and Revenge by Catherine McCullagh is a fictional story of survival and courage set in war times.…

BOOK CLUB: Cedar

Cedar by Kim Winter is a historical and emotionally moving story. It’s set in Australia in the early 1900s and…

BOOK CLUB: The Frozen River

The Frozen River by American author Ariel Lawhon is a fascinating and moving historical crime fiction about an extraordinary woman. The fact…

BOOK CLUB: The Graces

The Graces by Irish author Siobhan MacGowan is a wonderful haunting historical fiction that’ll sweep one’s imagination away to another world. The setting is Dublin Ireland, 1918.  Rosaleen…

BOOK CLUB: The Low Road

The Low Road by Katharine Quarmby is a fictional story based on Hannah Tyrell’s life. There are a lot…

BOOK CLUB: The Princess

The Princess by British writer Wendy Holden is a work of fiction in the historical saga and interpersonal drama…

BOOK CLUB: The Forest of Vanishing Stars

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by American author Kristin Harmel is a well-crafted gripping and moving historical fiction…

BOOK CLUB: The Silence of Water

The Silence of Water is the debut novel of Australian author Sharron Booth, a historical fiction of…

BOOK CLUB: Only Birds Above

Only Birds Above by Portland Jones is a historical war novel. It follows the Watkins family…

BOOK CLUB: The Last Station

The Last Station by Nicole Alexander is set in the early 1900s in rural New South…

BOOK CLUB: The Prodigal Sister

I was very excited to dive into Darry Fraser’s latest book, ‘The Prodigal Sister.’ Set in…

BOOK CLUB: The Promise

The Promise by Damon Galgut is a powerful and confronting fictional story of the Swart family.…