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Book Review: Everyday Kindness by Stephanie Dowrick

3 December 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 5] Could there be a more perfect time for a book on everyday kindness? Author and holistic wellbeing expert Stephanie Dowrick has long been tapped into Australia's emotional zeitgeist, … [Read more...]

Book Review: Maeve Binchy’s Treasury

1 December 2011 by Caroline Curtis

[rating: 4] “Treasury” is an apt description of this wonderful collection of over 40 short stories. Each of the stories is a real gem, unique and beautiful. Some are as subtle as aquamarines, or … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Briny Cafe by Susan Duncan

21 November 2011 by Stephanie Campisi

[rating: 2.5] Susan Duncan is no stranger to sea-side living: her best-selling memoirs A Life on Pittwater and Salvation Creek both touch on her experiences as a new resident in the coastal town of … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty

21 November 2011 by Sarah Masson

[rating: 3] How far would you go for love and when does it cross the line into obsession? The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty tells the tale of a hypnotherapist named Ellen O’Farrell, her … [Read more...]

Book Review: Chelsea Mansions: A Brock and Kolla Mystery by Barry Maitland

16 November 2011 by Caroline Curtis

[rating: 4.5] This is an extremely well-crafted novel, one that will enthral and convert even the most reluctant of crime fiction readers. The arrival of an elderly American tourist in London … [Read more...]

Book Review: Ruby Blues by Jessica Rudd

16 November 2011 by Barbara Sungaila

[rating:4] Ruby Stanhope, the delightfully imperfect star of last year’s chick lit sensation Campaign Ruby, returns to answer that perennial question – what happened next? It’s two years since Max … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Sending: The Obernewtyn Chronicles Book 6 by Isobelle Carmody

14 November 2011 by Patricia Kekewick

[rating: 4] There’s a lot of pressure on any author who has been writing a series since they were 14 as Isobelle Carmody has. She began writing the first book in this series back then and the … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin

14 November 2011 by Nicola Robinson

[rating: 4] Inspector Malcolm Fox is a man challenged by the past, on more than one level. Firstly, within the confines of this novel, he stumbles across a hushed-up 25-year-old mystery that his … [Read more...]

Book Review: Animal People by Charlotte Wood

11 November 2011 by Naomi Parry

[rating: 4] Wood doesn’t hammer her themes but there is plenty to think about in this novel. As a sucker for books where the characters learn something, I recommend Animal People as a very satisfying … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Opal Desert by Di Morrisey

11 November 2011 by Caroline Curtis

[rating: 4] Di Morrisey immerses the reader in the world of the Australian Outback: raw, powerful, harsh and supremely beautiful. Highly recommended. In the land of the Opal hunters, there is so much … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Plantation by Di Morrissey

10 November 2011 by Caroline Curtis

[rating: 4] An extraordinary family secret links a seemingly ordinary Australian family to an exotic plantation in Malaysia. This story spans three generations of political upheaval and change in … [Read more...]

Book Review: Nomad by Sibella Court

8 November 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 4] How glorious it is to travel. To wander the planet and delight in the cultural and geographical wonder stretching to all corners of the globe. To delve into, experience, treasure ... and … [Read more...]

Book Review: 10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden

8 November 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 5] This is quite an astonishing book. And no, I'm not star-struck ... I've always liked Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn, yes, but I'm not a die-hard fan or anything. Except ... I am now. This … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Next Always (The Inn at Boonsboro Trilogy Volume 1) by Nora Roberts

8 November 2011 by Ara Jansen

[rating: 4] Nora Roberts is the undisputed master of the romance but she might have just come up with a really clever concept this time. She outdid herself with the excellent Bride Quartet series and … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Women of the Cousins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen and the King’s Mother

6 November 2011 by Nicola Robinson

[rating: 4] Historical fiction often gets a bad rap, as lazy, ill researched, misleading and quite frankly trashy. Some of it is all these things — but some is not. When I first came across Philippa … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Real Katie Lavender by Erica James

5 November 2011 by Patricia Kekewick

[rating: 4] Katie’s just lost her job and after a year of shocks and sadness as she recovers from the sudden death of her mother, she believes that she’s impervious to shock. So, when a solicitor … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Deadly Touch of the Tigress by Ian Hamilton

4 November 2011 by Ara Jansen

[rating: 4.5] It’s worth saying straight up. Ian Hamilton’s character Ava Lee is one of the freshest takes in a saturated crime writing market. The petite Chinese-Canadian is part PI, part MacGyver, … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Secret Ingredient by Dianne Blacklock

4 November 2011 by Stephanie Campisi

[rating: 4] When Ross Campbell introduces Andie as his “current wife”, it's the beginning of the end. After all, Andie was the “other woman” long before she became Ross's wife, and if the old adage … [Read more...]

Book Review: Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski

4 November 2011 by Caroline Curtis

The novel by Australian author Liz Byrski is set against a diverse backdrop. There is the legacy of The Push movement in Sydney contrasted with a pilgrimage walking the Camino de Santiago de … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski

31 October 2011 by Patricia Kekewick

[rating: 3.5] The Death Relic is pure adventure. The central characters Jonathan Payne and David Jones are called to Mexico to help out a past acquaintance who believes that she’s in … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by Fred Bronson

28 October 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 5] Created by the original cast of children from one of the most famous musicals of all time, this beautifully-produced book is not only like taking a behind-the-scenes tour of this … [Read more...]

