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‘All Fall Down’…A brave write
I’ve just finished reading Cassandra Austin’s novel ‘All Fall Down’. I bought this book out of curiosity and a love of all things ‘outback’. I was also hooked by Rosalie Ham’s (author of ‘The Dressmaker’) quote on the front cover of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Family, Greyhounds, Outback Australia, Relationships, Small communities
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Hope Farm by Peggy Frew
Recently, I read this gripping and jagged book by Peggy Frew. Originally I loved the name of the book, it sort of intrigued me but when I started to turn the pages it clearly became the characters that engaged me from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Deprivation, Life, Loss, Relationships, Survival, Women, writing
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Our Souls At Night
I’ve just read a beautiful book, in fact seven of my friends from my book-group also read it. It’s one of those books that linger on in the mind well after the last page has been turned. There is so … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Expectations, Loss, reading, Relationships, writing
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