I think I may have a problem. I seem to have a love of darkness and death. It’s been unearthed as I sat down to write what I thought was a quick, easy blog post about favourite books. As I began to compile my list the only criteria was they had to stick in my… Read more »
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Reading This Week – Sisters of Mercy – Caroline Overington
This year I am again taking part in the Australian Women Writers Challenge. This means I am committing to reading six books by Australian female writers and reviewing at least four of them. The first cab off the rank is Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington. Two sisters, raised apart unaware they had a sibling, are… Read more »
Reading This Week – Fishing for Tigers – Emily Maguire
Firstly, a disclaimer, I’m a prude. Even as a teenager I was a goody-two-shoes who was uninterested in what anyone was doing in regards to bedroom activity. Today, I continue to ignore the Fifty Shades of Gray phenomena. I haven’t even been able to bring myself to read The Bride Stripped Bare by Nikki… Read more »
What’s Your Favourite Cookbook?
There is a certain irony to writing a blog post about cookbooks on a night one child in your family is having a hotdog, the husband is having leftover pumpkin soup and yourself and the other child are heating up some frozen spinach and ricotta pasties – Sunday night is gourmet at Shambles Manor. However,… Read more »
Reading This Week – Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? – Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is the tenth novel of British Author, Jeanette Winterson. In it she returns to the childhood depicted in her first award-winning book, Oranges Aren’t The Only Fruit. Although this time around Winterson ditches the “semi autobiographical” label of Oranges and embraces the memoir. Winterson regards the first book as… Read more »
Reading This Week – Floundering by Romy Ash
Floundering is a first-time novel by Romy Ash. It’s the story of two boys who are reclaimed by their dysfunctional mother after a year of living happily with their grandparents, and taken on a mysterious and foreboding road trip. The novel starts strongly and incorporates some beautifully descriptive writing which evokes a clear sense of… Read more »
Reading This Week – Things They Didn’t Tell You About Parenting
A first for the blog this week – a review of an e-book. I’m still trying to come to terms with the concept of reading “books” online. I’m a traditional girl who loves the paper, the print, the page turning but I’m trying to “get with the times” and come around to the convenience… Read more »
Reading This Week – Love & Hunger – Thoughts on the Gift Of Food – Charlotte Wood
Every month I take part in the Book Club on ABC Mid North Coast, which means I have books selected for me to read. It’s like a literary lottery, you never know what you are going to get. You often find yourself reading books you wouldn’t normally choose for yourself. This month we discussed Love… Read more »
Reading This Week – Silent Fear by Katherine Howell
I love a good crime novel, mystery or thriller. The obsession began with Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven, moved through Agatha Christie and into Patricia Cornwell, PD James, Ruth Rendell. If I’m left to my own devices to choose a book to curl up with on a rainy day I wade straight into the murky world… Read more »
Reading this Week – Unbearable Lightness – A Story of Loss and Gain – Portia de Rossi
As the mother of two daughters Unbearable Lightness scares the hell out of me. Unbearable Lightness is an intense account of Portia de Rossi’s battle with anorexia and bulimia and it takes you deep into a dark place. The book provides a rare and intimate look into the mind of a beautiful, intelligent girl who… Read more »
Janine Fitzpatrick is a personal blogger with an untidy house, imperfect children and no celebrity friends.
