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Jun 1, 2009
Book Review – The Phoenix Files by Chris Morphew
There are only 100 days until the end of the world and teenager Luke Hunter and his friends Jordan and Peter are the only that can stop the destruction of the human race.
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May 18, 2009
Book Review – Disco Boy by Dominic Knight
A twenty-something Sydney party DJ is the central character in this sweet story about life and love.
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May 6, 2009
Book Review – The Messenger by Markus Zusak
Part thriller, part fable, The Messenger tells the story of a young man finding the meaning in life.
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May 3, 2009
Book Review – The Woman in the Lobby
A naïve Australian woman finds herself embarking on a journey around the world, as mistress to a succession of wealthy and powerful men.
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May 3, 2009
Book Review – Hopetoun Wives by Fran Cusworth
Three women move to a remote mining town each looking for something. What they find is friendship and the strength to make changes so that they can achieve their dreams.
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Apr 29, 2009
Review -- The Stamp of Australia by Kelly Burke
Celebrating the bicentenary of Australia's postal service, this book reveals the close relationships between communication and exploration in the history of Australia.
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Apr 24, 2009
Book Review – The Lucky Ones by Tohby Riddle
Set in Sydney in the 1980s, this story follows Tom as he finishes school and tries to come to terms with changing dynamics in his friendships and family.
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Jun 9, 2009
Kate Grenville's The Idea of Perfection
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My Nguyen
Like Harley Savage's artfully done quilts, Kate Grenville's novel is filled with delicious details and sharp contrasts.
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Jan 9, 2009
Book Review: Toni Jordan's Addition
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Elizabeth Gregory
Toni Jordan's novel about a woman who needs to count everything in her life has been a huge success in the UK - but is it any good?
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Sep 8, 2008
Breath - Tim Winton's Latest Novel
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Dan Styles
Australian novelist Tim Winton's latest book is an exhilarating surfers' rights-of-passage' novel that is far more nuanced than such a summation might suggest.
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Jun 28, 2008
The Fat Man in History
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Leah Cave
Peter Carey invokes dreamscapes, mythology and surrealism in order to provide startling clarity of vision, both commenting on and reflecting the nature of modern society
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Jun 12, 2008
Review: Tuvalu by Andrew O'Connor
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Amanda Kendle
Like many young Australian writers, Andrew O'Connor draws on overseas experiences to write his award-winning first novel Tuvalu; it says much about Australia and Japan.
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Apr 1, 2008
J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year
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Mary Hiers
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist
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Feb 13, 2008
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
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Mary Hiers
Slow Man, by South African native and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, is a dreamy meditation on a life fundamentally changed by a devastating accident.
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