Sixteenth century Italy was a time in history when young women found themselves being forced into convent life against their will. The price of wedding dowries was so high that Italian aristocratic families could choose only one daughter to be married off. Any other daughters in the family were sent to convents where the cost [...]
Library of the dead by Glenn Cooper
This is Glenn Cooper’s first novel and quite a unique read. On the seventh day of the seventh month, the seventh son of a seventh son is born to ominous prophecy on the Isle of Wight. Centuries later, in 1947, Winston Churchill is called out of retirement to deal with an unprecedented archaeological discovery that [...]
What to do when someone dies by Nicci French
Imagine that you’re a woman whose husband has died in a car accident. Emotionally devastating, but worse when you learn that he died beside a passenger – a mystery woman. Were the dead couple lovers? This is the premise for Nicci French’s novel, What to do when someone dies. Late one evening, Ellie gets a [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Ransom by David Malouf
David Malouf is one of Australia’s best known and respected authors. His novels include Fly away Peter and An imaginary life. His latest novel Ransom”is his first novel in ten years. The novel uses the story of Achilles and Hector as found in Homers “The Iliad”. It is a retelling of the story of [...]
Broken by Daniel Clay
A tragic story unfolds as you read this book, one I just couldn’t put down. The story is told by Skunk Cunningham an 11 year old girl who has a loving father, an absent mother and a brother too interested in playing his Xbox to notice she is the victim of bullying. Their neighbours are the [...]
