I first heard of The Flywheel at the Tamar Valley Writers Festival earlier this year. Author Erin Gough spoke about her experiences discovering her sexuality as a teenager. Attending an all girls school she had never ever heard of anyone who was gay - it wasn't mentioned at school - there was not even any teasing, … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Flywheel by Erin Gough
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#AWW2016 Review – A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester #kissfitz
I've been a follower of Natasha Lester's blog for some time now - she always has fantastic information for writers - even before I'd read any of her novels! I think I fell in love with 'A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald' from the moment I first read about it, and I certainly was not disappointed. 'A … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester #kissfitz
#AWW2016 Review – My Year Without Matches – Claire Dunn
So I've fallen in love with this book, and the adventure behind it. It's a memoir; Claire's experiences living in the bush for 12 months in a wilderness survival program. With her tribe of 5 others (also taking part in the program) as well as organisers Kate and Sam, and a variety of other 'elders' … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – My Year Without Matches – Claire Dunn
#aww2016 Tangara by Nan Chauncy
If you're a 'liker' of my Facebook Page, you would have seen the post last month about discovering 'Tangara' by Nan Chauncy in a box of books my grandmother gave me. I posted at the time: So my grandmother was clearing out some books and gave me two boxes full! In amongst the treasures … Continue reading #aww2016 Tangara by Nan Chauncy
#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
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
Mothers Grimm – Danielle Wood
Mothers Grimm was not quite as I expected. I thought I’d be reading some traditional fairy tales, twisted to show the mother’s point of view. Instead what I got was a selection of short stories each expressing a different side to motherhood. The stories are heart-wrenching, some of them quite dark, but what brought me to tears was … Continue reading Mothers Grimm – Danielle Wood
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
Burial Rites – Hannah Kent – Review #aww2014
As you may remember from my March Blog Post I was lucky enough to hear Hannah Kent speak about her book, Burial Rites, at the Festival of Golden Words in Tasmania earlier this year. Hannah’s account of the journey that inspired her book – from being an exchange student in Iceland where she originally heard … Continue reading Burial Rites – Hannah Kent – 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
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