Book review: What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
What Happened to Nina was the fourth book I had read by Dervla McTiernan and it is another page-turner that…
Book review: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Death in Venice is one of those novels (or is it considered a short story?) that seems a little out…
Book review: Skellig by David Almond
Books can arrive on my bedside table for many reasons - they might have been recommended by a friend, been…
Book review: After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Larissa Behrendt's After Story included some of my favourite bookish elements - travel, relationships and culture. After Story centres on…
Book review: The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
There is something addictive about Sally Hepworth's books, and it was no different with The Younger Wife, especially when listening…
Book review: Carrie Soto is Back
I read Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid just before attending the Australian Open, and I was glad…
Book review: Love Marriage by Monica Ali
I love being immersed in a family's life - whether it is in one of Ann Patchett's all-American family saga…
Book review: Wifedom by Anna Funder
Maybe it was my super-high expectations that meant that Wifedom was never had a chance. I absolutely loved Anna Funder's…
Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
Wild Abandon is one of the best books I've read in ages. The story begins with Will travelling to the…
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I have an admission straight off the bat - I've never read Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, on which Barbara Kingsolver's…
