Title: The Things We Cannot Say Author: Kelly Rimmer Published: February 26th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Historical/Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars A searing page-turner of family secrets and the legacy of war by the Top 10 bestselling Australian author of BEFORE I LET YOU GO 2019 Life changed beyond recognition for Alice when her son, Eddie, was born with autism spectrum […]

Title: Sunshine Author: Kim Kelly Published: March 5th 2019 Publisher: Jazz Monkey Publications Pages: 222 Genres: Fiction, Australian, Historical Rating: 4.5 stars A tale of longing, loss and growing love under the bright Australian sun. It’s 1921 and the Great War has left in its wake untold tragedy, not only in lives lost, but in the guilt of survivors, the deep-set scars […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her latest book, The Dairy Farmer’s Daughter, is Sarah Williams. Sarah Williams spent her childhood chasing sheep, riding horses and picking Kiwi fruit on the family orchard in rural New Zealand. After a decade […]

Title: The Dairy Farmer’s Daughter Author: Sarah Williams Published: November 28th 2018 Publisher: Serenade Publishing Pages: 240 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Rural, Romance Rating: 4 stars Justin Wheeler is not a country boy. He could have been, if his mother had stayed married to his father and not moved back to the city when he was only a toddler. But now that his estranged […]

Book Bingo 2019 is a collaboration challenge I am completing with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. Each Saturday, on a fortnightly basis, beginning on Saturday 5th January 2019, Ashleigh, Theresa and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2019 card contains a total of 30 […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her brand new book, Melody Trumpet, is Gabrielle Tozer.  Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning and internationally published author and freelance writer based in Sydney, Australia. She has published five books, including the young adult novels Remind […]

Title: Home Fires Author: Fiona Lowe Published: February 18th 2019 Publisher: Harper Collins Books Australia (HQ Fiction) Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars When a lethal bushfire tore through Myrtle, nestled in Victoria’s breathtaking Otway Ranges, the town’s buildings – and the lives of its residents – were left as smouldering ash. For three women in particular, the fire fractured […]

Title: A Body of Work Author: Janice Simpson Published: October 6th 2018 Publisher: Hybrid Publishers Pages: 280 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars What happens when the keynote speaker at an important arts festival is found dead? Welcome to modern Melbourne, UNESCO City of Literature, home to arts festivals galore as well as the internationally famous Melbourne Cup […]

To celebrate the release of A Body of Work, author Janice Simpson’s latest novel, I have a Q & A with Janice to share with you all. It is true pleasure to welcome Janice to Mrs B’s Book Reviews for a Q & A session. This Q & A will follow a review of A Body of Work, on the blog. […]

Title: The Widow of Ballarat Author: Darry Fraser Published: November 19th 2018 Publisher: Harlequin  – Mira AU Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A compulsively readable story of passion, adventure and a woman’s quest for independence set against the colourful backdrop of 19th century Bendigo and the goldfields of Ballarat. 1854, Ballarat, Victoria When Nell Amberton’s husband is shot dead by […]