Tag: book reviews

Book Review: Summerland, Elin Hilderbrand

Book Review: Summerland, Elin Hilderbrand

| 6 November , 2012 | Reply

High School graduation is supposed to be a joyous time, especially on a tiny island like Nantucket where everyone knows everyone. But on this tragic night in June, Penny crashes her car, killing herself and leaving her twin brother Hobson in a coma. Her boyfriend Jake and best friend Demeter escape injury, but how do [...]

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We Chat to Caroline Overington About her Latest Book, Sisters of Mercy

We Chat to Caroline Overington About her Latest Book, Sisters of Mercy

| 1 November , 2012 | 2 Replies

I’ve just finished reading Caroline Overington‘s latest novel, Sisters of Mercy, which is the tale of Snow Delaney and her long-lost sister, Agnes. Or is it? Because Agnes is missing, and in the course of the investigation, light is shed on Snow’s own shocking history and of her damaging impact on society’s most vulnerable children. [...]

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Book Review: Sisters of Mercy, Caroline Overington

Book Review: Sisters of Mercy, Caroline Overington

| 1 November , 2012 | Reply

I think it’s only fair that I start with a warning. Lock the doors and turn off the phone, Caroline Overington has a new novel Sisters of Mercy. This is, on the surface at least, a story about two sisters – Agnes and Snow – who have only just learned of each other’s existence, and [...]

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Book Review: Australian Women’s Weekly Fresh Food Fast

Book Review: Australian Women’s Weekly Fresh Food Fast

| 31 October , 2012 | Reply

When you’re looking for a cookbook, every Aussie woman knows there’s no going past The Australian Women’s Weekly. Famed for their classic cookbooks that have a home in every Australian kitchen, they are a go-to for easy, comforting recipes and the release of their latest cookbook, Fresh Food Fast, is certainly no exception. Fresh Food [...]

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Book Review: My Brother Simple, Marie-Aude Murail

Book Review: My Brother Simple, Marie-Aude Murail

| 31 October , 2012 | Reply

Kleber and Simple need a place to stay. However their prospects are running thin as Simple has a learning difficulty that places him at a mental age of three-years-old. Their father’s solution is to send Simple to an institution—something Kleber won’t accept. He won’t betray his brother by sending him to a place he fears, [...]

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Book Review: Lunchbox Solutions, Therese Kerr, Chef Kate and Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani

Book Review: Lunchbox Solutions, Therese Kerr, Chef Kate and Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani

| 26 October , 2012 | Reply

Eating healthy on the go can be such a challenge, but now an incredible new digital book could save your lunchbox woes. And when we say incredible, we mean incredible! Lunchbox Solutions is the brainchild of Therese Kerr, Chef Kate and Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani, three amazing women who are incredibly passionate about living well and [...]

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Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Maria Semple

Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Maria Semple

| 25 October , 2012 | Reply

The novel opens smoothly, with an outstanding report card for Bee Branch, Bernadette Fox’s daughter, currently in 8th grade at Galer St School in Seattle. But from here, you will need to buckle your seatbelt for the rollercoaster ride that is Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple’s second novel. Bernadette is a recluse, hiding behind [...]

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Book Review: Wife 22, Melanie Gideon

Book Review: Wife 22, Melanie Gideon

| 25 October , 2012 | Reply

Married for more than 10 years, monogamous, and with one or more children? Then Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon will strike a chord with you. Alice Buckle, who fits all the above criteria, is googling for “Happy Marriage” one day after a disastrous function at her husband’s company. So when an invitation to participate in [...]

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Book Review: Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas

| 18 October , 2012 | Reply

Taken from the salt mines of Endovier, trained assassin Celaena Sardothien is offered one last chance at freedom—to act as a champion for the prince—but at what cost? Celaena is to compete in a tournament where her opponents are fellow assassins, thieves and soldiers, each sponsored by a member of the king’s council. If she wins [...]

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Book Review: The Other Child, Charlotte Link

Book Review: The Other Child, Charlotte Link

| 18 October , 2012 | 1 Reply

A sleepy seaside town, in the midst of the rolling English fields and a brutal murder. It sounds like the beginning of any cookie cutter crime novel. However, Charlotte Link’s The Other Child proves to be the exception to the cliché. When a student is found brutally murdered, investigators are left stumped. Life goes on [...]

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Book Review: Art in Nature, Tove Jansson

Book Review: Art in Nature, Tove Jansson

| 16 October , 2012 | Reply

I’ve long loved Tove Jansson’s childrens’ stories, filled with quirky, delightful characters. Here, translated into English for the first time, is Art in Nature – a collection of short stories that Tove Jansson wrote and published for adults under the name Dockskåpet (Doll’s House) in 1978. The writing is just as captivating as when I [...]

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