To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith is the next delightful instalment in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. This is Mma Ramotswe's twentieth foray into the pursuit of investigations of cases brought to her by clients. When Precious Ramotswe and her husband, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, attend a local Botswana wedding she is amazed to see a long-lost … [Read more...] about To The Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith – Book Review
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The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades – Book Review
The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades is the gripping story of a young woman’s fight against discrimination regarding race, relationships and female competence, from the author of the bestselling The Woolgrower’s Companion. The narrative is set in Amiens, NSW, in 1948 on a 30,000 acre sheep station with 7,000 head of sheep. After the death of her father, Kate Dowd, … [Read more...] about The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades – Book Review
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – Film Review
A staple ingredient of movie-making over the years has been the mythic tales of the industry itself, but in the hands of a genius filmmaker like Quentin Tarantino anything we assumed to know can readily be disregarded. Dispelling myths of its own, Tarantino's ninth production, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood, arrives off the back-end of rumours that suggested the infamous … [Read more...] about Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – Film Review
The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan – Book Review
The Spanish Promise by the bestselling author, Karen Swan, will delight avid readers of her previous novels and those who enjoy historical, suspenseful romance novels. Charlotte Fairfax, a wealth counsellor for a Private Bank in London, has been sent to Madrid at the request of Mateo Mendoza, who has issues regarding his father’s will. Carlos Mendoza, now in his 90’s, has … [Read more...] about The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan – Book Review
The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur – Book Review
The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur is the heart-warming new romantic drama from the bestselling author of Mothers' Day. Ava May, who works as an outback midwife, meets Zac, an emergency doctor, on a flight to Alice Springs. They feel an instant connection to each other and, when they meet up again at the Alice Springs hospital, they embark on an intense … [Read more...] about The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur – Book Review