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Me, Antman and Fleabag by Gayle Kennedy
This is such an easy review to write. I loved the collection of short stories that is Me, Antman and Fleabag. Gayle Kennedy captures the language and story telling style of the people she writes about. The stories are wry, joyous, heartfelt, sometimes painfully real. The characters wandered off the page, pulled out a chair…
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Dark Vow by Shona Husk
Who else grew up watching Little House on the Prairie? I read the books, too. And then there were all the John Wayne Westerns Dad watched. When I opened Dark Vow by Shona Husk the setting sprang vividly to life — Western but with a fantastic distopian twist. I was immediately hooked. No, that’s not true.…
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Notorious Australian Women by Kay Saunders
I should have paid more attention to the title. You know, the “notorious” bit. I went looking for a history book by an Australian woman writer that I could read on my kindle. I don’t know quite what I expected from “Notorious Australian Women”. The book is very readable. The opening chapters, dealing with Indigenous…
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A Hole in the Pavement by Tahlia Newland
I’m so excited to be part of the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2012 — this is a challenge for READERS — and that’s me! Sure, I write, but I read a heck of a lot more than I write. I love reading 🙂 I’m kicking off my review challenge with a short story. I think…