Voss Readalong November 2022 Opening Lines: "There is a man here, miss, asking for your uncle," said Rose. And stood breathing. I love this opening. I can just see Rose, the hard-working, impatient, put-upon servant being asked to do something she doesn't normally have to do on a Sunday, and doing it huffily and with … Continue reading Voss | Patrick White #ReadtheNobels
This is the catch-up week. If you have fallen behind, or lost your way, like Voss, you have two extra days this week to make up time! I will post a final AusReading Month post on the 30th November with a full book review ofVoss in the days immediately after that. A review, where hopefully, … Continue reading Voss Readalong – Week 4
Voss Readalong - Week 3 Firstly, apologies. The first two weeks of AusReading Month and the Voss Readalong ended up being far busier than I had anticipated. The weekend away I knew about and planned for, but the unexpected, surprise visit from B25 and his GF this week threw several other plans out the window … Continue reading Voss Readalong – Week 3
Voss Readalong My first week of the Voss Readalong and AusReading Month was rather hectic thanks to a long weekend away. I have managed to keep on top of updating links, but not actually reading many of the posts. As this week settles back into normal, I promise to visit you all (see MASTERPOST for … Continue reading Voss Readalong – Week 2
November 2022 Happy AusReading Month! 2022 is the tenth year of AusReading Month. Over the years, I have experimented with various formats and challenges. But simply, the main aim for AusReading Month is to read Australian fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Australian bloggers tend to read Australian books all year round, but I know that some … Continue reading AusReading Month – Week One
Voss Readalong November 2022 I first attempted Voss in my late teens whilst at uni. I never made it passed the first couple of chapters. At nineteen the story felt completely irrelevant to the life I was living and I wasn't prepared to push through the literary challenges laid down by Patrick White. Grumpy, old … Continue reading Voss Readalong – Getting Ready
1950 "I'm your brother," he said, holding his cap in both hands. Book two of the Edith Trilogy, Dark Palace finished as the aftermath of WWII gave birth to the brand new United Nations. Book three, Cold Light sees us jumping forward four years to Canberra, Australia. 1950's Canberra. A city that was only conceived … Continue reading Cold Light | Frank Moorhouse #EdithReadalong
Cold Light sees me moving into uncharted territory and the main reason why I have been rereading Grand Days and Dark Palace in the first place - to finally finish the Edith Trilogy - to find out how Edith's story concludes. Where does she end up? What work does she move onto next? Does she … Continue reading Cold Light Introduction #EdithReadalong
Sadly, on the 26th June 2022, Frank Moorhouse passed away aged 83. He was born on the 21st December 1938 in Nowra, NSW. He was a journalist, writer, novelist and screenwriter. Please see Lisa @ANZ LitLovers lovely farewell here and Sue @Whispering Gums here. As you will see in both posts, Moorhouse's influence has been … Continue reading Dark Palace Introduction #EdithReadalong
Chapter 1: How Edith Campbell Berry Ate Six Courses and Practised the Seven Ways in the Dining Car on the Train from Paris to GenevaOn the train from Paris to Geneva, Edith Campbell Berry, at twenty-six, having heard the gong, made her way to the first sitting and her first lunch in a railway dining … Continue reading Grand Days | Frank Moorhouse #EdithReadalong
Today is the day we begin reading The Edith Trilogy and this is the offical master post for all three books. Grand Days was first published in 1993 in a magnificent hardcover edition complete with a cover featuring Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse (one of my favourite paintings). I picked up a sale copy … Continue reading The Edith Trilogy Readalong Begins #EdithReadalong
The unfolding situation in Ukraine is distressing and worrying for so many of us. When my home state of NSW is not in the middle of another major flooding event, our news is full of what is happening in Eastern Europe. The what and where is easy to see. But it's hard to get a … Continue reading I Stand For Peace Reading Event May – Sept 2022
Miriam left the gaslit hall and went slowly upstairs. In my very first spur-of-the-moment bookish decision of 2022, I decided to join in #PilgrimageTogether. It popped up on my Twitter radar at the end of last year. It's aim, to read all thirteen novels in the Pilgrimage series written by Dorothy M. Richardson. My aim … Continue reading Pointed Roofs | Dorothy Richardson #Readalong
Rumer Godden's birthday is on the 10th December. To celebrate I will be hosting Rumer Godden Reading Week from Saturday 4th December to Sunday 12th December 2021. Joining in #RumerGoddenReadingWeek2021 is easy. Simply read and review one of the many books written by Rumer Godden and leave your link here (for a mini bio, full … Continue reading Rumer Godden Reading Week is Here!
Did you make? Three mammoth books about a fascinating time in history, full of dastardly deeds, changing allegiances and power struggles. A time when loyalty was the name of the game. Treason was the crime. Death by execution the end result. We are all dying, just at different speeds. The pall of death and dying … Continue reading The End #WolfHallReadalong2021
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