"I couldn't tell them I wanted to be white then. But if I was white I'd see myself everywhere. In the classroom, when I opened up a book or looked at a picture. In the crowded playground, laughing, skipping and jumping between elastics. Down the main street in town. Or on the movie screen. … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review: Purple Threads by Jeanine Leane
Category: Australian Women Writer’s Challenge
#AWW2016 Review – The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy
Late last year I attended the Tasmanian Readers and Writers Festival in Hobart, where I listened to Cate Kennedy and Kathryn Lomer in conversation, and discovered this book. The next day I also attended Cate's Masterclass, and I am so glad I did - what an amazing day - (you can read about it here). 🙂 … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy
#aww2016 Book Review – The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
This is my first book review for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016. I recently discovered The Tribe series by Ambelin Kwaymullina, starting with The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf. What a brilliant story! It reminded me of Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn (another favourite of mine). Set in a post-apocalyptic world a young girl with special powers has to … Continue reading #aww2016 Book Review – The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
#aww2016 Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016
I’m signing up for this again. (I first attempted the Australian Women Writers Challenge in 2014) My aim is to read and review 6 books by Australian women writers, with at least half of those books by Australian Indigenous women. My first book, which I’ll post the review for in a week or so, is … Continue reading #aww2016 Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016
Book Review – The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
So about a month ago I won a copy of The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood from Allen and Unwin. This is the first of Charlotte’s books that I’ve read, and I was a little nervous as I opened the first page and began to read. I was nervous because I’d read so … Continue reading Book Review – The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
Book Reviews – ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ and ‘talk under water’
I love it when a book truly takes you out of yourself and gives you a glimpse of life from someone else's perspective. This month I've read two such books - 'Becoming Kirrali Lewis' by Jane Harrison and 'talk under water' by Kathryn Lomer. I closed both books with a sense of slight disorientation; … Continue reading Book Reviews – ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ and ‘talk under water’
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2014
I made a pledge at the beginning of this year to read and review 6 books by female Australian authors. I thought it would be easy - I read all the time and writing a review of each book would be no trouble. Sadly I got a little sidetracked along the way - the later … Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2014
if I should lose you – Natasha Lester – Review #aww2014
I've been following the blog of Australian Author, Natasha Lester for a while now. She has some great content, and her books have been on my reading list for some time. But it was this blog post that propelled her novel 'if I should lose you' to the top of my TBR list. In the post, Natasha … Continue reading if I should lose you – Natasha Lester – Review #aww2014
The Sinkings – Amanda Curtin – Review #aww2014
“Perhaps the name that matters is not the one we were born to but the one we choose for ourselves.” The blurb of this book caught my attention first. The story is based around a true event – the discovery of human remains at a campsite called ‘The Sinkings’ near Albany, Western Australia in 1882. … Continue reading The Sinkings – Amanda Curtin – Review #aww2014
Heather Ewings 