I really liked it. I thought the fact that Eleanor was so vain and arrogant just made her a rich, entitled fully formed character. I liked seeing WW2 through the eyes of an American living in Paris, a French policeman, and the German outcast. I loved Bauer, haven’t we all made bargains with God…I really […]
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I didn’t think I liked short stories, but these were fantastic. They are all full stories just condensed, I felt completely satisfied and happy with all of them. April was a great time to be reading them too, very Easter Perfect. I loved that these were all strong female role models crossing boundaries at pivotal
Such a sad, hopeful, thought provoking, insightful novel. I loved Martha and I know she’ll be fine. It’s an engrossing novel about a woman, her family, her life and her marriage. I thought it provided real insight into mental illness “my whole adult life I’ve been trying to work out what is wrong with me…”
Such a moving, powerful story of love, war, literature and longing. Seen through a German surgeon during the doomed Russian invasion in 1941. It showed me so well the horrors of war (made iso look like a holiday) the camaraderie of war, as well as the gift literature is in times of crisis. The story
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** spoiler alert ** Gosh I was completely immersed in this story. It’s a novel concerned with mental illness and domestic violence “he felt so scared..the fear of missing made him stop from even trying” “the bitch will pay”. I think it does a brilliant job at looking behind the names and headlines of tragedies like
Absolutely LOVED it. For me it was the perfect historical fiction. I learnt so much about pilots and spies in world war 2, haute couture and Negroni cocktails.. things I didn’t even know I didn’t know. I love that her latest books focus on historical events absolutely “from the perspective of someone overlooked” This is
The only true crime I could ever do! I found it easy to read, well told. Such a different way of life! thought it did a great job at depicting Early Australian Colonial life. The story centers around 1862. The small burglary these bushmen thought they were conducting! I felt the amazement when they saw
I think I did myself a disservice by racing through it. It is very well written, conversational and friendly. I love Richard Glover, but I really didn’t know much about him at all. It was a fascinating read, it was funny and so heartfelt. At so many times you just want to reach in and
Like describing your childhood in a dream…so slippery, so hard to describe…mental illness and suicide, but also family relationships and the passage of time, the descent into madness that will see first hand is so powerful. The photos that are scattered throughout add so much to the story, they are incredible…I’ve never read anything like
What an epic novel! Incredible characters, I got to know not only Evie and Paddy but Charlie, Rusty, Russ and Rod. Watching people grow from children to 60 year old, for me it was a study in humanity. Major Australian events and people are here, but viewed through the characters. Just like they are in
