Sally Rooney’s novel NORMAL PEOPLE is a twisting tale of on-off-on lovers, told over several years in a series of haltingly tender, endlessly misfiring conversations and even more misfiring sexual encounters. Its a generous novel, expansive and explicit.
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Straight out of the chute, the writing is exuberant with author Montefiore using his novelist ability to introduce a regional ruler through a telling contradiction that an autocrat could be an opera enthusiast, …
Author Katie Boulter
The invitation to snog, rated highly on my desired list but discovering why a snog has surprising cultural power or why Christians excelled at kissing, had its little hook embedded line and sinker. I am referring to …
Who put the nasties into dynasties?
Chris Hammer pretty much nails it in his latest page turning thriller, FULL CIRCLE.
“It’s about arithmetic not morality.” says one of the characters in this sprawling epic where maths trumps ethics in …
“Right now, though, John Bachelor is warm, he is fed; there is wine in Solomon’s larder. In a minute, he’ll go pour himself a glass. But for now he’ll sit and watch the quiet snow”. So concludes The …
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The wild beauty of Tasmania’s Southwest wilderness captures the imagination and has become the perfect setting for DARK DAYS HOTEL, the latest psychological thriller by best selling author Anna Downes. …
Thank you Josh for writing this book now, at a time when we see history in the making. A time when the overriding narrative in Australia and around the world makes being Jewish and more specifically Israeli or pro-Israeli quite …
Harry Bosch has been on the crime thriller landscape since his debut in 1992.
The book was The Black Echo, and there’s certainly a black echo resounding in the latest Bosch bonanza, THE HOLLOW.
The title comes from a punishment …
Opening this sumptuous, gorgeously illustrated botanical book on common and exotic vegetables, I was mesmerised by its ability to transform these beauties into a permanent, immersive visual experience, reminiscent of Eighteenth century etchings. This is a book of love …
When they were teenagers, Mia’s beloved cousin Tristan was murdered during their stay at an infamous castle in the Austrian Alps. As the only witness, Mia’s testimony put the killer behind bars, but that action tore her life asunder. The …