One fiction, and one non-fiction book are reviewed this week. Both were sent to me as uncorrected proofs by NetGalley in exchange for honest reviews. Victoria Scott Grace Head of Zeus, Aria, 2022 Victoria Scott approaches several difficult topics with sensitivity and meticulous attention to detail. The parallel stories of Michelle and Rob, the birthContinue reading “Week beginning 15 June 2022”
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Week beginning 8 June 2022
Carlene Bauer Girls They Write Songs About Farrer, Strauss and Giroux 2022. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review. Carlene Bauer’s novel is a modern approach to women’s friendship. However, where I think of women’s friendship novels as underpinned by a notion of sisterhood that includesContinue reading “Week beginning 8 June 2022”
Week beginning 1 June 2022
I review two murder mysteries this week, Andrea Carter’s The Body Falls, and Jane A. Adams’ The Girl in the Yellow Dress. Both uncorrected proofs were provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Jane Carter The Body Falls Ocean View Publishing October 2022. The Body Falls is told in the firstContinue reading “Week beginning 1 June 2022”
Week beginning 25 May 2022
“I want Australia to continue to be a country that no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, that places no restrictions on your journey in life.” Anthony Albanese spoke in Sydney with Labor on the cusp of returning to power for the first time sinceContinue reading “Week beginning 25 May 2022”
Week beginning 18 May 2022
The books reviewed this week are one non-fiction – Marc Schapiro’s Beatle Wives: The Women the Men We Loved Fell in Love With and a novel by Joan Long, The Finalist. Both were provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Marc Shapiro, Beatle Wives The Women the Men We Loved FellContinue reading “Week beginning 18 May 2022”
Week beginning 11 May 2022
The review this week is from a book I am so pleased to have purchased. Difficult Women A History of Feminism in 11 Fights, by Helen Lewis is an excellent discussion of feminism, feminist issues, and those that we refer to in feminist histories (as well as those that sometimes are deliberately omitted). The blurbContinue reading “Week beginning 11 May 2022”
Week beginning 4 May 2022
C.L. Taylor’s The Guilty Couple Avon Books UK, Avon June 2022 was provided to me by NetGalley as an uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review. I was disappointed in this novel, perhaps unwisely comparing it with C. L. Taylor’s The Last Holiday which I found such an excellent read. However, despite my reservationsContinue reading “Week beginning 4 May 2022”
Week beginning 27 April 2022
This week is an indulgence of Indian Pacific travel, and little else. Although I have read while travelling, I’ve been too busy to review those books. Instead, I include one from my NetGalley list. This is Judy Haydock’s The Lives of Diamond Bessie published by Spark Press, 2022 The Lives of Diamond Bessie is aContinue reading “Week beginning 27 April 2022”
Week beginning 20 April 2022
This week is going to have an Australian theme, beginning with my review of an Australian author’s book, set in the Australian town of Ballarat. The uncorrected proof was provided to me by NetGalley. Robbi Neal The Secret World of Connie Starr Harlequin Australia HQ, June 2022. Robbi Neal has written this book in partContinue reading “Week beginning 20 April 2022”
Week beginning 13 April 2022
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review. Matthew Green Shadowlands A Journey Through Lost Britain Faber and Faber Ltd 2022 Shadowlands is a beautiful blend of poignancy, social commentary, journeys in landscapes that tell a range of stories of secrecy, joy and sorrow, and a historyContinue reading “Week beginning 13 April 2022”
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