Choppiness On the High Seas by Arvind Wadhera
Choppiness on the High Seas starts somewhat unassumingly in a small London town in the 1930’s with an impoverished and unwed single mother with a young son. I was drawn to th
Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster
This superbly written book centres around Esme a lonely teenage girl in a seaside town. Her mother has disappeared and is now presumed dead.
The Ruby Locket by Melissa Wray
Set in a dystopian future, the novel begins with Saxon and Manny finding a young girl (Kerina) in the wasteland at the edge of their village, presumed dead. The distance between to
Borderlanders by Gillian Polack
These women are old schoolfriends, who are not as close as they once were. Each of these women are intelligent and talented in different ways. All of these characters have an artis
Wimmera by Mark Brandi
***Trigger Warning… this book review discusses child sex abuse, predators and domestic violence*** Wimmera by Mark Brandi is a period novel, set in rural Victoria in the late eig
Silver by Chris Hammer
In Hammer’s second novel we are once again following Martin Scarsdale, in the wake of his time in the Riverina. He has written a book and is joining his partner from River
The Postmistress by Alison Stuart.
Stuart’s novel is set in Victoria, Australia and I will freely admit that this setting, had a deciding factor in selecting this novel to review. It is set in the late half of the
The Lost Man by Jane Harper Book Review
Cameron Bright has been found dead in the outback, far away from everyone and everything that could have kept him alive. His brothers are left to pick up the pieces and find that t
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Being deaf can be pretty raw deal for someone wanting to live a full and happy life. Describing deafness in illustrated form requires an understanding of how it feels to be deaf in