The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell
‘At their age, there was no point in beating about the bush.’ I confess to being a big fan of Joanna Nell’s books. They are…
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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…
A Few Green Leaves by Barbara Pym
This is Barbara Pym’s last novel, published only a few months before her death in 1980. I don’t think it’s her best novel, however it’s…
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
David Lagercrantz’s The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye is the fifth novel of the Lisbeth Salander series, which started with The Girl With…
The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5) by Richard Osman
They’re back! It’s been a quiet year for our intrepid sleuths as Elizabeth comes to terms with the loss of her husband. As they celebrate…
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023
Learn more about historical SMSA Member Louisa Lawson, The National Council of Women (NSW) Australia Day Awards 2023 and choose a book from the SMSA…
The Wench is Dead (Inspector Morse #8) by Colin Dexter
Who can resist a story within a story? This is the 8th instalment in the Inspector Morse series, but it didn’t matter a jot that…
The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie
An insight into the life and teachings of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from the perspective of his cat, Snow Lion.
The Wire In the Blood by Val McDermid
The Wire in the Blood by is the Val McDermid novel that was adapted into the 2002 British drama series of the same name.
Landlines by Raynor Winn
This is Raynor Winn’s third book, following on from The Salt Path and The Wild Silence. If you have read these previous books, you will…
Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuscinski
In this gem of a book, Kapuscinski, as a matter of introduction, starts telling us how, at the University of Warsaw, he first ever heard…
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
In Entangled life Sheldrake explores the unsung role fungi has and always will play in our lives. This book may seem quite esoteric at first…