“Wallaby Lane” By Maya Linnell

Who doesn’t love a good rural romance set in a picture-perfect Australian country town? We know there will be sublime scenery, colourful characters and hopefully a ‘happy ever after’ for our leading lady and country gentleman. Yet we know the path of […]

“Here One Moment” By Liane Moriarty.

During uncertain and tumultuous times, throughout the centuries, wise and  frequently world-weary humans have pondered the meaning of life. The timelessly sage and eternally reverberating words of renowned English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), speak as much to us […]

“The Search Party” By Hannah Richell

On paper, a May Day weekend spent glamping in the windswept, wild and ethereally beautiful environs of Cornwall, in the South West of England and adjacent to the fierce and mesmerising Atlantic Ocean, sounds like the stuff of most of our daydreams. […]

#SheReviews – The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

In life’s seemingly random lottery, some folk appear to be almost giddy with the good fortune bestowed on them. Others appear to perpetually find themselves in a bogged down quagmire of misfortune and mistakes. True happiness and ‘golden days’ just out of […]

#SheReviews The School Run By Ali Lowe

One of a plethora of conundrums facing all devoted and conscientious parents throughout Australia (if they have the financial means) is the decades-old debate of whether to send  their children to a public or private school. Fees for the luxury of a […]

#SheReviews Yellowface By Rebecca F. Kuang

The eternally profound and classy playwright, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) wrote, in the ethereally noble and cautionary tale of “Hamlet”, cuttingly of ambition as a character trait. He tells us that “The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow […]

#SheReviews Sisterhood By Cathy Kelly

Human relationships are, at-times, the most complicated and non-transparent of beasts. Abuse, manipulation and even betrayal may occur. Other times, the fine webs of human connections encapsulate the noblest of interactions, and are full of unending decency, loyalty, love and kindness. Family […]

#SheReviews The Other Bridget By Rachael Johns

The beautiful and timeless existence of love can surely never be doubted. Even a mere slither of love can cast undiluted and dazzling light onto an otherwise murkily dreary day. Further, romantic love illuminates millions of lives throughout the world every day. […]

#SheReviews Ripper By Shelley Burr

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 […]

#SheReviews Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

How well do you really know your parents? Undoubtedly they lived a (hopefully) full, exuberant and even perhaps remorselessly audacious life before you were even a thought in their mind. Would you want to know the all-encompassing details and vagaries of the […]

#SheReviews Everyone and Everything By Nadine J. Cohen

Mental health is for some a dangerously slippery slope. Where an avalanche of psychological ‘nasties’ invade one’s life when they are least wanted (‘nasties’ including severe depression, anxiety and panic attacks and general but engulfing sadness). Often the mentally ill have little […]

#SheReviews The Broken Wave By Matthew Ryan Davies

Childhood friendships are overwhelmingly shrouded in innocence and naivety, and so beautifully encapsulate mountains of idealism and a sense of purpose. Heartbreakingly, childhood can also be a time of indisputable tragedy and trauma. When childhood friends share such lethal blows, the murkily […]

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