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This post is not a review post but merely a list of the non-fiction that I’ve been reading lately, with a short description taken from the back covers. I did enjoy reading each of these books, but don’t feel ready to review them just yet. They may appear as a book review in 2020, or […]
The Memory by Lucy Dawson
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
The Queen’s Colonial by Peter Watt
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The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By the end […]
The Long Break I Didn’t Expect
I feel very disappointed to say that I haven’t posted here since May 7. That’s almost three months! I feel dreadful that it’s been so long. Actually, I was shocked to see how long it had been. Of course, I knew that it had been a while, but never imagined that 11 weeks had passed […]
The Jam Maker and The Chocolate Factory by Mary Lou Stephens
Australian historical non-fiction and Australia non-fiction are my two favourite genres. I’ve been trying to stay away from them, just a bit, this year. My purpose in that is to expand my genres. I can’t say it’s working all that well, but I’m trying. Recently, I read two Australian historical fiction books by the one […]
A True Story of Bravery, Insanity, and the Race to Discover Australia’s Wild Frontier
In 2025, I am again participating in the 52 Week Book Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. Its a fun thing to do, and I often end up […]
Verity Creek by Brian Byrne
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary “Ian Sullivan, a studious and dutiful thirteen-year-old, finds solace and escape from the baking heat of the Australian outback by immersing himself in classic works of fiction. At first, he thinks he has found a kindred spirit when Anthony Messina, the son of the new town butcher, joins St. Kieran’s for the start […]
Dying To Know by Rae Cairns
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary A decade of unanswered questions and a mission to find the truth started with a phone call. Geneva’s life was shattered when she received a terrifying phone call from her sister, Amber, who at the time had been abducted, and was trapped in the boot of a moving car. That phone call was […]
The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Summary A gripping domestic page-turner full of shocking reveals, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Kerry Fisher. The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It’s the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbours, and children play in the street. Isabelle Heatherington doesn’t fit into this picture of […]
An Undeniable Voice by Tania Blanchard
4.5 STAR SummaryNow is the time to fight to be heard … A gripping, uplifting story of love, change and hope at one of the most turbulent times in history – and the battle that that changed the future for women forever, inspired by a true story. 1907, London. As the winds of change sweep […]
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
When a blizzard strands them in Salt Lake City, two strangers agree to charter a plane together, hoping to return home; Ben Payne is a gifted surgeon returning from a conference, and Ashley Knox, a magazine writer, is en route to her wedding. But when unthinkable tragedy strikes, the pair find themselves stranded in Utah’s […]
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Summary The Life Impossible is another imaginitive and wonderful novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller, The Midnight Library, with more than nine million copies sold worldwide. Grace Winters, at 72, is a retired maths teacher living a quiet life, when she inherits a run down old house on a […]
Non-Fiction – Mystery – Family History – Scotland
Once again, I am participating in the 52 Week Book Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. Its a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing […]
Reading challenge
Once again, I am participating in the 52 Week Book Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. Its a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing […]