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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The hope of a new year
Who knows what the new year will bring? If I’ve learnt anything in 2023, it’s to expect the unexpected. Let’s all do what we can, when we can, to help each other and make the world a better place, but not beat ourselves up if it doesn’t work out as we hope. Let’s default to kindness and optimism, love and generosity, fun and friendship. Let’s all read more books and share them if we love them. To all the writers, let’s all try and write some good words, but not be despondent or feel overwhelmed if we don’t achieve our own expectations. To those lucky enough to be publishing books in 2024, congratulations and I hope I have the honour of reading your work. Let’s thank our librarians and our booksellers for sharing their knowledge. Let’s honour the work but recognise that life happens and sometimes we need to roll with it. I wish you all a very happy and successful new year, whatever that means for you.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
Yet another book that I avoided because ‘how could it possibly live up to all the hype?’ and then yes, it does, and I feel stupid for not reading it before now. The extraordinary TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW (Penguin Random House 2022) by Gabrielle Zevin feels like a YA novel at first but as we grow and change with the characters as they age, it very much develops into a layered and complex story of the deep and messy love that comes with long friendships, in this case beginning in childhood and ending with the characters much older, spanning 30 years. The YA vibe comes from the narrative of youthful idealism, self-identity, rivalries, ambition, and characters making choices that will change the course of their lives. This is woven seamlessly into a mature and wise book about loyalty, regret, tragedy, fame, betrayal, forgiveness and creativity.
read more…Tipping Point – Dinuka McKenzie
Crime writer Dinuka McKenzie is back with her beloved protagonist Detective Kate Miles in the third in a series (following THE TORRENT and TAKEN) with her new novel TIPPING POINT (Harper Collins 2024), a police procedural that combines detailed policing investigations with Kate’s family life.
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