The Last Thursday Bookclub recently met to discuss Hanna’s Daughters, a story of three generations of Swedish women. Three generations of women trying to understand their lives and the lives led by the generations before them. Continue reading
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How important is a novel’s first sentence?
The first sentence of Mary Robinette Kowal’s ‘Regency fantasy’ novel, ‘Glamour in glass’, disappeared during typesetting, and was only discovered after printing was complete. Rather than collapse in despair, she’s taken some interesting approaches to managing the situation, and thanks to the publicity generated, may well do even better out of it than otherwise! Continue reading
Book review: Cockroach by Rawi Hage- Ali’s pick
Cockroach is Rawi Hage’s (Winner of the 2008 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award) second novel; it takes place during the cold winter of Montreal where the reader will take a journey into the mind of a disturbed, unnamed Middle-Eastern man with suicidal tendencies. Continue reading
Hugh Mackay
Hugh Mackay is a social researcher and writer. He is the author of thirteen books, including six bestsellers. His latest book, What makes us tick? The ten desires that drive us, came out in 2010. Continue reading
Book Club Discussion Notes: The book thief by Marcus Zusak
This month the First Wednesday Book Group discussed Marks Zusak’s book The Book Thief. This book was praised highly by the group for the characters and style and rated as one of the best books they have read. It has won awards in Australia and overseas. Continue reading