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Title: The perfect mother
Author: Margaret Leroy
Sarah P’s pick
Catriona seems to have put aside her troubled childhood and is now living the life she wanted. She lives in a nice home with her husband, stepdaughter and her own daughter Daisy. However Daisy gets the flu and doesn’t seem to recover fully. Catriona tries to help her but finds her attempts are misunderstood and she is at risk of having Daisy taken away from her. Continue reading
Since 2000, the Ned Kelly Awards recognize best crime writers, on both fiction and non fiction genres, in Australia. The 2010 awards have been announced just last month. Here is the shortlists and the winners. Continue reading
The Last Thursday Reading Group extended its last meeting to a bigger crowed at Parramatta City Library. It was a huge success with 25 attendants.
It was a special book club event featuring famous gardens presentation and guest speaker Marc Warner from CALM project. Marc made a great presentation to show a lot famous gardens and plants around the world. Everybody enjoyed the event and were rewarded with a small pot of the Sunshine Wattle. It is being promoted in the Parramatta region and has a historical significance. It was kindly donated by the Environmental and Heritage unit in the Parramatta City Council. A nice refreshment was also provided. Continue reading
This Wed the reading group has discussed ‘The age of the unthinkable‘ by Joshua Cooper Ramo. Here are some comments from the group. Continue reading
The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced its 2010 awards for children’s book. The winner and honour books are categorised into different age groups. Continue reading