Into the Water : A Novel by Paula Hawkins Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor The Lodger Shakespeare by Charles Nicholl Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier
Books
My Reading – November 2017
The Wild Air by Rebecca Mascull The Last Hours by Minette Walters Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell Blue Horses : Poems by Mary Oliver
My Reading – October 2017
Sumerford's Autumn by Barbara Denvil Gaskell The Secret Library : a Book-lovers' Journey through Curiosities of History by Oliver Tearle First Person by Richard Flanagan Jane the Quene by Janet Wertheim The Castle of Dreams by Elise McCune
One Minute Book Review – The Secret Library by Oliver Tearle
The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities of History is a delightful collection of books and related facts covering around 3,000 years. The books mentioned are not only literature and notable works but lesser known books in a range of areas. The ninety-nine books selected also tell something of the age that produced them. … Continue reading One Minute Book Review – The Secret Library by Oliver Tearle
My Reading – September 2017
Whipbird by Robert Drewe Crimson and Bone by Marina Fiorato When a Marquis Chooses a Bride by Ella Quinn Wintercombe by Pamela Belle
My Reading – August 2017
The Three Miss Kings by Ada Cambridge Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant A time of love and tartan : A 44 Scotland Street novel by Alexander McCall Smith Percy Grainger by John Bird Tomaree by Debbie Robson
Books I Didn’t Finish
I ended last year with the feeling that I had started but not finished almost as many books as I had read from cover to cover. This was an exaggeration of course, it was less than half that number. Not that any of the books were badly written, it was simply that they failed to … Continue reading Books I Didn’t Finish
My Reading – July 2017
A Writing Life: Helen Garner and her Work by Bernadette Brennan Days Without End: A Novel by Sebastian Barry New Boy : Othello Retold by Tracy Chevalier The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Book Review – The Golden Age by Joan London
The Golden Age is a Perth convalescent hospital for children recovering from poliomyelitis. Under the care of dedicated nurses and physiotherapists, the children are taught to use their limbs again and to gain the independence necessary for their return to the outside world. In this nurturing environment, cut off from their familiar lives with family … Continue reading Book Review – The Golden Age by Joan London
My Reading – June 2017
Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore The Golden Age by Joan London The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
Catherine Meyrick 