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Tag: Miles Franklin Award

The White Girl | Tony Birch #AUSfiction

August 24, 2020March 15, 2021 ~ Brona ~ 7 Comments

The White Girl by Tony Birch was my August book club choice. I'm always a little nervous when it's my turn to pick the book in case it turns out to be a book universally disliked, poorly written or just one of those duds that doesn't spark any kind of joy in anyone. Thankfully, that … Continue reading The White Girl | Tony Birch #AUSfiction

The Dyehouse | Mena Calthorpe #AWW

January 15, 2020 ~ Brona ~ 9 Comments

Written with unerring skill and insight, The Dyehouse is a masterly portrait of postwar Australia, when industrial work was radically transformed by new technologies and society changed with it. Mena Calthorpe—who herself worked in a textile factory—takes us inside this world, vividly bringing to life the people of an inner-Sydney company in the mid-1950s: the … Continue reading The Dyehouse | Mena Calthorpe #AWW

The Yield by Tara June Winch

July 21, 2019 ~ Brona ~ 5 Comments

I've been trying to write a review for The Yield by Tara June Winch for the past week that would do it justice and adequately describe my reading experience. But I'm so tired and under the weather with a foggy brain and raspy throat that nothing is coming out right.So, let me just simply say how … Continue reading The Yield by Tara June Winch

Flames by Robbie Arnott

January 27, 2019 ~ Brona ~ 4 Comments

It's a long weekend in Australia, and for the first time in over a year, we've enjoyed a lazy, nothing-to-do-but-flop-around-the-house kind of weekend. It has been blissful. Even with the ghastly high temps and even higher humidity, or maybe because of, it has been the perfect time for reading, snoozing and listening to music as … Continue reading Flames by Robbie Arnott

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

January 16, 2019 ~ Brona ~ 3 Comments

I suspect I'm going to be the lone dissenting voice when it comes to Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton.This is a debut Australian novel garnering a HUGE amount of attention and rave reviews. In the lead up to our Christmas rush at work last year, this is the book many, many locals were asking … Continue reading Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Taboo by Kim Scott

August 6, 2018 ~ Brona ~ 1 Comment

I'm not sure I will be able to adequately sum up my thoughts and impressions about Taboo by Kim Scott, but I'll give it a shot.Scott has been shortlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award; he has already won it twice. In 2000 for Benang: From the Heart and again in 2011 for That Deadman … Continue reading Taboo by Kim Scott

The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O’Flynn

August 10, 2017 ~ Brona ~ Leave a comment

The Last Days of Ava Langdon has been shortlisted for this year's Miles Franklin award, that fact, and it's striking cover, brought it into my life at this time.I have yet to read Eve Langley's The Pea-Pickers (1942) - it has been on my TBR pile for quite some time though. Reading O'Flynn's fictionalised account of … Continue reading The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O’Flynn

The Long & Short of it.

July 29, 2017 ~ Brona ~ 13 Comments

I haven't been paying as much attention as usual to the various literary awards and their shortlists this year. Partly because I have wanted to read more classics this year and partly because I've dropped the ball in quite a few areas lately!However, I have just started reading one of the shortlisted Miles Franklin books … Continue reading The Long & Short of it.

Epigraph Philosophy

July 29, 2017 ~ Brona ~ Leave a comment

I love a good epigraph.A well-chosen, thoughtful epigraph can establish the tone for the book journey you're about to embark on. However many authors spend a lot of time and effort on finding the perfect epigraph only for it to be skimmed over by most readers.For the reader who does consider the epigraph, its true … Continue reading Epigraph Philosophy

Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

January 2, 2017 ~ Brona ~ Leave a comment

One of my good friends has been raving about Salt Creek for nearly a year now. I knew I would love it - it has all the things I usually look for in a good book.Strong, interesting female protagonist, fascinating setting (Younghusband Peninsula in South Australia), a lovely cover design and historical fiction based loosely … Continue reading Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

Swords and Crowns and Rings by Ruth Park

November 12, 2016 ~ Brona ~ 4 Comments

Ruth Park (1917 - 2010) won the 1977 Miles Franklin Award with her penultimate adult novel, Swords and Crowns and Rings.Until it was republished under the Text Classics umbrella in 2012, I had never even heard of it, let alone read any reviews about it.I've been wondering how this was possible?I read and loved some … Continue reading Swords and Crowns and Rings by Ruth Park

Are You Readalong Ready?

September 8, 2016 ~ Brona ~ 10 Comments

I am!Since returning from my holidays and finishing my #20booksofsummer (winter) challenge and my Home and the World readalong with Cirtnecce, I've been thinking about what I want to read next and with who.I love the classics and would like to read more. It would also help my TBR pile tremendously.Working in a small Independent … Continue reading Are You Readalong Ready?

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