The idea of home is the title for NSW voted by many people for National Year of Reading.

When the First Wednesday book club meet this month they discussed “The idea of home by John Hughes”.

In ‘The Idea of Home’ John Hughes writes about growing up in the HunterValley coal-mining town of Cessnock, in a household dominated by memories of the Ukraine, which his mother and grandparents were forced to flee during the Second World War. (excerpt from NoveList Plus) Continue reading →