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No Neat Endings
Life is a series of beginnings and endings no matter what, but sometimes the ending is far from what was anticipated in the beginning. Dominic […]
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Why does Yoel Blum, famous Israeli writer, break his promise to his deceased mother never to visit Amsterdam? First he travels to The Netherlands to […]
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The Space We’re In
‘I am ten and Max is five.’ You wonder why a book opens with these words, but as as you read further it become apparent […]
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“I hope reading this book will turn its readers into inquisitive explorers ready to open doors and windows to the world of writing other than […]
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Charlotte Pass
When a skeleton is discovered on Mount Stillwell, in the remote village of Charlottes Pass, high in the Snowy Mountains, a chain of events was […]
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History provides a abundant backdrop for a wealth of historical fiction with the Empress Josephine, beloved of Napoleon Bonaparte, with her colourful life and lasting […]
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This is an absolute gem of a novel, one not to be missed. It is a murder mystery that fans of Kinsey Milhone and Phryne […]
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Caleb Zelic, Private Investigator, just can’t somehow, seem to get it right, as, and despite his best intentions, he believes he has just made the […]
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The Museum of Broken Promises
The Museum of Broken Promises as a title is instantly captivating, and even more so, when the reader discovers that, in the story, such a […]
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The Age of Anxiety A Novel
Pete Townshend, one of the founder members of the rock group The Who, has created what he likes to term as a torturous novel in […]
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Field of Poppies
Carmel Bird certainly has a way with words as shares a short period of time in Field of Poppies, a time of which many will […]
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In Darkness Visible
We meet up with Marin Katich , in another incredibly intricate International political thriller, In Darkness Visible that completes the storyline began by Tony Jones […]
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Return to Stringybark Creek
Stringybark Creek and the Callaghan family, are a much-loved component of recent rural novels created by Karley Lane, and are now firmly entrenched in readers […]
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In a change of style from her Pandora trilogy Carolyn Matthews has set her latest novel Temple of Dreams between modern day Britain and ancient […]
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After the funeral of an old friend John Jack Thompson, a man who was Bosch’s mentor when he was a rookie homicide cop, Harry Bosch, […]
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The Clergyman’s Wife
Ahhh, it is a marvellous thing to be reintroduced to the characters of Jane Austin through the medium of The Clergyman’s Wife by Molly Greeley. […]
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Platform Seven
Platform Seven is Louise Doughty’s ninth novel, a novel in which she delves into the darker side of human behaviour with emphasis on the psyche […]
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The prologue grabs the interest from the very first paragraph and from that point forward, The Great Divide from L.J.M Owen simply must be read […]
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This most enjoyable Historical Fiction, The Art of Dying, is written by a husband and wife team, under the pseudonym of Ambrose Parry. Chris Brookmyre […]
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Turn Left at Venus
To do Turn Left At Venus justice, one must be patient and be prepared to re-read and digest slowly all that you have set before […]
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Starting From Now
Once again, Fleur McDonald has delivered a well-crafted novel wrapped around the very real issue of animal activism in rural areas, looking at the destructive […]
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In this enchanting look at growing older, Joanna Nell has, in The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, crafted a love story that transcends all […]