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Katherine talks about some of the wonderful new memoirs & biographies she has read lately.
Don’t Stop Believing by Olivia Newton-John
The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R Tolkien
In Pieces: a memoir by Sally Field
Outspoken by Rod Bower
Lily Allen: my thoughts exactly by Lily Allen
The Word is Murder – Anthony Horowitz
Description
She Planned Her Own Funeral. But Did She Arrange Her Murder?
A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she’s arranged her own funeral.
A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own.
A reluctant author drawn into a story he can’t control.
What do they have in common?
Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz’s page-turning new thriller.
Comments
This was a little “take-it-or-leave-it” for our group unfortunately.
There were some interesting characters and the behind-the-scenes insight into how a detective works seemed like a good idea. However, we found it very slow to start with, and the author being part of the story was too distracting for some of our readers.
It did keep us guessing till the end with a great twist revealing who the murderer was that pulled us all back in a little.
Rating 6/10
Read by – Cultcha Club
“Resilience” – “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” this old saying speaks to the quality of resilience. Dr Nicole Weeks, a research psychologist at Macquarie University is our guest today. Nicole is working with Resilience Research and training systems, founded by Dr Monique Crane at Macquarie, you can find out more about this at occupationalresilience.com.au – The views expressed in this Podcast are not necessarily those held by the City of Parramatta Council.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRXF3Lp67vQ&t=52s
Our librarian delves into the origins of Halloween and recommends a few of her favourite haunting reads. To reserve books shown in the video for yourself click the links below:
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Poe: Stories and Poems by Gareth Hinds
Silence of the lambs by Thomas Harris
Turn of the screw by Henry James
This Podcast discusses difficult Father/daughter relationships in memoirs. Often in memoir and in literature family relationships loom large, especially father/daughter relationships. All three daughters suffered abuse & neglect in various forms, yet all three are high achieving women. This discussion focuses on these recent memoirs “Small Fry” by Lisa Brennan Jobs, Jeanette Walls “The Glass Castle” and Tara Westover’s “Educated”.
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