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, Beneath The Veil, is Bernadette O’Connor.  Bernadette is a powerful storyteller, she has the skill of a lyricist. Her luminous threads from the first word to the last draw her […]

Title: Beneath The Veil Author: Bernadette O’Connor Published: February 28th 2019 Publisher: Karen McDermott Pages: 378 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Nobody knows what lies Beneath the Veil. Clara grows up haunted by the dark secrets of her past: a deadly betrayal, unspoken and unspeakable. Clara is too scared to speak her truth, knowing she will be condemned and punished […]

Title: One Enchanted Evening Author: Anton Du Beke Published: November 28th 2018 Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre – Allen & Unwin Pages: 464 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge, The Halcyonand Belgravia. The master entertainer brings us his fabulous debut novel. Prepare to be swept off your feet… Inside the spectacular ballroom of the exclusive Buckingham Hotel […]

Title: Stone Country Author: Nicole Alexander Published: March 5th 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars From nineteenth-century Adelaide and the red dirt of mid-north South Australia, to the cattle stations and buffalo plains of the far north Ross Grant’s journey is one of desire, adventure and determination, to the heart of stone country and beyond. […]

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, Stone Country, is Nicole Alexander. A fourth-generation grazier, Nicole returned to her family’s property in the early 1990s. She is currently the business manager there. Nicole has a Master of […]

Title: Australia’s Sweetheart Author: Michael Adams Published: January 29th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 416 Genres: Non Fiction, Biography RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut short by scandal and tragedy. Packed with celebrity, history and gossip, AUSTRALIA’S SWEETHEART […]

Title: The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow Author: Matt Howard Published: March 1st 2019 Publisher: Transit Lounge Pages: 288 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 2.5 stars Cast adrift by loss, Monica Sparrow is marooned in her semi in Neasden, the so-called ‘loneliest village in London’, her home stuffed with nothing she needs. Is it time for her to finally get her […]

Title: The Woman from Saint Germain Author: J.R. Lonie Published: March 1st 2019 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars SUITE FRANCAISE MEETS THE FUGITIVE AS TWO STRANGERS GO ON THE RUN TO OUTWIT THE NAZIS IN 1941 She is a celebrated writer stranded in Paris after her French lover is killed fighting the German invasion. He is an […]

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, Love Lie Repeat, is Catherine Greer. Catherine Greer lives in Sydney with her husband and two teenage sons. Catherine started her career as an English teacher at a private high […]

Title: Love Lie Repeat Author: Catherine Greer Published: March 5th 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult RRP: $19.99 Rating: 4 stars Three girls, loyal to each other? That never happens. All the groups of three implode eventually. Two in, one out. Change. Betrayal. Again and again. But not us. I make sure of it. I make Ash and […]