New Life for a Beloved Classic
When Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale was released in 1985, it was an immediate and visceral success. Thirty-two years later, the novel is even more terrifying and socially relevant today. Set in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States government, The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of […]
Reviewsday: 16th Seduction by James Patterson
James Patterson novels are like a rollercoaster – thrilling, heart stopping action with a brief moment of relief to twist a mystery into your brain. This the 16th Murder Women’s Club book co-written with Maxine Paetro is as good as the first and every bit as entertaining. It follows a group of professional women that have […]
Say hello to Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies
I have long been a fan of Jackie French’s kids & YA fiction so I was looking forward to this- her first adult fiction title. I was not disappointed! Jackie writes beautifully so it’s very easy to put yourself in the world of Sophie Higgs, young Colonial heiress, who has been sent away to England […]
Reviewsday: The Last Showman
An excellent Aussie autobiographical yarn of Fred Brophy and his boxing tent, an old institution banned almost everywhere in the western world … as well as in Victoria and New South Wales here (Fred will often wish visitors from these two states a happy ‘Welcome to Australia!’). As a boxer, the tent-boxing idea has fascinated […]
