Some time ago I read the novel This boy’s life by Tobias Wolff. The book is a memoir of Tobias Wolff’s childhood and teenage years growing up in 1950’s America. The memoir stands alongside The catcher in the rye as one of the best adolescent or “coming of age” stories in modern literature. I was [...]
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 Achilles and [...]
Jackie French is one of Australia’s most prolific and diverse children’s authors. Her latest novel A rose for the ANZAC boys has been short listed for the “2009 Children’s Book of the Year for Older Readers”.
As the title suggests, the story is set during the First World War in 1915. As Europe, is torn apart [...]
The winners of the Book Review Competition were Lachlan W. for his entry reviewing ‘Bravo two zero’ by Andy McNab and Ignatius B. who reviewed ‘Patriot games’ by Tom Clancy. Congratulations boys a great effort.
The Book Thief is a remarkable book. It is a powerful and unforgettable story. It is the story of young girl’s experience in the German town of Mochtling during the Second World War. Liesel Meminger arrives with her mother one day at the home of Rosa and Hans Hubermann. Her mother abruptly departs, leaving the [...]
