Liesmith by Alis Franklin
The Wyrd : book 1 Read an excerpt Sigmund Sussman works in I.T support, answering questions usually with the advice to...
31 December 2014
The Babadook dir. by Jennifer Kent
Samuel’s father died driving his mother to the hospital the day Samuel was born. Ever since it has just been Samuel...
9 November 2014
The Far Country by Nevil Shute
In Australia Jane and Jack Dorman own a prosperous sheep farm, or station. For the past few years most of the...
21 August 2014
A town like Alice by Nevil Shute
In post World War II England Jean Paget is tracked down by a solicitor. She is the only surviving member of...
26 May 2013
Significant Dust by Margo Lanagan
Vanessa works in a roadhouse in an isolated part of Australia. When we first meet her we don’t know why exactly...
15 August 2012
The light between oceans by M. L. Stedman
Tom Sherbourne has come back to Australia from World War I. Like many soldiers he has brought many demons back with...
24 July 2012
Bajazzle by Margo Lanagan
Okay, do you remember when I “reviewed” The Isles of the sun and I said that I’d love to hear other...
8 July 2012
The isles of the sun by Margo Lanagan
one of the stories in Cracklescape One evening when all the other children have gone home for their dinners Elric sees...
2 July 2012
The Duchess Dresser by Margo Lanagan
one of the stories in Cracklescape Tanner found an abandoned dresser on the street, thought it would be an addition to...
25 June 2012
The best thing by Margo Lanagan
Mel is not having a good year at school. Her friends have turned on her, and her boyfriend one day stopped...
17 January 2012
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
ISBN: 9780007256778 book 6 in the Temeraire series There were few streets in the main port of Sydney which deserved the...
6 March 2011
Touching earth lightly by Margo Lanagan
ISBN: 1864488239 Growing up is hard. Even when you have encouraging responsibly parents, like Chloe. When you don’t, when your parents...
28 December 2010
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