The Promise Seed will move and
mesmerise you.
The development of Cass’ third novel is assisted by a grant gratefully received from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Her stories feature histories, memories and secrets and the way in which troubled families function.
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Too many books, too little time …
As we enter 2022, who knows what lies ahead (what could possibly go wrong?!) but at least we can be certain of the steady stream of fabulous books which continue to be published and which currently form a teetering TBR pile beside my bed and probably yours. Books can explain, offer escape or knowledge, provide inspiration through beautiful prose, allow us adventures and take us on emotional journeys. There is a book for everybody at every time. With so much instability surrounding us, books give us the precious gifts of exercising our emotional muscles, increasing tolerance and understanding, and taking us to extraordinary places. I hope that this year brings you much reading pleasure and for the writers, much satisfaction in creating the words and using them to tell new and vibrant stories. Wishing everyone good health, peace and happiness for 2022.
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The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird – Diane Connell
This book is heart-warming, life-affirming, happy and sad. It will make you laugh and cry. The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird (Simon and Schuster 2022) by Diane Connell will appeal to anyone who loved Eleanor Oliphant, or the characters in Ove or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. This is the kind of book that transports the reader immediately, from the first page, to a place of deep immersion in the life of a young protagonist and the tricky navigations of their life. The voice in this book is unique, distinct and so completely identifiable right from the start. Ricky Bird is a name you will not forget.
read more…Wake – Shelley Burr
I know I keep saying this, but what is it about Australian debut crime writers lately, particularly those setting their novels in the rural outback? Is there something in the water? (Or perhaps in the dry dust…?) Because there seems to be an abundance of excellent crime stories from new writers. My most recent crime read is Wake (Hachette 2022) by Shelley Burr, set in the dry, red interior of New South Wales in the small town of Nannine. The land is sunbaked and drought-ravaged. Mina McCreery lives alone in her family home, a now destocked sheep farm, devoid of livestock or company, but full of memories.
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