In English author Esther Freud’s latest novel, “I Couldn’t Love You More”, we, as readers, find ourselves catapulted between England and Ireland, beginning in 1939, and culminating in the 1990s. Our three female protagonists (Aoife, Rosaleen and Kate) are mother, daughter […]
First up, a disclaimer; you will never view another open home with the same anticipatory naivete once you have read Australian author Kelli Hawkins’ debut novel, “Other People’s Houses”. The novel predominantly takes place in a maudinly idyllic Sydney winter. Our protagonist, […]
In the sublimely picturesque environs of coastal California, lies the small, overrun with overwhelmingly rich and famous inhabitants, much envied and recognised beachside community enclave of Malibu (about 30 miles west of downtown Los Angeles). It is here, in Malibu, that […]
In Amani Haydar’s (lawyer, artist, mum and advocate for women’s health and safety) recently released memoir, “The Mother Wound”, we as readers are taken on a veritable rollercoaster of emotions as Amani faithfully recounts the events leading up to and including […]
Human nature is often complex and intricate, and human fallibilities are often glaringly obvious, yet sometimes deep and hidden away. These facts are realistically illustrated for us in British author Ericka Waller’s debut novel, “Dog Days”. Set in the hauntingly […]
“The Year that Changed Everything”, a novel by Irish author Cathy Kelly, is set in contemporary Ireland. At the beginning of the novel, we are introduced to our three female protagonists (Callie, Sam and Ginger), who are turning fifty, forty and thirty […]
Young girls in Australia, and indeed around the world, are daring to dream bigger today, and holding their heads a little higher and walking a little taller, after watching Australian professional tennis player Ash Barty win the ultimate crown at Wimbledon (the […]
The landscape in and around Australian country towns in drought is brutal and unforgiving, and so too can the inhabitants of these towns be; as illustrated in Australian author Briohny Doyle’s second and recently released novel, “Echolalia”. Living in a glamorous […]
Prolific Irish writer, Marian Keyes’s novel, “The Brightest Star in the Sky”, illuminates for us the complexities, intricacies and subtle and not so subtle nuances of the inner lives and behaviour of a varied cross section of the human race – […]
In these modern and unpredictable times, women never “have it all”, even when social media would like us to believe so. In Tori Haschka’s debut novel, “Grace Under Pressure”, Instagram food blogger Grace Harkness endeavours her best to portray to the outside […]
Women in the Western World today frequently live complicated lives, and all is often not as it seems. These truths are vividly illustrated in Irish author Cathy Kelly’s latest book, “Other Women”. Set in contemporary Ireland, our three female protagonists – […]
In these times of uncertainty and turbulence, it does one’s soul good to delve into an optimistic and uplifting novel, such as author Rachael Johns’s latest offering, “How to Mend a Broken Heart”. Set in contemporary New Orleans (in the state […]
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