Sorted on book title (not in series order)
Jackie and Pete King have lived in Dunmore for years, running one of the two local pubs in the sleepy little town. Money has been tight after the bushfires, and it’s about to get tighter if they can’t find a way to pay their suppliers to keep their business going and keep the bank from...Read more
Still juggling, still not getting enough books read. Not the worst problem, I've got, but apologies, as always to the authors and...Read more
This update is bought to you a day early because of the Easter Break which, this year, I hope will be focused on reading, in the spirit of...Read more
Took a break over the first week in March so I'll backdate this post but it's not going live until Tuesday the 10th. So the reader need...Read more
This update is bought to you in the aftermath of an Easter break where not enough reading got done. To be honest, not a lot of anything...Read more
I hope that, because it's Friday the 13th, my current streak of looking vaguely like I'm catching up doesn't end in a screaming heap....Read more
The days are definitely shortening now which means the Spring Classics bike racing is in full swing, which means no sleep and a freaked...Read more
I missed posting the last couple of Friday updates due to other unplanned commitments, and given...Read more
Still managing to not read enough books. The silver lining of the current fuel price / shortage problems is for us that may mean less...Read more
This update hasn't been happening recently - I've been dealing with a tsunami of elderly animal health challenges which have just chewed...Read more
Still juggling, still not getting enough books read. What a "dreadful" problem to have.
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There's not going to be a lot of posting here over the next few days. ...Read more
Not such a great weekend reading wise - it was cold sure, but our new cat, Phryne, has been putting in a lot of hard work dragging dust bunnies and old toys out from all sorts of nooks and crevices which even I couldn't keep ignoring forever...
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Whole household is still a minor chaos machine - with himself going to be away for 4 days at the end of this week putting a dent in any reading plans. But I persist ....
The Ledge by Christian White (FINALLY! and worth...Read more
When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffled, the locals are shocked and one group of old friends starts to panic. Their long-held secret is about to be uncovered.
It all began in 1999 when sixteen-year-old Aaron ran away from home, drawing his friends into...Read more
Christian White is an author who can always be relied upon to come up with an unusual scenario, great characters and a rollercoaster plot that will keep readers enthralled, and vaguely baffled from start to finish.
Told in dual timelines, THE LEDGE is a story that spans...Read more
Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.
Twenty years ago, a terrible thing happened in...Read more
Kimberly Leamy is a photography teacher in Melbourne, Australia. Twenty-six years earlier, Sammy Went, a two-year old girl vanished from her home in Manson, Kentucky. An American accountant who contacts Kim is convinced she was that child, kidnapped just after her birthday. She cannot...Read more
In Melbourne, 30 year old photography teacher Kim Leamy is approached by a stranger who shows her a photo of a young girl, with deep blue eyes and a mop of shaggy black hair. 28 years ago two-year-old Sammy Went disappeared from her family home in Manson, Kentucky in the US. No trace of her...Read more
Stan Weir is mourning a tragic loss when he meets a mysterious nine-year-old girl, who claims to be the reincarnated spirit of his late wife. Marcy Keef is a single mother trying to make ends meet, when her daughter Erin starts describing "past life memories." Neither wants to believe Erin...Read more
Situated in a beautiful setting abutting the Balarang waterways and located on an acre of natural bushland, this three-bedroom country home is full of promise, character and potential. Featuring private access to the many splendours of Balarang Creek, this idyllic property is perfect for...Read more
Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded by what she learns about her dead husband’s secret life; and Abby, an island local whose world is turned upside when she’s forced to confront the evidence of her husband’s guilt.Read more
THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW is a standalone thriller from Australian novelist and screenwriter Christian White. It was released in 2019 and just goes to prove what a massive mess my reading life has become. This unbelievably clever, stylish book has been sitting on my to be read mountain WAAAYYY...Read more
Second novels are tricky beasts loaded with expectations, particularly when they come on the heels of recent stellar debuts. Australian author Christian White has written another confidently executed work of family drama and generational intrigue that will take up a just a few hours of...Read more