The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar is a thought-provoking romance/adventure set in the Victorian (Mallee) High Country by the bestselling author of Brumby's Run. Pippa Black has finally been driven to escape an ongoing violent relationship, spurred on by the possibility of finding the person who may have connections to her long-lost brother. Stealing a vehicle, grabbing … [Read more...] about The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar – Book Review
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A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske – Book Review
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske is her debut novel. When Reginald Gatling goes missing, the young Sir Robert (Robin) Blyth takes over his office at the Home Office in London. Seemingly he has been made assistant in the “Office of Special Domestic Affairs and Complaints” and has also inherited Reggie’s typist, Miss Adelaide Harita Morrissey. Unbeknown … [Read more...] about A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske – Book Review
The Spy’s Wife by Fiona McIntosh – Book Review
The Spy’s Wife by Fiona McIntosh, bestselling author of The Champagne War, is set in both England and Germany in the years preceding WWII. In 1936 Evie Armstrong is still mourning the loss of her husband as she helps her father, Alf, a stationmaster in N. Yorkshire. Despite their isolated location, rumours are still reaching them that Hitler may be steering Germany into war. … [Read more...] about The Spy’s Wife by Fiona McIntosh – Book Review
Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan – Book Review
Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan, Sunday Times bestselling author, is the story of award-winning director, Clover Phillips, and her quest to find the truth behind the story of two surfing legends. Champion surfer, Cory Allbright is found dead and his widow needs answers. Kit Foley, a fellow surfer and bitter rival, was somehow involved in a previous accident that caused … [Read more...] about Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan – Book Review
The Rabbits by Sophie Overett – Book Review
The Rabbits by Sophie Overett is the winner of the Penguin Literary Prize and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. Delia Rabbit’s relationship with her own mother became toxic after the disappearance of her older sister, Bo, who was never found. As a consequence, Delia left home at eighteen. Years later Delia is an art teacher at a Queensland College. Separated from her … [Read more...] about The Rabbits by Sophie Overett – Book Review