https://youtu.be/VwnhWrAFc_I?si=gojDnUMbmOQr1lib
Introduction
Mystery guest
Weekly highlights
Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
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https://youtu.be/VwnhWrAFc_I?si=gojDnUMbmOQr1lib
Introduction
Mystery guest
Weekly highlights
Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
pickHow pretty is this cover? 😍 It belies the content within. I love Gail Jones. Her writing is beautiful, and I was reminded this week that she is Western Australian. Quality #ozfiction
pickI loved this singular novel about an Indigenous Australian woman who is forced into marriage with a future prime minister. Wright is virtuosic with language, mixing Aboriginal words with English, local vernacular with literary & mythological references. It‘s a hard-hitting commentary of racism & colonialism in Australia but satirical & very funny re bureaucracy. Infused with Indigenous thought, it makes you see differently.
pickI heard this novel being reviewed glowingly on an Australian radio book show and added it to my long #tbr list. Written in 2011, but set mainly in the 1920s & 30s, it is a beautifully written, rural family saga about horse jumping. It felt a little Grapes of Wrath to me 🤔. I thoroughly appreciated (rather than enjoyed) this harrowing, affecting #ozfiction.
pickI‘m surprised I‘m the first one to review this - it came out in 2019! Set in #Australia, this is a dual timeline double mystery, with similar situations and some trigger warnings (see below). Abby finds an injured teen in the bushlands, which triggers some horrific memories for her. This is the stage for the slow reveal of the past and present, involving abduction, violence, and what it means to forgive. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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