Annie–Thanks for Having Me by Emma Darragh Three women narrate Thanks for Having Me: Mary Anne, who gave birth to Vivian, who gave birth to Evie. Darragh’s portrait of motherhood does not focus… Read More
Category: Reviews
What We’re Reading: March
Charmaine — Balcony Over Jerusalem by John Lyons John Lyons is a familiar face to anyone watching ABC news or current affairs programs. He mostly reports from overseas, often from… Read More
What We’re Reading: February
Annie — Orbital by Samantha Harvey This book is absolutely exquisite, inside and out. The beautifully covered slim hardback opens to reveal poetic and ethereal digressions on a single ‘day’ spent orbiting the… Read More
Dreaming in French by Vanessa McCausland
This intriguing narrative unfolds in alternate voices. The first chapter opens in the first person in the voice of Saskia who immediately tells us that she has a secret past:… Read More
What we are reading
The Portable Door by Tom Holt It takes a little while to reach the part in this book that gives rise to the title, but once protagonist Paul Carpenter finds… Read More