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
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The most popular borrowed items
The following lists aremost popular borrowed items at Parramatta City Library. Whether they are new publications or old titles, they certainly are amazing to read. Continue reading
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.
From a clear blue sky – a book review
Title: From a clear blue sky
Author: Timothy Knatchbull
Jenny’s pick
On a clear blue sky day in August 1979,14 year old Timothy Knatchbull went fishing with his grandfather and family, they where on holiday in Ireland, and had no idea that the IRA had planted explosives just under the timber deck they where standing on. Continue 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