So delighted was I after reading this terrific novel that I gushed to author Julie Bennett straight away.

By Tania Farrelly New York Times investigative reporter Grace Winter longs to make her mark as a correspondent. When America enters the...

By Jodi Gibson It’s the perfect climate to read a book set in Italy, and to travel vicariously via our memories and imagination– on a...

By Tania Farrelly If you're a fan of historical fiction, and love Belinda Alexandra and Natasha Lester, you're in for a treat. Debut...

By TRICIA STRINGER “Sometimes an ending is really a beginning…” There’s nothing like a family squabble to set the juices flowing. But in...

By VICTORIA PURMAN “The war has ended, the fight begins…” Victoria Purman is a wonderful writer of historical fiction and her latest...

By Meg Mason I’m unfamiliar with Meg Mason’s previous books, but Sorrow and Bliss is an enlightening and enigmatic read. Poignant,...

By Alison Stuart 'There are people in this town with the gleam of gold in their eyes and cold steel in their hearts.' This is the second...

By Kayte Nunn “Weaving. Witchcraft. Herbalism.” I enjoy Kayte Nunn’s historical fiction novels — my particular favourite is, The Lost...

By Vanessa Carnevale “No parent should ever have to lose a child. No husband should ever have to lose a wife. No one should ever have...

By Meredith Appleyard She's gone ... will her family pull together, or fall further apart? Delightful story of a family in turmoil — and...

Every so often, a book comes along, where the beautiful language and evocative images are so intense, so fruitful,

By Natasha Lester "A wardrobe of Dior gowns, a secret kept for sixty-five years, and the three women bound forever by war..." The one...

by Leah Swann The beautiful phrasing, evocative language and fresh style of Leah Swann’s writing had me reeling. I warn you—you’ll need...

By Lucy Atkins With an intriguing premise and disturbing setting reminiscent of Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier, Magpie Lane promises...

by Cassie Hamer I’d love to live in Cuthbert Close. From the first few pages, I was so invested in the neighbourhood I was ready to move...

By Clare Griffin, Sarah Fiddelaers, Ava January & Nancy Cunningham Each story in this terrific anthology by four Australian writers...

THE DESERT NURSE by Pamela Hart Hi and welcome to 2020! Moving many years forward from my previous throwback, I’ve chosen a more recent...

At the risk of giving away my age, the first book I fell in love with was THE ENCHANTED WOOD by Enid Blyton. Introduced to Moonface and...