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Category Archives: Fiction
Farewell: P D James
British crime fiction author P D James has died, aged 94, in her Oxford home.
If you love reading crime fiction then you would’ve known P D James. She was the author who created the famous detective and a poet Adam Dalgliesh in her series crime fiction titles, which made into file and TV series as well. Continue reading
Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2014 Shortlist
Sisters in Crime has announced its shortlist for the 2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards .
Twenty-seven short stories by 23 women have been nominated for the awards, which recognise short crime stories written by Australian women.
This year’s awards include new categories for Best Story by an Indigenous Writer, Best Story with a Disabled Protagonist and Best Story with a Political Edge.
The following authors have been shortlisted:
Loren Auder (Qld); Judith Bridge (WA); Bridey Carmel (Vic); Natalie Conyer (NSW); Vicky Daddo (Vic); Beatrice David (NSW); Fiona Drury (Vic); Kylie Fox (Vic); Suzanne Frankham (Vic); Jane Lee (NSW); Katie Mills (WA); Mary-Ellen Mullane (NSW); Melanie Myers (Qld); Julianne Negri (Vic); JM Peace (Qld); Cheryl Rogers (WA); Fin J Ross (Vic); Richenda Rudman (Vic); Angela Savage (Vic); Anna Snoekstra (Vic); Frances Sutherland (Vic); Hannah Van Didden (WA); and Sandi Wallace (Vic).
The winners will be announced soon on 21 Nov. Stay Tuned.
AusRomToday Reader’s Choice Awards 2014
The nominees for the inaugural AusRomToday Reader’s Choice Awards have been announced. Continue reading
It started with Paris
It started with Paris by Cathy Kelly
Abstract
It all started with Paris. At the top of the Eiffel Tower, a young man proposes to his girlfriend, cheered on by delighted tourists. In that second, everything changes, not just for the happy couple, but for the family and friends awaiting their return to Bridgeport, Ireland……Leila’s been nursing a badly broken heart since her love-rat husband just upped and left her one morning, but she’s determined to put on a brave face for the bride.
Vonnie, a widow and exceptional cake-maker, is just daring to let love back into her life, although someone seems deteremined to stop it.
And Grace, a divorced head teacher, finds the impending wedding of her son means that she’s spending more time with her ex-husband. After all those years apart, is it possible she’s made a mistake?
Review
‘It started with Paris’ was my first Cathy Kelly book and I really enjoyed it.
All the characters were interesting and I wanted to see how their stories ended. A great book to pick up when you want to sit back and enjoy a nice story with engaging characters and lose yourself for a while.
Reviewed by Jody