Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent

Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent

by | Sep 12, 2013 | BOOK REVIEW

I’d read the rave reviews of this novel prior to buying it. I knew that it had won the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award, that it had been sold in 18 different countries and that it had sparked a bidding war for the movie rights. I approached it...
Elemental, by Amanda Curtin

Elemental, by Amanda Curtin

by | Jul 6, 2013 | BOOK REVIEW

Elemental is Amanda Curtin’s second novel and it is a huge work, richly researched and steeped in atmosphere. It takes the reader on a geographical and chronological journey – from the isolated fishing village of Roanhaven on the north-east coast of Scotland at the...
Whisky Charlie Foxtrot, by Annabel Smith

Whisky Charlie Foxtrot, by Annabel Smith

by | May 29, 2013 | BOOK REVIEW

This is my second book review for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013. I recently finished Annabel Smith’s second novel, Whisky Charlie Foxtrot  (Fremantle Press 2012). It is the story of two boys, identical twins, Charlie and...
Elsewhere in Success, by Iris Lavell

Elsewhere in Success, by Iris Lavell

by | May 14, 2013 | BOOK REVIEW

  Okay, I’m late to the party, but I’ve signed up for the Australian Women Writers Challenge for 2013. This challenge is for anyone, as it says on their website, for ‘male, female, reader, writer, teacher, librarian, bookseller, publisher,...