Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is the remarkable story of Agnes Mangusdottir, a women awaiting execution in Northern Iceland in the early 19th Century.
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Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton
What an absolute delight this book is! It’s a fabulous romp through 1930s Sydney, in the company of our feisty and indomitable Violet Kelly and…
Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden
Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden is the true story of Shin Dong-hyuk, born and raised in a North Korean labour camp, …
The Bookseller by Mark Pryor
The Bookseller by Mark Pryor is the first of five in his Hugo Marston series.
2020 In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Sections Top 10 Books Honourable Mentions Top 10 Books Click the title to see the book in the Library Catalogue 10 A Thousand Moons…
Cell 8 by Roslund & Hellström
Roslund & Hellström have once again produced a gripping novel that will keep the reader in suspense from start to finish.
Memory Man by David Baldacci
Memory Man by David Baldacci Gaining the gifts of synaesthesia & a perfect memory after an accident, ex-cop Amos Decker is compelled to act after…
Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood
This is the 21st instalment in the ever engaging Honorable Phryne Fisher, lady detective series. It’s been a long seven years since the 20th instalment…
Book Launch: John Brogden AM
Fifteen Australians tell their stories of surviving suicide and finding the way back to a better life. Every day, nine Australians take their own lives….
The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham
Whilst this reader felt a follow up to The Dressmaker was not required (the ending being satisfactory enough and the heroine riding off into the…
2022 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books? Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2022, in our Year in Review…
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian teenagers, Efemelu & Obinze, get the opportunity to live and study in the USA and UK. A story of love, race and integration.