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Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
If I gained nothing else from participating in the Australian Women Writers Reading and Reviewing Challenge, “Delusions of Gender” by Cordelia Fine would be worth it. A week or so ago I asked on Twitter for recommendations for science books (for a non-scientist) written by Australian women and Toni Jordan responded with: Cordelia Fine. She…
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Vengeance Born by Kylie Griffin
I grew up reading fantasy and I have a weakness for the fantasy books of the 1980s and early 90s written by women. Books like The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. These were fantasy adventure quests with a spice of romance. Vengeance Born fits into this tradition but adds a touch more romance. The world…
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Diary of a Weekend Farmer by Elizabeth Jolley
I’ve not read anything by Elizabeth Jolley before, and perhaps “Diary of a Weekend Farmer” was a strange place to start. Nonetheless, these selected extracts from her journal have the bare immediacy of poetry, and indeed, include poems. The paintings by Evelyn Kotai reproduced in the book were haunting and are part of the strange…
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Australian Romance eBooks
Three for the price of one, today. I’m reviewing Wish by Kelly Hunter, One Perfect Night by Rachael Johns and When Harriet Came Home by Coleen Kwan in alphabetical order by author’s surname, and what really interested me was how much these stories had in common. What didn’t surprise me was how much I enjoyed…
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The Blood Countess by Tara Moss
One of the best parts of the Australian Women Writers Reading and Reviewing Challenge is the list of reviews by participants (and anyone can participate). There are some wonderful books out there that I suspect I’d never have stumbled across without this challenge. There are also some wonderfully talented authors out there whose work, this…