Set against the turbulent aftermath of World War 2, Devastation Road tells of a man rediscovering his memory and his past.
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Review: Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
Through authentic voices and moral complexity Work Like Any Other shows prisons can be of our own making.
Review: The Doctor Calling
A review of The Doctor Calling by South Australian Author Meredith Appleyard. This second novel by a former nurse and midwife is a moving tale of rural doctoring and love in the aftermath of tragedy.
On Love and Deception: Interview with Tess Woods
Today I’m at the airport in Western Australia, on the very spot where Matt got his first fateful glimpse of Mel. Join me in a chat with their creator, Australian author Tess Woods, whose debut novel Love at First Flight has just won 2015 Readers Choice Novel of the Year.
Love and Deception
Interview with Tess Woods The Perth domestic airport in Western Australia is buzzing with travellers, the air filled with excited chatter, rollered suitcases and the grind of fresh coffee from the nearby Cibo café. Silhouetted against the huge glass windows those left behind watch as a plane takes flight. It was at this very airport Read More …
Review: Love at First Flight by Tess Woods
[facebook] [retweet] A thought provoking tale of intriguing characters caught in an impossible situation About the Book On a flight to Melbourne for a girls’ weekend, Melissa meets Matt. He’s openly attracted to her and over the course of the flight they connect on a rare emotional level that takes them both by surprise. Read More …
Review: Up and In by Deborah Disney
Up and In lives up to the blurb and delivers so much more. It has ‘all the feels’. It made me laugh, it made me angry, and there were so many relateable moments that I looked at myself and how I judge others, especially those family members for whom this novel is scarily reflective.
What Lies Beneath
In this interview with Sara Foster, we hike the Fells in quintessential Beatrix Potter country. January in the UK probably isn’t the best time for a hike above Lake Windermere. In summer the view of the lake is to die for—a sapphire jewel shrouded in mist and emerald hills. Right now it’s the perfect setting for the new gripping psychological suspense from Australia’s Sara Foster, All That Is Lost Between Us. What lie’s beneath the surface of this ‘happy’ family and will Georgie’s secret destroy those she loves?
Review: All that Is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster
When she gets the call that her daughter Georgia has been involved in an accident, Anya is desperately trying to hold her family together. Georgia is bruised but otherwise fine. But her cousin Sophie is in an induced coma, and when a young woman is seen loitering in the hospital ward it seems this was no accident. But was Sophie the intended victim or is Georgia in danger, and why? How can Anya protect her family when talking honestly is something they have forgotten?
Review: Second Helpings at the Serve You Right Cafe by Tilia Kelbenov Jacobs
After his release from prison Emet just wants to get on with his life and with the help of Eden, owner of the Serve You Right Café, he just might get that chance. When Emet meets physical therapist Mercey things seem to be looking up. But Mercey’s junkie brother has other ideas and soon Emet will be forced to make a choice that could ruin his chances before they’ve really begun.