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2017 Book Round Up
I’m a bit late to the game on this one (I was too busy enjoying a quiet beach holiday), but 2017 was a big reading year for me and I thought I share it with you. I read physical books, … Continue reading
Book Review – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Two years ago when I was working four days a week, studying part time and trying to keep on top on the house, get the kids fed, clothed and where they needed to be when they needed to be there, … Continue reading
Book Review – The Boy on the Bridge
I’ve been contemplating a few things to write about today in an effort to get into something of a regular blogging habit again and I finally settled on a book review. Given it’s been quite a long time between book-related … Continue reading
What I read in 2014
2014 would have to come close to the biggest year of reading I’ve ever had. It was helped along by some real page turners, the countless picture books my children have been read, Miss Five’s discovery of chapter books and … Continue reading
Wednesday Reads – Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Recently I’ve found myself reading or listening to a number of non-fiction books, not my usual fare. However, the break from fiction has been something of an education for me. Firstly on the lives of Islamic women in the Middle … Continue reading
Wednesday Reads – Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks
First up a confession – I didn’t read this book, I listened to it! I still count it, others would not. You make up your own mind. Nine Parts of Desire is written by one of my personal favourite authors, … Continue reading
Wednesday Reads – Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
I saw Richard Flanagan on Q and A a couple of weeks (or months perhaps) ago, he was not at all what I expected. He looked like a typical farmer ad sounded like a true ocker Aussie. Mind you what … Continue reading
Wednesday Reads – All That I Am by Anna Funder
Over the last couple of months I’ve found myself in a book club, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time but always struggled to find a club that was 1) accepting new members, 2) reading the kinds of … Continue reading
Wednesday Reads – Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
This is one of the those books with a lot of hype surrounding it. On the best seller list and with everyone raving about it, I was feeling a little apprehensive about reading Gone Girl. So often I’m left disappointed … Continue reading
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