Keene’s life is changing very quickly and he really can’t understand why things are like they are. Mum is in the spare room, hooked up […]
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Daughter of Bad Times
Looking at Australia in 2075, Rohan Wilson paints a picture in Daughter of Hard Times that portrays a future were all the very worst aspects […]
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Bodies of Men
The header on the back cover of Bodies of Men from acclaimed Australian Author Nigel Featherstone states, ‘There is nothing more important than love and […]
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
This beautifully written story could be described as a gentle, loving horror story. The characters are rich and expressive, their experiences disastrous. The story describes […]
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Real Differences
Real differences are the ones that most of us seek throughout life. There is a need to live our lives within a certain moral code […]
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Wildflower Ridge
When Penny McIntyre’s life seems to implode, she is left looking at the pieces and wondering where to from here. Her stellar career in Marketing, […]
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There have been many Historical Fiction books written about the First Settlers and the struggle and hardships that they faced. In A Great Southern Land […]
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There is a very old saying ‘that if you love someone let them go’ which graces the front cover of Mr Right Now, the second […]
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In this charming and delightful look at life in some of its many peculiarities, you get a sense of community, of not feeling so very […]
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Losing the Plot
By definition a Romantic Comedy novel should include two people who are perfect for each other, with one or both of them being quite vulnerable. […]
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The Wonder of Lost Causes
The Wonder of Lost Causes is a truly heart wrenching story that involves a single mother, her much loved son who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, and […]
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Loving Sylvie
It is easy to believe that Elizabeth Smither is a poet. She has the ability to expand on thoughts and scenes and possibilities, creating characters […]
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Beyond bonkers but hopelessly seductive, this absolutely insane and dark ‘thriller’, will either win numerous awards or sink into the mire of ‘way too far […]
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The True Story of Maddie Bright
If this story was a tapestry it would consist of the most magnificent colours and patterns woven in to it. What a thrill, to read […]
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Wedding Puzzle
Wedding Puzzle is Sallie Muirden’s fourth book and a world away from her writing about old Spanish towns and customs. Sallie was born in Victoria […]
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A Life Of Her Own
Following on from her last best seller Making Peace, Fiona McCallum tackles a what can be a very deeply personal but debilitating issue, that of […]
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Following on from Widows, originally published in 1983, Widows Revenge takes things one step further when the three women, Dolly Rawlins, who husband was a […]
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Dave Burrows takes a retrospective look back to Barrabine and his time spent there as a young Detective working his way to up to a […]
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The Shining Wall
Dystopia or rather dystopian imagery was bought sharply into literature with the George Orwell’s satirical novel ‘Animal Farm’ in which the characters became dehumanised. The […]
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Home Fires
Living in Australia we are all too familiar with bush fires and the devastation they cause. With climate change it seems that we will experience […]
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The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow
This is the fourth novel by Matt Howard. He has had a different publisher for each of his novels and seems to be quite fascinated […]