Book Review: Stieg and Me by Eva Gabrielsson and Marie-Francoise Colombani

21 October 2011 by Carina Tan-Van Baren

[rating: 3.5] I was devastated, the way only a selfish reader can be, to learn that Stieg Larsson died soon after delivering the first three manuscripts for the Millenium series to his publisher. Yes, … [Read more...]

Book Review: House of Sticks by Peggy Frew

17 October 2011 by Barbara Sungaila

[rating:4] What does it take to blow your house down? Does the big bad wolf need to huff and puff, or have you already invited him in to sit at the table with you? Or, instead, will the flimsy … [Read more...]

Book Review: Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood

17 October 2011 by Barbara Sungaila

[rating:4] How does an artisan baker get up close and personal with a tiger named Tabitha? Corinna is on holiday and she’s looking forward to some quality time with a jug of cocktails and the … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Dressmaker by Posie Graeme-Evans

17 October 2011 by Sally Cox-Mulvenney

[rating: 3.5] As a sucker for corset-ripping historical drama but unfamiliar with the works of best-selling author Posie Graeme-Evans, I was quite excited by the prospect of tackling her most recent … [Read more...]

Book Review: Notorious Australian Women by Kay Saunders

17 October 2011 by Naomi Parry

[rating: 3] I was pretty keen to read this book, billed as “the sensational lives and exploits of some of Australia’s most audacious women”. The author of this collection, Kay Saunders, is a highly … [Read more...]

Book Review: Madam Tussaud by Michelle Moran

12 October 2011 by Kelly Morton

[rating: 5] Whether you have visited one of her many wax museums or not, you will have no doubt heard of Madame Tussaud. And even if her life is something that has never crossed your mind before, you … [Read more...]

Book Review: The 3rd Victim by Sydney Bauer

10 October 2011 by Ara Jansen

[rating: 4] No one likes it when terrible things happen to children. As a reader it just makes you squirm. You’ll squirm even more when you find out that Sienna Walker is accused of killing her own … [Read more...]

Book Review: An Outback Life by Mary Groves

10 October 2011 by Tamara Hunter

[rating: 3.5] To peruse the story of Mary Groves’ life is to step onto a rollicking rollercoaster which moves so fast you can barely catch your breath. The ripping yarns come thick and fast throughout … [Read more...]

Book Review: Watch Out for Me by Sylvia Johnson

10 October 2011 by Sarah Masson

[rating: 3] Sylvia Johnson’s 2011 novel Watch Out For Me, is a dramatic story beginning in Australia in 1967 and continuing through to the present. It follows the story of two sisters, their older … [Read more...]

Book Review: Heiress in Love – A Ministry of Marriage Novel by Christina Brooke

6 October 2011 by Rhianne Butler

[rating: 4.5] We’re not stupid, readers know there is a structure to most romances. Specifically Historical Romance. They usually involve a few raunchy scenes, a splash of mystery, a dilemma which … [Read more...]

Book Review: Dolci di Love by Sarah-Kate Lynch

5 October 2011 by Stephanie Campisi

[rating: 3.5] For logistics expert Lily Turner life is about getting from A to B, and the less meddling within the supply chain the better. After all, her only effort to do so has been an abject … [Read more...]

Book Review: Discover the Gift by Shajen Joy Aziz and Demian Lichtenstein

1 October 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 4] What’s your gift? No, I’m not talking about the trinket you recently received for a birthday or festive celebration. I’m talking about your gift to the world. The one you can use to help … [Read more...]

Book Review: Horoscopes 2012 by Milton Black

1 October 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 4] There’s something to be said about ‘creating your own life’ – about reality stemming from that which you believe. Such is the hidden and relatively untapped power of the mind. Soothsayers … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Shelly Beach Writers’ Group by June Loves

28 September 2011 by Nicola Robinson

[rating: 4] This lovely book crept up on me. I was initially worried it would be what US publishers call a ‘cosy’ — a warm and fuzzy story without much real tension. And, in fact, it has many ‘cosy’ … [Read more...]

Book Review: Laugh With Health by Manfred Urs Koch

27 September 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 4.5] Loving the title of this book - firstly because it, well - makes me smile. But also because it infers holistic health. The clutch of vibrant fruit and veg on the cover also helps – but … [Read more...]

Book Review: Searching for Women Who Drink Whiskey by Miranda Kennedy

26 September 2011 by Caroline Curtis

[rating: 4] I was captivated by Miranda Kennedy’s account of her time in India, her experiences as a “feringhee”- a foreigner, and more significantly, as a woman on her own, living the life of a local … [Read more...]

Book Review: Belle by Lesley Pearse

19 September 2011 by Patricia Kekewick

[rating: 4.5] I loved this book. I just wanted to be able to say that first. Belle is a fifteen year old girl, living in her mother’s brothel in Seven Dials with dreams of being a milliner. Until she … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Big Book of Small Business

12 September 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 5] All businesses start out small - even if it's just the seed of an idea. But the secret to turning small businesses 'big' is absolutely entrenched in practicality, no matter how soaring and … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Little Veggie Patch Co: how to grow food in small spaces

11 September 2011 by Tania McCartney

[rating: 5] Okay, let's just get this out of the way, shall we? because I simply can't wait another moment. I LOVE this book. There, I said it. And why do I love this book? Well, there are many … [Read more...]

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