This week I review K.L. Slater’s The Narrator after a week’s break from the blog. I begin the new year with some photos of the lovely beach that was an important part of my holiday away from the computer, fun with an onerous 2000-piece jigsaw, a delightful visitor and some scenery from the many walksContinue reading “Week beginning 4 January 2023”
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Week beginning 21 December 2022
Amanda Prowse Picking up the Pieces Amazon Publishing UK, Lake Union Publishing 2023. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Amanda Prowse writes novels that are readable, have some engaging characters, and often include some social commentary. Generally, I am happy to read them, providing as they do a pleasant whilingContinue reading “Week beginning 21 December 2022”
Week beginning 14 December 2022
This week I review two uncorrected proofs sent to me by NetGalley, one fiction (The Concierge) and the other non-fiction (Shirley Chisholm Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics). Miranda Rijks The Concierge Inkubator Books Dec 2022 The pace of the story overcomes the implausibility of some of the earlier plotting which is quite absorbing. Ally,Continue reading “Week beginning 14 December 2022”
Week Beginning 7 December 2022
This week’s review is Barbara Kingsolver Demon Copperhead Faber and Faber 2022. Barbara Kingsolver has been one of my favourite authors since reading The Poisonwood Bible. However, this has not been consistent – some of her books I have really enjoyed; others I have admired; and yet others have disappointed. I came to Demon CopperheadContinue reading “Week Beginning 7 December 2022”
Week beginning 30 November 2022
This week I review Maria Teresa Hart’s Doll, a non-fiction book which encouraged me to look for linking material. Some which raises the impact that ‘appearance on demand’ has on women are: two articles Zoom and Botox, and What’s the connection between cosmetic procedures and mental health? and a book by Jocelynne A. Scutt, Beauty, Women’sContinue reading “Week beginning 30 November 2022”
Week beginning 23 November 2022*
Steve Baltin Anthems We Love 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives Harper Horizon 2022. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. What a tremendous adventure this book provides, down memory lane, into meeting new (for me) artists and songs and gaining an understanding of theContinue reading “Week beginning 23 November 2022*”
Week beginning 16 November 2022
Amanda DuBois Deliver Them from Evil Girl Friday Books 2022. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is the second Camille Delaney Mystery that Amanda DuBois has written, and that I have read. I looked forward to seeing where Camile Delaney would go, after having left her well-paying positionContinue reading “Week beginning 16 November 2022”
Week beginning 9 November 2022
Two books are reviewed this week. Both are non-fiction and the uncorrected proofs were provided to me by NetGalley for review. Harriet A Jane Austen Variation by Alice McVeigh and Stroller by Amanda Parrish Morgan. Harriet A Jane Austen Variation Warleigh Press 2022 continues Alice McVeigh’s delightful work on alerting readers to fascinating new interpretationsContinue reading “Week beginning 9 November 2022”
Week beginning 2 November 2022
Books reviewed this week are Nadia Cohen’s The Real Enid Blyton and a review I wrote for Goodreads which links nicely to the biography of Enid Blyton sent to me for review by NetGalley. Nadia Cohen The Real Enid Blyton Pen & Sword, Pen & Sword History 30 Oct 2022. Thank you Net Galley and PenContinue reading “Week beginning 2 November 2022”
Week beginning 26 October 2022
Several art galleries are covered this week, both of the Australian galleries feature a commitment to children’s activities. The Art Gallery Western Australia features a particularly inspirational activity which encourages caring for the environment in a child centred activity. The books reviewed this week are Louise Douglas’ The Lost Notebook and Forever Hold your PeaceContinue reading “Week beginning 26 October 2022”
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