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What I love about Liz Byrski's books is that, as opposed to the thirty-somethings in chick lit, she writes characters that I can, in my sixties, relate to. I found At the End of the Day to be topical, thought-provoking and uplifting. 5★s
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Lesley Manville is quite the perfect voice for Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, and the bonus with the audiobook is an excellent interview at the end with the author and Marian Keyes. 5★s
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I'm working my way up to the seventh book, which I have on NetGalley, and the fifth instalment in Peter May's Enzo Macleod series, Blowback has quite a lot of food and wine, but also a few red herrings and an excellent twist. 4★s
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Finished this one last week.
by Fiona BartonMy review, 3 stars:
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Here's my review for John Byron's enthralling and chilling debut, The Tribute. Not only a great crime-thriller, but also some really important topics raised. 5 stars
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My review of
Making Nice by Ferdinand Mount, a political satire.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been binge listening to Stuart MacBride's audiobooks of his brilliant Logan MacRae series while I'm doing some sewing (a quilt and a wall hanging). The narration is so good! Here is my review for #8 in the series
Close to the Bonehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Melissa Madden Gray certainly brings to life Karen Manton's atmospheric debut novel, The Curlew's Eye4★s
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Chasing Alexander: A Marine's Journey Across Iraq and Afghanistan by Christopher Martinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Kal, by Judy Nunn. KalNot the best book I've read, though still not the worst.
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A couple of reviewsGeorgia Toffolo Meet Me in Tahiti
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Louisa Heaton Twins for the Neurosurgeon
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4 stars for this intriguing contemporary novel by an Aussie Author
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Once Upon a Wardrobe byPatti Callahan and my review.Made me cry and it's a beautiful book.
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My review of
Call of the Penguins by Hazel Prior, the sequel to her delightful Away with the Penguinshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Little Bilby's Aussie Bush Christmas by Yvonne Meshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Melanie Milburne Shy Innocent in the Spotlight
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Finally finished
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews - a bit slow at first, but evolved into a superb spy drama. 4★. My review here.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Perhaps it's the sign of a good narrator that the audio book has you laughing even more than the print version did. This is certainly the case with Lesley Manville's narration of the second book of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, The Man Who Died Twice. Another 5★s and hoping we don't have to wait too long for #3.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a lovely pleasure it was to enjoy this book: 
The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie DockerMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I could have kept reading it if it was tomes longer 🤗
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My review for Yvonne Mes Little Bilby's Aussie Bush Christmas
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Of course, continuing to love Jack Reacher.
by Lee ChildMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I always like the Buzz Books, by Publishers Lunch, which publish the first chapters or excerpts from dozens of upcoming books and are free for anyone to download and read.Buzz Books 2021:Fall/Winter includes selections from famous established authors and some wonderful debuts. There's also non-fiction and Young Adult. I've included a smattering of samples of a few that appeal to me.
5★ Link to my Buzz Books review
I just enjoyed the tender and funny Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune, the story of a selfish man who uncomfortably learned about friendship, love, and life only after he died. 
4★ Link to my Whispering Door review
AA Charlotte McConaghy latest, Once There Were Wolves, is a dark and disturbing tale about rewilding the Scottish highlands. Worth a read if you think you can stomach it.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have only read a few of Catherine Ryan Hyde's books but have come to the conclusion that they are a guaranteed moving, thought-provoking and uplifting read. Have You Seen Luis Velez? is no exception.5★s
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My review for
The Missing and the Dead by Stuart MacBride, #9 in his gritty and darkly humorous Logan MacRae crime series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just sharing a couple of recent reads that were 4 or 5 stars for me and well worth a read in my opinion:-The South by Colm Tóibín
- love this author's work and this one was no exception, despite being his first novel. Rated this as 4 stars (9/10).My review is here:-
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The Trout Opera by Matthew Condon
- loved this atmospheric historical saga of Australia and the men of the Snowy River. Rated this as 5 stars (10/10).My review is here:-
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