Me, Antman and our mongrel, Fleabag, like partyin outside. We both come from the bush. Me, I'm a NSW desert girl and Antman's mob are river people. Cos we aint got no river or desert here in the city, we like sittin in the park yarnin, having a charge, playin country music. We don't cause … Continue reading Me, Antman & Fleabag | Gayle Kennedy #AWWfiction
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. I started reading it in 2016. I thoroughly enjoyed the early part - Matteson wrote a very thorough and in-depth look at Louisa's childhood. But the font was small and things began to get difficult thanks … Continue reading Eden’s Outcasts | John Matteson
You may well ask what an Indy bookshop employee was doing trawling through second hand bookshops in Glebe recently (as Mr Books is prone to do with eyebrows raised in askance!) My only defence as an Indy bookshop employee, is the obvious one – I adore books. I will always love browsing through over-stacked shelves. … Continue reading Australian Classics | Jane Gleeson-White
El Dorado (2007) was the final verse novel written by Dorothy Porter before her death in 2008. It's another dark crime story with a psychological twist, but unlike Monkey Mask, her earliest work, this one is set in Melbourne.We follow Detective Inspector Bill Buchanan in his attempt to solve a spate of child killings. He … Continue reading El Dorado by Dorothy Porter
I had grand plans to start and finish this extraordinary biography about Edith Wharton during May & The Wharton Review. Grand plans indeed! Hermione Lee's biography of Edith Wharton has 756 pages with another 66 pages of notes at the end. The font is the smallest font allowable to still be legible! There are three … Continue reading Edith Wharton | Hermione Lee #biography
What a little gem of a book. I picked up The Uncommon Reader purely on whim (as well as being enticed by the slimness of its pages!) I wont give away any of the good bits except to say that in such a small book, Bennett manages to pack in a whole lot about the … Continue reading The Uncommon Reader | Alan Bennett
Saturday Snapshots is a non-book related meme hosted by Alyce. I wanted to see what it would be like to participate in my very first meme and this looked like the most appealing option for this particular Saturday. I have, of course, managed to find some pics that relate back to my … Continue reading On Chesil Beach
I enjoy Kate Grenville's historical fiction. She gets under the skin of her characters, she sees old stories anew. She applies our current sensibilites and understandings to old situations to help us see them with fresh insights. She adds complexity and nuance to the dry history texts we all grew up with. This is the story … Continue reading The Lieutenant | Kate Grenville
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