
General Fiction


The Queen’s Corgi by David Michie
The Queen’s Corgi by David Michie is a delightful tale of the private lives of the royals, told from the perspective of the Queen’s new…

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett is the story of the Keatings and the Cousins – two families whose lives become intertwined when their families blend.

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (Parts One and Two) by J. K. Rowling, J. Thorne & J. Tiffany
Harry Potter & the Cursed Child is the 8th installment of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, set 14 years after the last book & focusing…

Tom Keneally’s “Red Dot List” from the TKC
SMSA Member’s can borrow books from the Tom Keneally "Red Dot List" – books all reviewed by, and with notations from, Tom, himself.

Solomon’s Noose by Steve Harris
Solomon’s Noose: The True Story of Her Majesty’s Hangman of Hobart by Steve Harris is an often challenging novel about convict life in recently colonised…

Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf
Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf is a beautiful story of two widowers and the comfort they find in one another, despite small town…

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Review of Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10, an engrossing mystery about the murder of the passenger in Cabin 10. That is, if it…

The Switch By Elmore Leonard
Review of The Switch By Elmore Leonard, a wild crime novel from the 1970s about a kidnapping with unexpected ending.

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout is a set of short stories, telling the tale of the tough as nails Olive, and her life in a…

Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain is a book about families & the complicated relationships they inter, cleverly entwining the family’s past…

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood, is a satirical novel set in a dystopian future where approved applicants are awarded freedom in exchange…