The Moods of Ginger Mick by C J Dennis Jist to intrajuice me cobber, an’ ’is name is Ginger Mick—A rorty boy, a naughty boy, wiv rude impressions thickIn ’is casu’l conversation, an’ the wicked sort o’ faceThat gives the sudden shudders to the lor-abidin’ race. Digger Smith by C J Dennis “Before the war,” … Continue reading My Reading – March 2024
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My Reading – February 2024
The Touch by Colleen McCullough 'Your cousin Alexander has written for a wife', said James Drummond, looking up from a sheet of paper. My Life as a Jew by Michael Gawenda Over the years, some of my friendships have withered and died, natural deaths caused by change and a narrowing of time, but I am … Continue reading My Reading – February 2024
My Reading – January 2024
The Road to Grantchester by James Runcie They are in the Caledonian Club, dancing the quickstep. Sidney is eighteen. Question 7 by Richard Flanagan In the winter of 2012, against my better judgement and for reasons that were not entirely to do with writing – much as I said they were – and which even … Continue reading My Reading – January 2024
My Reading – December 2023
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Some time in the sixties old Mr Tomelty had put up an incongruous lean-to addition to his Victorian castle. Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys It was like a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known. A Christmas Love Redeemed by Alison Stuart Fabien Brassard, the Comte de … Continue reading My Reading – December 2023
My Reading – November 2023
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan On Friday, July 29th, Dublin got the weather that was forecast. Teatime Trouble by Tonya Penrose Page hung up the phone and turned to her cousin. “You’ve really outdone yourself this time, Betsy Ross.” In the Shadow of Gallipoli by Robert Bollard Every April, the shores of … Continue reading My Reading – November 2023
My Reading – October 2023
Ancestry by Simon Mawer What is the past? These Days by Lucy Caldwell It's Emma who wakes first. The Broken Years: Australian Soldiers in the Great War by Bill Gammage Before 1914 most Australians wanted a paradise for the majority in Australia.
My Reading – September 2023
The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry Book 3) ‘Well done.’Perveen Mistry spoke aloud as she slid the signed contracts into envelopes. The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry Book 4) Sisters will fight. Dancing in the Ring by Susan E Sage Catherine stared at an oak tree outside the classroom … Continue reading My Reading – September 2023
My Reading – August 2023
The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black (2021)The young girl stood in the darkness before the tall window and watched with excitement and fascination the bombs falling on the city. Snow by John Banville (2020) – A Strafford and Quirke MysteryI’m a priest, for Christ’s sake – how can this be happening to me? April in … Continue reading My Reading – August 2023
My Reading – July 2023
Homecoming by Kate Morton And, of course, there was to be a lunch party to mark the new year. A small affair, just family, but Thomas would require all the trimmings. Adalbert by Craig R HipkinsThe humble priest sat in the straight-backed ash chair looking at the young man who was perusing the letter with … Continue reading My Reading – July 2023
My Reading – June 2023
No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky Lucy Lawrence looked up from her book with a start. Something had struck the windowpane, shattering the silence of the room. Genuine Deceit by Joy YorkIf he didn't find it soon, all bets were off.
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