Boomerang Books Info Bank - Fiction Book Reviews

Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:00 UT

Later, the one who survives will remember that day as grey, but on the morning of 9 August itself both the man from Berlin, Konrad Weiss, and the schoolteacher, Hiroko Tanaka, step out of their houses and notice the perfect blueness of the sky.

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Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:00 UT

Nocturne ( definition): A pensive, melancholy musical composition; a night piece.

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The Reader

Ellie O'Gorman — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:08:04 UT

Why did you not unlock the doors?

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The Darwin Poems by Emily Ballou

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

The Darwin Poems is a poetic portrait of Charles Darwin, consisting of 73 individually stunning poems.

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Witches Incorporated by K E Mills

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Witches Incorporated is the second book in the Rogue Agent fantasy series by K E Mills, a pseudonym of Sydney-based bestselling speculative fiction writer Karen Miller.

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Versace Sisters by Cate Kendall

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Cate Kendall’s Versace Sisters is the follow-up to the successful Gucci Mamas.

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Reunion by Andrea Goldsmith

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

A close-knit group of friends from university have been apart for 20 years, living in different corners of the world, building careers and reputations.

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The Marriage Club by Kate Legge

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Kate Legge’s second novel is an absorbing examination of the nature of marriage, the choices people make and what we show our friends.

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The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Nicky Pellegrino has crafted a feast not just for the mind but the mouth.

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Handpicked by Siew Siang Tay

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

The experience of the Asian mail-order bride is not something that has been widely treated in fiction.

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Deep Water by Peter Corris

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Peter Corris, considered the Godfather of crime writing in Australia, has been a full-time writer since 1982.

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Blood Moon by Garry Disher

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

Fans of Garry Disher’s crime novels featuring Sergeant Ellen Destry and D I Hal Challis will certainly not be disappointed in this book, the fifth in the series.

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Ransom by David Malouf

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

What is the essence of good, old-fashioned storytelling? War, revenge, honour and humility?

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Yellow Zone by Janelle G Dyer

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:00:00 UT

I'm the kind who puts a book down before finishing the first chapter unless it really draws me in, and that can definitely be said for "Yellow Zone".

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The China Garden by Kristina Olsson

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:00:00 UT

Kicking off with news of an abandoned newborn baby, The China Garden pulls readers straight in before winding the pace back to slowly develop the characters that people the small, unnamed northern- NSW town in which the novel is set.

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