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From the Editor – The Pier Falls

June 17, 2016by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

A new Mark Haddon book always gets my inner reader excited. Two of my favourite books are The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and A Spot of […]

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5 star review – Leila’s Secret

April 1, 2015by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

Leila’s Secret Kooshyar Karimi Written by a Sydney doctor who fled Iran to escape death by hanging, this book is guaranteed to make any reader angry. Iran, the first nation […]

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5 Star review – The Last King of Angkor Wat

March 24, 2015by goodreadingmagazine 1 Comment

The Last King of Angkor Wat  Graeme Base Graeme Base’s illustrations are iconic. The animals he creates are so lifelike that you could easily mistake his pictures for photos. I had […]

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Review of ‘A Sudden Light’ by Garth Stein

March 6, 2015by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

A Sudden Light is Garth Stein’s first novel for adults after his New York Times bestselling book The Art of Racing in the Rain. This is a review from our February issue, written […]

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5 Star Review – Working Stiff

December 16, 2014by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

Working Stiff Dr Judy Melinek & T J Mitchell Seeking an alternative to the brutal 108-hour work weeks of her surgical residency, Dr Judy Melinek switched to forensic pathology and became an […]

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5 star read – The Fictional Woman

September 24, 2014by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

The Fictional Woman Tara Moss I’ve enjoyed Tara Moss’s crime series and have followed her writing career with interest, so I was curious to know what her foray into non-fiction […]

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5 Star Review – Missing Christopher

September 4, 2014by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

Missing Christopher Jayne Newling The death of a child is always tragic and goes against the natural order of life. But to lose one to suicide leaves questions, guilt and […]

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5 star review – Into the Heart of the Himalayas

August 1, 2014by goodreadingmagazine Leave a comment

Into the Heart of the Himalayas Jono Lineen The gestation of this book has been almost 20 years, but the wait has been worth it. The author, now a curator […]

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Miles Franklin Award 2014 Winner – Review

July 1, 2014by goodreadingmagazine 2 Comments

All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld It takes some effort to get into this novel – which contains two stories told in alternate chapters – but it’s worth it. The […]

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5 Star Read – The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

June 12, 2014by goodreadingmagazine 1 Comment

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Sun-mi Hwang This is a story about a hen called Sprout. She’s an egg-laying hen, kept in the coop where she cannot wander […]

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