The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
It’s impossible not to empathise with Peggy Smart. At almost 80 years of age, she knows that women her age become invisible, turning ‘completely neutral,…
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All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
An immensely readable trilogy, to be found in the Science Fiction part of the Library, the books are in order A Discovery of Witches, Shadow…
Prince: Purple Reign by Mick Wall
Music journalist Mick Wall pens a tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson, detailing his early years, the height of his fame, and the years that ultimately…
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon has had a huge following for years with her Outlander series, the first novel of which, Cross Stitch, was released in 1991.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Woohoo – what a ride! City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert is Vivian’s life, told in flashback, and what a life it is! Chapter one…
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
In The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, Jude, Wendy, Adele and Sylvie have been friends for over forty years, since their shared days in Oxford. Now…
Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi QC
Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi QC is quite simply about a person born as a female, but determined to live as a male – extraordinarily, this…
The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer
Two brothers, dying from the plague, make a deal with the devil for a longer life – the twist? That life must be 99 years…
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…
Listen Again: Hugh Mackay
We were joined at the SMSA by Hugh Mackay, experienced social psychologist and bestselling author in conversation with Catherine du Peloux Menagé, Artistic Director…
Listen Again: John Brogden Author Talk
This October we were joined at the SMSA by John Brogden, the Honorary President of LifeLine International, to talk about his newly released book…