How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger, MD, explains how infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, bird flu, HIV and coronavirus, share a common origin, namely from the close interaction of humans and animals. These zoonotic diseases have continued to emerge since man first domesticated animals. Dr Greger reveals how the current methods of raising these animals have … [Read more...] about How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger, MD – Book Review
Summerwater by Sarah Moss -Book Review
Summerwater by Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall, is an intriguing novel that tells the story of twenty-four hours in the lives of six couples and their children on holiday in the Scottish Highlands. It is the height of Summer when the days are long, but the relentless rain keeps the residents of the ageing holiday park ensconced in their cabins for much of the … [Read more...] about Summerwater by Sarah Moss -Book Review
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver – Book Review
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver is the long awaited new novel from the author of the 2018 bestseller, One Day in December. Freddie Hunter and Lydia Bird have been together, and madly in love, for almost ten years. There is, however, a third person in their relationship, Freddie’s long-time best mate, Jonah Jones! Despite this minor irritation, Lydia thinks … [Read more...] about The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver – Book Review
The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker – Book Review
The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker is the latest novel by the bestselling author of The Kookaburra Creek Cafe and The Cottage at Rosella Cove. When Laura’s Grandmother, Lillian, dies, her estranged daughter, Donna, (Laura’s Mother), turns up at the funeral. She gives Laura an envelope, which was passed on to her by Laura’s Father before he died. It is a photo of … [Read more...] about The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker – Book Review
The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate
The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate is a wonderfully quirky first novel of the traumas faced by all teens as they negotiate the pitfalls of family, friendships and changes in the bodies in which they live. Fifteen-year-old Lincoln Locke has moved in with his father after his parents’ marriage fails. He has been sent to a new school, the “Crestfield Academy for the … [Read more...] about The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate