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Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
A narration of the fictional woman who supposedly inspired Hester Prynne's character in The Scarlet Letter. Expected a lot from this, but it failed to match up. Yet again an outlier.
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I just read:
The Gilded Ones a YA fantasy by Namina Forna who was born and raised in Sierra Leone. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An empowering feminist read, here is my review
I listened to the audiobook version of:
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson by Australian Indigenous author and playwright Leah Purcell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Set in the 1890s, in the High Country of Victoria, this is a feminist and Indigenous retelling of Henry Lawson’s 1892 short story by Leah Purcell, a Goa, Gunggari, Wakka Wakka woman. It has a gothic western style, with drama, violence and tragedy. It has recently been made into a movie also. Here is my review
Outstanding. Thirty years after she won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Annie Proulx turned her passion for the natural world into an essay project that became Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis. She means it, and she's right: “In the end all humans will be ‘haunted by waters.’”
5★ My review of Fen, Bog and Swamp
Kinnara by Kevin Ansbro
A genre-bending combination of romantic drama, crime thriller and magical realism. Works pretty well, especially considering that it was a debut work. Loved its portrayal of Thailand.
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Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgrenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of
A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon while I've been doing hours of machine sewing. The narrator Lissa Berry's voice and Welsh accent really added authenticity to the main character.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for
Dirt Town by Aussie Author Hayley ScrivenorMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Readers in the mood for a funny feel-good Aussie romance that might also require the tissues, but promises a happy ending, will find that Nina Kenwood’s second novel, Unnecessary Drama ticks all the boxes. Very entertaining! 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Joneshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wow, this was a brilliant surprise! 5 stars from me!The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
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Jason Watkins does a wonderful job of narrating Kate Atkinson's latest novel, Shrines of Gaiety. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marple: Twelve New Stories, a collection of very readable little doses of Miss Marple that Agatha Christie herself might have written. Recommended. 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
A middle-grade novel-in-verse, narrating the story of an eleven year old boy who is captured for slavery. The writing is astounding!
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My review of The Lemon Tree Hotel By Rosanna Ley
3 and a half stars
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So Late in the Day is a powerful short story by Claire Keegan available free on The New Yorker website, to read or listen to the author reading. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover -- 5★ -- 08/10/2022
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My review of
Lightning Strike by William Kent KruegerThe Cork O'Connor series is an absolute favourite of mine and this is a prequel to the 17-strong series
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Lightning Strike by William Kent KruegerThe Cork O'Connor series is an absolute favourite of mine and this is a p..."
A favourite of mine too Damo.
I just read:
The Happiest Little Town by Aussie author Barbara Hannay which is a feel good found family story about a small town theatre group, a country romance and a new life. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is my review
When Casey Withoos narrates, you can be sure of a good listen. The Liars by Petronella McGovern is no exception. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aussie author Peggy Frew is noted for her wonderful writing. The
Wildflowers
here are three sisters, each wild in her own way, and the writing is as beautiful as ever, but... 
3.5★ My review of Wildflowers
Preparing to read Rachel Joyce's lastest book, I thought I'd better see if
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
was as good as I remembered. I'm delighted to say I still loved it! I updated my review a bit.
5★ My review of ...Harold Fry
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House of Stone by Zimbabwean author Novuyo Rosa Tshuma is an award-winning novel covering the history around the decades of the formation of Zimbabwe as a new nation, in particular the Gukurahundi massacres which followed. ⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
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