Title: The Jane Austen Society Author: Natalie Jenner Published: May 26th 2020 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB meets THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY ‘Hope can sometimes be just enough.’ It’s only a few months since the war ended but the little village of Chawton is about […]

Title: Come Again Author: Robert Webb Published: March 17th 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 304 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3 stars The debut novel – a time-travelling story of love and adventure – from the number one bestselling author of How Not To Be a Boy and star of Peep Show. You can’t fall in love for the first time twice. […]

Today I am marking off my twenty third #23rd checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: A Christmas Miracle Midwife Kelsie Summers dreamed of her holiday on Europe’s most luxurious train. On departure she can’t believe her ill-timing when she sees Dr Lucas Larimar on that platform in Venice. Lucas hates surprises. Offering […]

Title: Little White Lies Author: Philippa East Published: February 1st 2020 Publisher: HQ Fiction – GB Pages: 352 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars She only looked away for a second… Anne White only looked away for a second, but that’s all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, […]

Title: Just an Ordinary Family Author: Fiona Lowe Published: February 24th 2020 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 528 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Liane Moriarty meets Jodi Picoult in this tensely negotiated story of family ties, betrayal and sacrifice. Every family has its secrets… Alice Hunter is smarting from the raw deal life has thrown […]

Title: The Spill Author: Imbi Neeme Published: June 2nd 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Winner of the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize In 1982, a car overturns on a remote West Australian road. Nobody is hurt, but the impact is felt for decades. Nicole and Samantha Cooper both remember the summer day […]

Title: Better Luck Next Time Author: Kate Hilton Published: June 16th 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars A brilliant generational family comedy for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Nora Ephron, and television’s This Is Us, Offspring and Parenthood. ‘Kate Hilton’s writing reminds me of Nora Ephron’s work . . . Witty, poignant, and deeply […]

Today I am marking off my twenty second #22nd checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: A scathingly brilliant new novel from TV scriptwriter J.D. Barrett, author of THE SECRET RECIPE FOR SECOND CHANCES, that explores sex, love and all the stuff in-between. What happens when one of the country’s most popular identities goes from […]

Title: The Half Sister Author: Sandie Jones Published: May 26th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars The Half Sister is the compelling, twisty novel from Sandie Jones, the author of The Other Woman, perfect for fans of Sally Hepworth’s The Mother-in-Law and Michelle Frances’ The Daughter. Her arrival will ruin everything Kate and Lauren. Sisters […]

Title: A Treacherous Country Author: K.M. Kruimink Published: April 21st 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 256 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN/VOGEL’S LITERARY AWARD There is a woman, somewhere, here, in Van Diemen’s Land, unless she had died or otherwise departed, called Maryanne Maginn. Gabriel Fox, the young son of an old English house, arrives […]