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Burnt Shadows by Kamila ShamsieLater, 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 Ishiguro14 April, 2009Nocturne ( definition): A pensive, melancholy musical composition; a night piece.
The Reader3 April, 2009Why did you not unlock the doors?
The Darwin Poems by Emily Ballou26 March, 2009The Darwin Poems is a poetic portrait of Charles Darwin, consisting of 73 individually stunning poems.
Witches Incorporated by K E Mills23 March, 2009Witches 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.
Versace Sisters by Cate Kendall23 March, 2009Cate Kendall’s Versace Sisters is the follow-up to the successful Gucci Mamas.
Reunion by Andrea Goldsmith23 March, 2009A close-knit group of friends from university have been apart for 20 years, living in different corners of the world, building careers and reputations.
The Marriage Club by Kate Legge23 March, 2009Kate Legge’s second novel is an absorbing examination of the nature of marriage, the choices people make and what we show our friends.
The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino23 March, 2009Nicky Pellegrino has crafted a feast not just for the mind but the mouth.
Handpicked by Siew Siang Tay23 March, 2009The experience of the Asian mail-order bride is not something that has been widely treated in fiction.
Deep Water by Peter Corris21 March, 2009Peter Corris, considered the Godfather of crime writing in Australia, has been a full-time writer since 1982.
Blood Moon by Garry Disher21 March, 2009Fans 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.
Ransom by David Malouf21 March, 2009What is the essence of good, old-fashioned storytelling? War, revenge, honour and humility?
Yellow Zone by Janelle G Dyer4 March, 2009I'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".
The China Garden by Kristina Olsson13 February, 2009Kicking 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.
After the Fall by Kylie Ladd13 February, 2009After the Fall follows the marriages of Kate and Cary, and Cressida and Luke.
Beautiful Death by Fiona McIntosh13 February, 2009I have been fortunate in the past to have reviewed several of Fiona’s fantasy titles, but was surprised to discover that her new novel, Beautiful Death, is crime fiction.
The Book of Emmett by Deborah Forster13 February, 2009Forster’s debut novel is a powerful and emotional work that begins with the funeral of Emmett, the main protagonist.
Boy on a Wire by Jon Doust13 February, 2009The boarding school memoir or novel is an enduring literary subgenre, from 1950s classics such as The Catcher in the Rye to Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep.
The Boys’ Club by Wendy Squires13 February, 2009Mining similar territory to the over-hyped Boned (released in 2008), The Boys’ Club shines a harsh (yet humorous) light onto the outrageous sexism within Australian commercial television.
Dog Boy by Eva Hornung13 February, 2009Ramotchka’s uncle fails to return one night, and the five-year-old is left alone in an abandoned building.
High Noon in Nimbin by Robert G Barrett13 February, 2009Those already familiar with the Les Norton novels of Robert G Barrett will know just what to expect from the big, redheaded Queenslander and his creator, the Bondi butcher turned bestselling novelist.
Look Who’s Morphing by Tom Cho13 February, 2009Look Who’s Morphing is a surprising, funny collection of short stories, which converge on themes of family, cultural influence, technology, sexuality and ethnicity.
The Lost Life by Steven Carroll13 February, 2009Following the success of his Miles Franklin awardwinning novel, The Time We Have Taken, Steven Carroll moves us away from Melbourne suburbia, and graces us with an absorbing tale set in an English country town in 1934.
Move to Strike by Sydney Bauer13 February, 2009Move to Strike by Sydney Bauer is the fourth book in the hugely popular defence attorney David Cavanaugh series, and if this one is anything to go by, we will be seeing Bauer’s name on many more page-turners.
Valley of Grace by Marion Halligan13 February, 2009Marion Halligan’s intoxicating novel of love andchildren relates the interwoven lives of a group offriends and family members in contemporary Paris.
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