Author: Nicolas BarreauISBN: 9780349423463Publisher: Hachette AustraliaLove Letters from Montmartre has been translated from German by Daniela Thiele. The author, Nicholas Barreau, was born in Paris, the son of a French father and German mother. He studied romance languages and literature at the Sorbonne and has worked in a bookshop on the Rive Gauche in Paris. The main … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The House of Brides
Author: Jane CockramISBN: 9781489296825Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia The House of Brides is a debut novel by Melbourne author Jane Cockram. It is a very mysterious and sometimes creepy gothic tale of an old house, suspicious housekeepers, disappearing women and motherless children all set in England. Miranda literally runs away from her home in Australia after … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Cry of the Firebird
By T.M. ClarkISBN: 9781489260925Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Dr Lily Winters, Research Consultant with the World Health Organisation and her musician husband Quintin find their comfortable lives in Queensland, Australia uprooted. The WHO need them in South Africa, immediately. Dr Winters has been called in to replace a former colleague Dr Ian Hawthorne to investigate … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Great Divide
Author: L.J.M OwenBook credit: The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen (Echo $29.99) My first time reading a L.J.M Owen book and The Great Divide appears to be her first Australian Rural crime novel set in Tasmania. It is set in the town of Dunton where the body of a former head mistress of a children’s home is discovered - revealing a tortured life and death. Jake Hunter, a … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Would Like To Meet
By Rachel WintersISBN 9781409184904Copy courtesy of Hachette Australia “Would Like To Meet” made me laugh out loud, and that doesn’t happen very often. Like the best of the rom-coms it both celebrates and pokes fun at, this novel is warm, joyous, funny, and recognises the value of both romantic love and the love between friends. It’s one of the most enjoyable novels I’ve … [Read more...]
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