Australian country towns are, going on initial appearances, a frontier embodiment, and time capsule of, deeply embedded old-fashioned customs, values and relationships…….or are they? There are some Australian country towns that exist as a veritable mirage of their ‘glory days’. Days long […]
Down through the centuries, in times of inner undiluted angst and turmoil, millions of humans have cried out to God for help. And that help has always been forthcoming. Often in surprisingly unexpected and divergent ways. Such beholden paths are beautifully examined […]
The glistening tendrils of a mother’s love are endlessly eternal and comprehensively far-reaching. Indeed, the mother/child bond is one that can never be broken – regardless of precipitating factors and circumstances. Such elemental truths are beautifully illuminated and forensically examined in phenomenally […]
Wise, prolific and much-loved Irish-born scholar and author, C.S. Lewis, wrote insightfully and poignantly in his 1960 book, The Four Loves, that “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken”. Such […]
Another world and time, embedded with severe and consequential social strictures of class, gender and social connections, gallantly awaits one upon opening the pages of the stellar novel, Pride and Prejudice. For those not familiar with this book’s title or it’s illustrious […]
Police investigations in Australia are overwhelmingly intense, concerted and arduous in nature. There is undeniably little margin for error concerning a just result – for victims, their loved ones and the community at large. In short, the police in this country work […]
“If books do have the power to bring people together, this one may work its magic.” Wise words from journalist and writer Juliet Ashton, the delightful main character in the book The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This well -loved […]
“Honey, come quick” I screamed to my husband who was in the back yard. He came barrelling into the house expecting to find me backed up against a wall, with a dinner plate-sized spider in my midst. I live in the bush […]
Recently I did something I’ve never done before; I chose a book based purely on the cover. With a ridiculously long “need to read” list, I had no reason to be so reckless. But that’s the problem with having so many books […]
Author: Agnes Martin-Lugand / Reviewer: Felicity Moore Synopsis: Diane is a wife and mother, and the owner of a literary café in the heart of Paris; she leads an idyllic life. Tragedy rips into her happiness and she must figure out how […]
Author: Rebecca Thornton / Reviewer: Maddy Manning Synopsis: (Allen & Unwin, 2016) In 1996: Freya Seymour and Josephine Grey are invincible – beautiful and brilliant, the two best friends are on the cusp of Oxbridge, and the success they always dreamed they’d […]
‘…he had to perform as well as he did on the field but in the bedroom and on me. I would score him for tongue work, hand work and yellow card him when he wasn’t paying attention.’ When I read these words […]
By Brisbane author: Rachel Amphlett Synopsis: (Amphlett, 2015) Dan Taylor has survived two attempts on his life. The rest of his team is missing, and now a terrorist group has stolen a radioactive isotope from a top secret government project. Can Dan […]
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