Six Bedrooms – Tegan Bennett Daylight
Six Bedrooms is a collection of 10 short stories about the pain of coming of age. Some are loosely connected to each other via the sad and vulnerable Tasha. I …
Bodily Harm – Margaret Atwood
At last! A spare moment to return to my much neglected blog. I read Bodily Harm quite a while ago but just have not had time to blog a review. I’m …
All That Is – James Salter
This is the first of US writer James Salter’s books I’ve read, and his first novel in 30 years, and also his last. He died earlier this year. This is …
My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
I finally found some time to read the first of the much talked about Italian writer Elena Ferrante’s (her pseudonym) Neapolitan trilogy. And it was worth the wait. The story …
On Brunswick Ground – Catherine de Saint Phalle
On Brunswick Ground is a contemporary novel set in Melbourne. It draws on the violent death of journalist Jill Meagher in 2012 to explore the fear that her death evoked in local …
A short history of Richard Kline – Amanda Lohrey
I read A Short History of Richard Kline ahead of hearing Amanda Lohrey speak at the Sydney Writers Festival this year. It seems a long time ago now, and reminds …
A World of Other People – Steven Carroll
I read A World of Other People ahead of hearing Steven Carroll speak at this year’s Sydney Writers Festival. This book won the Prime Minister’s literary award in controversial circumstances last …
Vanity Fair – William Thackeray
Finally, I’ve carved out some time to write a blog post again. Working full time and writing a non-fiction book in my spare time is starting to take its toll …
This house of grief – Helen Garner
Helen Garner has really made the true crime and court drama her own, with Joe Cinque’s Consolation, The First Stone, and now This House of Grief. But the tag …
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My Sydney Writers’ Festival
I look forward to the Sydney Writers’ Festival every year, eagerly scanning the program for my favourite writers and the topics that hook me. For me, the festival is about …
