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Honeybee | Craig Silvey

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 ~ Brona ~ 16 Comments

Honeybee by Craig Silvey is my first book club read for 2021. It has taken Silvey over ten years to write this book, after the huge success of his second book, Jasper Jones back in 2009. “I put everything I have into writing Honeybee. It tore me up, but it filled me with joy. I’m enormously … Continue reading Honeybee | Craig Silvey

Our Shadows | Gail Jones #AUSfiction

November 15, 2020 ~ Brona ~ 2 Comments

One gets to a time and place when one HAS to be done thinking about a book and what review to write for it. I have reached this point with Our Shadows by Gail Jones. I have done everything I can to put together some coherent, clever thoughts, from attending two zoom author talks with Avid … Continue reading Our Shadows | Gail Jones #AUSfiction

Moving Among Strangers by Gabrielle Carey

June 26, 2020 ~ Brona ~ 4 Comments

Writing regularly blog posts seems to be something quite beyond right now. But thanks to Karen @Booker Talk I've be revisiting some of my older posts to find fresh inspiration. This post about the rather silent author, Randolph Stow, was originally published on the 29th August 2015.I've been thinking about Gabrielle Carey a lot, over the … Continue reading Moving Among Strangers by Gabrielle Carey

In Midland Where the Trains Go By | Dorothy Hewett #AWW

January 9, 2020 ~ Brona ~ 3 Comments

In Midland still the trains go by. The black smoke thunders on the sky. Still in the grass the lovers lie. And cheek on cheek and sigh on sigh They dream and weep as you and I,In Midland where the trains go by. Across the bridge, across the town. The workers hurry up and down. The pub still … Continue reading In Midland Where the Trains Go By | Dorothy Hewett #AWW

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 Shepherd’s Hut By Tim Winton

March 9, 2018 ~ Brona ~ 13 Comments

The Shepherd's Hut is Tim Winton's much anticipated latest novel. I am a fan, but with reservations. I loved Cloudstreet and Dirt Music but hated The Riders (it has the dubious honour of being one of my very first DNF books). Breath was good but a bit blokey and Eyrie was okay, but a bit … Continue reading The Shepherd’s Hut By Tim Winton

My #AusReadingMonth Possibilities

October 5, 2017 ~ Brona ~ 4 Comments

As many of you know, my TBR pile is out of control. A bigly number of those books are by Australian authors (I feel safe using bigly now that 1. we know that Trump actually said big league and 2. that bigly is a real work, although archaic and rarely used.)I thought I'd list some … Continue reading My #AusReadingMonth Possibilities

Jandamarra by Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton

August 9, 2014 ~ Brona ~ 2 Comments

Jandamarra is based on a true story from the Bunuba people of the Kimberley region in far north W.A. This area encompasses Fitzroy Crossing, the Napier Ranges, King Leopold Ranges and the Lennard River.Jandamarra was born in the 1870's but his legend lives on in local folk tales. The white folk saw him as an … Continue reading Jandamarra by Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton

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