Jenny Schwartz

Tag: Australian Women Writers 2012 challenge

  • Jilted by Rachael Johns

    Despite trying to go digital with my book buying this year, I couldn’t resist buying Jilted by Rachael Johns in paper copy. Not to brag or anything, but I went to Rachael’s book signing and got an autographed copy. Australian Rural Romances weren’t a big part of my reading habit until this year — and…

  • Nanoparticles by Charlotte Wood

    “10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2011” is an interesting collection of Australian short stories. If I had to pick a theme, I’d say it’s about challenging life. I picked up a copy at my local library … good karma to all fabulous local libraries … and dived in, searching for a story I…

  • A New Map of the Universe by Annabel Smith

    A New Map of the Universe by Annabel Smith is a novel about the silences within and between people. The title comes from a wonderful sentence, “He gave her a new map of the universe and then he left her to navigate her way through it alone.” (p. 65) Annabel writes in a spare poetic…

  • Promises by Cathryn Hein

    Promises by Cathryn Hein opens with a perfect balance between an absorbing portrayal of the world of horse training and the slow reveal of secrets. The tension sustains beautifully and becomes the emotional journey to maturity of the heroine, Sophie. There’s drama in the journey, but I could believe the ending. And I have to confess,…

  • A Taste of Life & Love in Australia by Margaret Lynette Sharp

    Participating in the Australian Women Writers Challenge has set me on a bit of a short story kick, which is fantastic because I didn’t read nearly enough before. Short stories fit perfectly into snatched reading time, but they also allow writers to showcase their talent and to put out there ideas that maybe don’t have…