From the Editor – The Pier Falls
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 […]
Category Archives: Book Reviews
5 star review – Leila’s Secret
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 […]
5 Star review – The Last King of Angkor Wat
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 […]
Review of ‘A Sudden Light’ by Garth Stein
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 […]
5 Star Review – Working Stiff
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 […]
5 star read – The Fictional Woman
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 […]
5 Star Review – Missing Christopher
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 […]
5 star review – Into the Heart of the Himalayas
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 […]
Miles Franklin Award 2014 Winner – Review
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 […]
5 Star Read – The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
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 […]
