Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Smilla takes pleasure in being as cold as the ice and snow that accompany her memories of hunting as a child with her Inuit…
General Fiction
Cold Smoked by K.K Beck
Cold Smoked by K.K Beck is set in Seattle, the main character journeys to a seafood convention in Norway to uncover details of a…
Stoner by John Williams
Stoner by John Williams is a story about a boy who moves on from the family business of farming to his new found passion in…
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (the author of the Remains of the Day) follows the lives of a group of children who were…
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth is not your average fractured fairytale, despite retelling the familiar story of Rapunzel.
Author Review: Clive Cussler (Update)
Author Review: Clive Cussler has written 58 adventure type books and some of his books are written in conjunction with others, notably his son…
The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy By Regina Jeffers
Yes, The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy by Regina Jeffers is yet another Pride and Prejudice spin-off – this time, a murder mystery.
Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Ocean at the End of the Lane is a very personal, very beautiful story that is at once a fable, a myth and a fairytale…
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler is a fictionalised account of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s marriage from Zelda’s viewpoint.
The Ladies’ Paradise by Émile Zola
Fans of the ABC series “The Paradise” shouldn’t expect Émile Zola’s The Ladies’ Paradise to be the same. It’s not in many ways. But Denise…
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Recently released as a film by Ang Lee, Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a beautifully written book that manages to be at…
Mr Darcy takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll
Mr Darcy takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll tells the story of Elizabeth and Darcy where Pride and Prejudice left off; at the wedding.
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