The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
ABOUT THE BOOK
Since it was first published in 1948, this compassionate novel has become a favourite with generations of Australian readers.
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Book Review – Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
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A murder… A tragic accident… Or just parents behaving badly? What is indisputable is that someone is dead.
Big Little Lies will take you on a roller coaster ride with the secrets of the three women.
Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She is funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mum Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.
Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal.
Continue readingOut of the Box – October 2019
A small snapshot of a selection of new titles that arrived in October.
Happy Reading!
NON FICTION
FOR THE KIDS
Look What I See by Judi Barrett (Board Book)
Window of Hope by Robert Vescio (Picture Book)
Sleep, My Bunny by Rosemary Wells (Picture Book)
Colours, Chatterbox Baby (Picture Book)
Spots and Dots: First Patterns Playbook (Board Book)
Vognox the Viking and the Island of Skeletons by Nick Falk (EJ FALK)
Cloud Boy by Marcia Williams (Junior Fiction)
YOUNG ADULT
Parra Pods Celebrity Pioneers & the Price of Fame
In this Episode 23, Katherine and Nisa discuss two biographies set on opposite sides of the globe.
One, an actress of global fame, with nearly four decades of work behind her; another, a social media star who dabbled in acting and was the talk of her country for over four years. Both were pioneers and paid a heavy price for fame.
Some of the books discussed in this episode include:
Inside Out: a memoir by Demi Moore, Harper Collins, September 2019.
A Woman Like Her: the short life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher, Bloomsbury, July 2019.
Happy Listening,
Nisa & Katherine
Parra Pods – The Booker Prize 2019
In Episode 22 of Parra Pods, Katherine & Nisa discuss some of the great books that had made it on to the 2019 shortlist for the Booker Prize.
Join them as they discuss the books they liked, the books they loved and some they had mixed feelings about…
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HAPPY LISTENING!
Nisa & Katherine