Book review: A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
It was interesting to read Kate Grenville’s historical fiction about the settlers’ experience of Australia straight after finishing Hannah Kent’s…
Book review: Devotion by Hannah Kent
After loving Burial Rites and The Good People, I was pretty sure that I’d enjoy Hannah Kent’s latest novel. And…
My favourite books of 2021
I’m a bit late off the mark with my best of 2021 list seeing I decided to have some laptop-free…
The bittersweet sense of an ending
My husband and I recently finished watching The Bureau on SBS, a series that followed the French intelligence service as…
In a life of ups and downs, reading is a constant
I have been fortunate enough to cuddle, squeeze and smell two babies who were only months old recently. It has…
Book review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Gosh, I really like Greek mythology. First, I read Circe and The Song of Achilles, and now Pat Barker’s The…
Book Review: The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey
Any book that starts with a mother visiting her son in prison is bound to capture my attention and Amanda…
Historical fiction is the ultimate 2-for-1
There is plenty to be learnt from fiction, where you can inhabit someone else’s reality for a time. But when…
Book review: Still Life by Sarah Winman
I started Sarah Winman’s Still Life with extremely high expectations after hearing from friends and social media that it was…
Book review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library is a modern-day fable that tells the story of a young woman’s journey towards the…
