The First Wednesday Reading Group came to meet each other right after the new year. This time they discussed the book “There should be more dancing” by Rosalie Ham. Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction
Amazing read
Happy New Year!
We’ve now started our National Year of Reading at Parramatta City Library. For January, the reading theme is Amazing Read. You can join us online by posting your reads as comment. Or you can join twitter #NYR12.
The following lists are the librarians’ pick from Parramatta.
Happy Reading.
Foal’s bread – a book review
Title: Foal’s bread
Author: Gillian Meares
Katherine’s pick
This is Gillian Meare’s first novel in sixteen years and I am very glad to see the work of such a fine writer resurface. The Foal’s Bread is a family saga written in a style which is lush and lyrical. The story is set in rural NSW during the time between World war 1 and World War 2 and tells the story of the Nancarrow family. On the surface this is a linear narrative about Noah and Roley Nancarrow, a young couple who marry and set out to pursue their dream of winning the High Jump events at the Country Horse Show Circuit which was a popular form of country entertainment at this time, and thus make their fortunes. Continue reading
#readit2011 – December: summerreads
Here are couple of bookmarks for Summerreads. Enjoy reading
Outrage – a book review
Title: Outrage
Author: Arnaldur Indridason
Yan’s pick
This is the latest translation of Arnaldur Indridason’s novel. The main characters, however, mainly shifted from Detective Erlendur to a female Detective Elinborg. Elinborg worked with Erlendur in previous titles, but this time she’s on her own. Continue reading