Published at: 09:04 pm - Saturday April 17 2010
In The Secret Cure, an unusual novel which requires the reader simply to surrender to its extraordinary beauty, Woolfe successfully combines a complex, heart wrenching love story with explorations into Asperger’s Syndrome, autism, science, genetics, psychology, the human condition and the very nature of love.
The bulk of The Secret Cure is presented as the diarised [...]
Published at: 04:01 am - Friday January 22 2010
Penguin $32.95 pb ISBN 9780718154394
This book is a clear winner and should find a place in the hearts of many readers. Populated by strong, interesting and gifted women, the novel has an appealing, feisty heroine, strong feminist elements and is an irresistible mix of fast-paced, supernatural thriller and historical fiction. Combine all this with the [...]
Published at: 07:01 pm - Sunday January 03 2010
Pulp Fiction Press RRP: $21.95 pb ISBN 9780975112922 (2008)
A thriller about vampires narrated by a librarian and set in Melbourne? I’m in!
Not only does Lissa the librarian have a painful family history to deal with but she’s just starting to get over having been dumped by her loser boyfriend. Maybe going out with a hot, [...]
Published at: 07:01 pm - Sunday January 03 2010
Featuring over 550 glorious colour photos, Wildlife of Australia is an engaging, accessible reference guide showcasing the full range of Australia’s wonderfully diverse biota.
Published at: 07:10 pm - Sunday October 11 2009
A group of Australian authors and social change agents gathered at Sydney’s Santa Sabina College last week to speak about their writing, social justice, eco justice and human rights issues at the second Words, Images, Voices literary event.
The conference was convened by the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education, an organisation which advocates [...]