Book-A-Like: If I Stay & Thirteen Reasons Why
Exquisitely sad YA stories about life and death, loss and love feature in this week’s Book-A-Like. Clay Jensen is still reeling from the death of his friend and first love, Hannah Baker, two weeks previous. When he arrives home one afternoon to a strange package on his doorstep, what he imagines is inside it is […]
Book-A-Like: American Sniper & Exit Wounds
You wouldn’t think a top American sniper and an Australian Major General would have much in common, but you would be wrong. These raw, moving accounts of service and sacrifice are eye-opening and will leave you riveted until the very end. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the […]
Book-a-like: At The Water’s Edge
Want to be held tight by big strong arms? A love to last for all time? So does Maddie Hyde! Set at the end of the Second World War, At the Water’s Edge is a vintage romance with a twist. Dragged off to Scotland on one her husband’s wild japes, Madeline Hyde struggles with her […]
Book-A-Like: Big Little Lies
Enjoy the twists and turns of Jodi Picoult’s Leaving Time? Then you are going to LOVE Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies! Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are […]
