-
#HERSTORY preview :: The Daughter of Victory Lights :: Kerri Turner
Yesterday I talked a bit about dropping books around Canberra’s public transport for Books on the Rail, and one of the books I talked about was Kerri Turner’s new historical fiction novel, The…
-
Book Stack :: HERSTORY: Women Who Rebel
I love reading historical fiction, especially based around the lives of Australia women – regular women who did extraordinary things, and who have largely been written out of history. Harper Collins Australia (Harlequin…
-
Review :: The Postmistress :: Alison Stuart
Historical fiction centred around women is one of my favourite things to read, so I knew I had to take some with me on my Christmas week away. What I didn’t realise when…
-
Review :: The Woman in the Green Dress :: Tea Cooper
Tea Cooper’s latest novel, The Woman in the Green Dress, tells us the stories of two strong young women living over 60 years apart: 1853 Mogo Creek, NSWDella Atterton, bereft at the loss…
-
Review :: The Widow of Ballarat :: Darry Fraser
I was really keen to read Darry Fraser’s The Widow of Ballarat after getting a taste of her writing in HQ Fiction’s Christmas release Our Country Christmas – I really enjoyed her story…
-
Five New Book Reviews to Look Out for in January 2019
Hello! Happy 2019!We have arrived back in Australia after almost 5 weeks holidaying across North America, and I’m so excited to get back into talking about books again! I thought a good way…
-
Q&A :: Carla Caruso :: The Right Place
Earlier this week I shared my thoughts on Carla Caruso’s fun and food-filled novel, The Right Place. Carla was kind enough to answer some questions I asked about the book and her experience…
-
Review :: The Right Place :: Carla Caruso
Carla Caruso‘s latest novel, The Right Place, is full of food, fun, family drama, and a bit of romance too. I do love a book that brings together the stories of women from…
-
Review :: Vox :: Christina Dalcher
I feel like the last little while has been fantastic for stories that examine societies’ controlling of women and their bodies – the success of The Handmaid’s Tale tv adaptation, as well as…
-
Review :: Burning Fields :: Alli Sinclair
1948. The world is struggling to regain a sense of balance after the devastation of World War II, and the sugar cane–growing community of Piri River in northern Queensland is no exception. As…
