Week beginning 25 August 2021

This week I review two Australian authors, one of whom uses an Australian setting, the other provides a background to a family who emigrate to Australia after the second world war. Tania Blanchard’s Echoes of War was provided to me by Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for review and Louise Guy’s Her Last Hope providedContinue reading “Week beginning 25 August 2021”

Week beginning 18 August 2021

This week I review Terje Tvedt’s The Nile, History’s Greatest River, provided to me by NetGalley for review. I also review a book that was recommended to me by a young friend. She was right, I would have passed it over but was tempted by the 99p kindle version. Terje Tvedt The Nile History’s GreatestContinue reading “Week beginning 18 August 2021”

Week beginning 11 August 2021

This week I am reviewing Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton’s Gutsy Women Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience . One of the interesting aspects of this exciting range of stories is their resonance with some of the books I have reviewed previously in this blog. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton Gutsy Women FavouriteContinue reading “Week beginning 11 August 2021”

Week beginning 4 August 2021

This week I am catching up with reviews that I have written for NetGalley, posted to Goodreads, and other social networks, but not included in this blog. Both are fiction. The first, Waiting To Begin, by Amanda Prowse was a disappointment, but Louise Candlish’s The Heights was a very satisfying read. ‘The Bipartisan Infrastructure DealContinue reading “Week beginning 4 August 2021”