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…
General Fiction
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…
There Should Be More Dancing by Rosalie Ham
‘There Should Be More Dancing’ is the third novel by award-winner Rosalie Ham, the same author of 2015’s smash hit film, The Dressmaker.
The Cloning of Joanna May by Fay Weldon
The Cloning of Joanna May by Fay Weldon, is both funny and disturbing, using humour to examine the very real ethical issues around cloning and…
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, is a story of love, obsession and courage, with wild animals to boot! Told from the perspective of Jacob…
The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien
The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien is the story of 2 girls, searching for city thrills in Dublin & finding out the grass is…
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham tells the tale of a talented seamstress, returning home to her small town after years away with salacious and scandelous…