Judy Nunn on Spirits of the Ghan
In 2001, in the Red Centre of Australia, the long-anticipated railway connecting Adelaide to the top of Australia nears completion. Jessica Manning is sent as a negotiator to reassure the Elders […]
Tag Archives: Good Reading
Lisa Genova – All in the Mind
On the eve of Lisa Genova’s new book released in April, Inside the O’Briens, we’ve published an article from gr that we did upon the release of her first book, […]
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 […]
Poetry Phobia
I can remember once doing an exam as a school student. I sat at my desk in a hall, staring at a poem about underpants. I just didn’t get it. […]
5 star review – A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing Eimear McBride If James Joyce or Virginia Woolf were a young Irish woman in the 21st century, they may have created a novel as […]
