The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell is the latest novel from the bestselling author of Then She Was Gone. The story is set in London in the late 1980’s. Henry Lamb is living on his Father’s fortune that bought him the house in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. It is also home to his wife, and socialite, Martina, and their two children. Henry is 11 and his sister 9. They both attend an … [Read more...] about The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell – Book Review
A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird – Book Review
A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird is her first novel. Meet Willa Waters, aged 8, 33 and 93. On one impossible day at her home in Boonah, Queensland, 1965, eight-year-old Willa receives an ocean that arrives in a box. Written on a postcard stuck on the box is the instruction, ‘One ocean: plant in the backyard.’ After consulting her best friend and … [Read more...] about A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird – Book Review
Where The Dead Go by Sarah Bailey – Book Review
Image Credit: Allen and Unwin Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey is the final novel in the award-winning Detective Gemma Woodstock trilogy that began with The Dark Lake and Into the Night. Four years after the events of Into the Night, wanting to escape the aftermath of personal loss, DS Gemma Woodstock pleads to be sent to investigate the case of a missing girl in … [Read more...] about Where The Dead Go by Sarah Bailey – Book Review
The Ganden Gambit by Lesley Dimmock – Book Review
The Ganden Gambit by Lesley Dimmock is her second novel and the second Lindsay and Kate adventure. The Ganden Relic is a sacred statue essential to the enthronement ceremony of every Dalai Lama. Hidden and kept safe from the Chinese for over sixty years, after the destruction of the Ganden monastery in 1959, it is now needed once again. Fearing an imminent raid on his … [Read more...] about The Ganden Gambit by Lesley Dimmock – Book Review
Eye Spy Whale Watching Cruise
Photo by Ilse Orsel on Unsplash Brisbane Whale Watching offers cruises onboard the luxury catamaran ‘Eye Spy’ for close up and personal encounters with the magnificent Southern Humpback Whales. The ‘Eye Spy’ represents the ultimate in ‘whale friendly’ design and technology. Built locally by South Pacific Marine in Brisbane, she features the latest in … [Read more...] about Eye Spy Whale Watching Cruise