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Q&A :: Alison Stuart :: The Postmistress / The Goldminer’s Sister
Ok so it’s no secret I loved Alison Stewart’s The Postmistress when I read it over Christmas (if you haven’t heard me rave about it yet you can check out my review here).…
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Review :: The Long Call :: Ann Cleeves
I have to confess that I haven’t read very many crime fiction books, and when I have they have mostly been standalone-ish, rather than series. I do, however, enjoy the occasional British mystery/crime…
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Sunday Stack :: Women in Translation Month
August is shaping up to be a very exciting month, bookishly speaking, and my reading wish list for the month is ENORMOUS – I really need to take a few weeks off to…
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Review :: Allegra in Three Parts :: Suzanne Daniel
I feel like I’m reading so many amazing new female voices in fiction this year, and I’m back today with another debut novel from an Australian woman – Allegra in Three Parts by…
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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, NSW Della Atterton, bereft at the…
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Library loans :: The Stella Prize Longlist
When the longlist for the Stella Prize – a major literary award for women’s writing in Australia – was announced I immediately logged onto my library account to start requesting some of the…
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Review :: The Mother-in-Law :: Sally Hepworth
The Mother-in-Law, the brand new novel be Melbourne writer Sally Hepworth, was near top of my list of most anticipated books for 2019. I was delighted to find a copy waiting for me…
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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 (as an aside, this is one…