A delightful mystery with a difference. Who is the fictional author. I really enjoyed. A lovely escape.
A delightful mystery with a difference. Who is the fictional author. I really enjoyed. A lovely escape.
A beautiful story. I was a bit teary at the end with the note to es parents. @LeeRHarry I‘m so glad I found this book. Explains a lot to me. I‘m getting a copy for my 16 year old grandson. Though he well may have read it already. A very heart felt memoir. I‘m not a graphic novel fan but the words and drawings are clear and very well done.
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This graphic novel , a memoir, has been banned in some states in the US. Now a Queensland politician has been trying to ban it here in Australia. Taking his case to the high court!! I can‘t believe it. It was published in 2020.
It is Maias story. I‘m looking forward to reading it .
After seeing the movie Freuds Last Session I wanted to know more about CS Lewis. I had read his Narnia series in my 20s. This was in my partners extensive book collection and I started to read it. My confession here, I only read the Afterword. Amazing. Gave me all I wanted to know about CS Lewis. Fitted in well with what I had learnt from the movie. I am interested in how he went from being an atheist to a Christian. I‘ll try 1 more of his books.
I had heard a lot about this book so decided to give it a go. Author is an Aussie working in the area of mental health. Interesting read. I was very pleased when I read the “doing” section to find I‘m on the right path. Many of the exercises and lifestyle changes I already do. Just hope my vagus nerve appreciates my efforts.
A cosy crime. Gentle . Set in 60s Sydney it took me back to things and events I had forgotten about. Completely relaxing. I had her first book in this series but for some reason passed it on without reading it.
Her books take me to a part of Scotland that I love and count as my second home. I‘ve read a few books in this series and enjoy following the characters. Getting fond of DI Clare Mackay. Another book that would make a good plane read.
A husband and wife effort. A fictional look at an Aussie mental health system. Fiction based on facts I would say as Anne works in this area. I enjoyed the read. Believable characters, sad circumstances and a peep into how it all works or doesn‘t!
Better than the others of hers I have read. Would make a good plane read. I like her books mainly for the fact that her settings are in Scotland. Scotland feels like my second home and as we are not travelling I get to go there in books. This particular book purchased in Scotland by a friend.
Finally got to read it. Took him 5 years of research. I‘ve watched old interviews. My brother has a copy of the 1968 movie .👏👏. It‘s the one I want to watch as it‘s the one Truman had complete control of. Lots of old stuff about it all on YouTube and Google. Excellent writing. Glad I finally got to read it. My reading slow at the moment. Weather here is so nice . I‘ve been out and about a lot.
Just finished this. Almost a so so. I had to speed read towards the end. I enjoyed the writing. The story line was ok.
Certainly not as enjoyable as Our Souls At Night. I would have liked to have met the author Kent. I think he might have been a very gentle kind man. His stories certainly come across as gentle and thoughtful.
I was reminded of this book when reading The Museum of Words . I didn‘t know we had a copy. I mentioned it and it appeared from the depths of my partners study. The joy of this book for me are the illustrations. A story in themselves without the words. Not a childhood memory for me but I think it might be for lots of people as it was for Georgia Blain.
Just finished. A short but powerful read. The tears have not dried as I write this. Another Aussie writer gone way too soon. I want to write more but hard to find the words. It‘s not depressing , in fact it‘s uplifting.
The book itself is a pleasure for me. Hard back and printed on thick white paper that looks like it would stay white forever. So glad I was able to hold this book and read it.
And this is the eternal human paradox,the only way we can cope with our mortality is to ignore it, to live as though we have all the time in the world.
His books never disappoint. A couple of unexpected things near the end. Quite a bit of romance. One thing annoyed me. The kid character was supposed to be 9. I had to keep reminding myself of this fact as she sounded and acted like a 14 year old. Glad I read it.
Finished in a day on Easter Monday. I‘m sure I‘ve read it before so possibly a reread for me. A sweet story except for the controlling son. It was the authors last book. Now to look out some other books by him. Hope I don‘t run into the usual from the library, available in ebook only!
I honestly think this will make a much better film or TV series than it did a book.
Between a pick and a so so . Realised I don‘t normally read her books. However this one got me in at the beginning as Josephine sets sails on the Queen Mary. I travelled on this ship in the 50s as a child. We were on our way from the US to settle in Australia. It was a page turner for a while then it lost me and I struggled to finish it. My friends who are Josephine fans loved it. Say it‘s one of her best. So there you go!
After reading her biography I really wanted to read some of her books. This is the third I have read and the first she had published in 1990. It‘s taken me a long time to get through, it was not a page turner. The way she writes is exquisite. I‘m sure if she had lived this young woman would have written many great Aussie stories. I felt a bit sad leaving Clementine , the main character and narrator, at the end of the book.
I really loved this story. I could almost pick it up and start reading it again. Also made me want to have a go at playing a game. Not a shooting one though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
I‘m not sure why I wanted to read this. A review perhaps. The story of 2 women written in the voice of one of them. They get together in the 70s when they were very quiet about their relationship. I got a good sense of the women but not so much the other characters. The story recounts their life together and their relationships with siblings and siblings children. Love, loss and family.
Cute with a message. Glad this copy still in the library system. It was written and published the year before she died. I‘m trying to get my hands on all her published works. Her writing is excellent.
The book fairies are looking after me. I requested this book from the library. The only hard copy was in our State Library . Today I found this copy in a local op shop. 👏👏. I‘m very happy.
4 years since this book was published and it‘s still being widely read. I was in a long queue waiting for this copy from the library. Subject matter makes it not an easy read. Kept thinking this could be our young Aussie Grace Tames story . Though a difficult read it‘s very enlightening. The author has come out and said it‘s written from personal experience. That‘s how it felt to me even before I knew this. Brave young woman.
Truth telling should be added to the title. I didn‘t actually read all of this but enough. The Afterword is particularly good. “Someone said to author “To bring 21st century thinking to the Queensland frontier is a great mistake. We were different then”. His answer is a paragraph long but begins “ No. Times change , not people. So true. We need to know this history, the truth. Thank you @MrsMalaprop .
Sitting outside in the relative morning cool I finally finished this beautiful story. I think part of me didn‘t want it to end . Having read her biography first shed a different light on this book for me I think. Knowing what I know about her life and way way too early death , even her acknowledgments made me tear up. I‘m about to search out 2 of her previous books.
Here in Perth we have just broken records for the highest temperatures ever in February. Today was a tiny bit cooler so we ventured out to a shopping centre. The books were calling me. Top 2 for grandkids. Next one I‘ve heard about on the radio. The bottom one was going cheap cheap and sounded like a good read. Watching US abc news. Hope the weather not near any of US people.
Certainly not a page turner for me. Too predictable. Almost gave up but kept thinking I might have missed something. I hadn‘t and it took me ages to finish normally I would have given up. So perhaps that is a plus.? The fact that I kept reading. 🤷🏻♂️.
Thank you @MrsMalaprop arrived this morning via Nancy. Thank you. Reading to look forward to.
Picked this up at the library thinking it was a crime novel. I kept waiting for the crime! It was in fact a well written book written from the point of view of a young boy living in a small Aussie town.
What a woman. I‘ve heard a lot about her over the years and thought I had read some of her writing but I haven‘t. Tracking down two of her novels. Hard in our library system to find hard copies. So many books only available as ebooks. Wondering if anyone has read anything of hers. A life cut short by MS in 2016.
Another Aussie crime writer. Kept me reading. PI with his own issues and looking into old disappearances of young girls in a small country town. Hope we see more of her writing.
Finished just this minute. When I started it I thought this is not as good as her others. However it‘s been amazing for me. I don‘t want to give anything away but I felt like the narrator could have been me. Her mother and her mother‘s experiences so like mine. Her thoughts and actions so like mine. I‘m blown away. Need to go nap and think for a bit.
A great escape for me on these very hot days here in Perth. Published after Agatha‘s death . Hope you all are keeping cool or warm . 🌞☃️
A local author. There was a lot I related to in this book. I really enjoyed it. I loved when she mentioned places I know.
Great descriptions of the bush.
Made me laugh and in one spot I felt very teary. Guess her relationship with her dad reminded me of mine.
Loved that she called the people she cared for in the old folks home , her lovelies .
A delight to watch characters grow and develop over the story.
The importance of story telling.
She also believes that given a choice between a week of sex and a week of reading,most women of a certain age would eschew foreplay for a forward in a heartbeat.😊❤️
Published in 1985 . I read it for a children's literature course. Loved it so much I gave copies to all my friends. Recently it was mentioned on something I was listening to. So I did a reread. Did not disappoint. Scary, possible and reaffirming.
If it happens may it end like this.
Not a book I would usually pick to read. Read for Friday book club at the local library. I found it interesting as I went to high school in the 60s in Fremantle which had lots of Italian businesses. This gives what it might have been like for the early immigrants .Many interred during the war.
Thank you Richard. Lots to think about ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
First book for the year and he is Aussie .
Delightful. My partner just came home from the local book shop with this. So affirming. A beautiful picture book. If this is my last read for 2023 it's a great one.
I read this earlier in the month and forgot to post on here. A graphic novel which I don't usually read. Lent to me by a friend. Gave me an insight into the recent history of Iran. Engaging and informative.
7 years on Litsy . Can‘t believe it. Wow.
Too much dialogue. I've got many more books waiting to be read.
I was determined to read at least one Xmas book. This was short and very sweet. Long ago at a book festival in Edinburgh we saw Anne Perry. I hadn‘t read any of her books but wanted to see her because I knew who she really was. As a teenager Along with a friend she had killed the friends mother. They had been living in NZ. They were found guilty. When they came out of prison they were given new names. And left NZ. Some journalist had 👇