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Monthly Archives: September 2012

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on book dedications

September 28, 2012

Dedicating books is one of the few ways an impecunious writer can do something nice for people. Publishing around 80 …

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LIZ JENSEN The Uninvited

September 27, 2012

Do we need to be afraid? Liz Jensen’s vision of the near future is terrifying. The Uninvited is a near-future …

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Robert G Barrett: a personal farewell

September 24, 2012

The creator of the immensely popular Les Norton died on Thursday 20 September 2012.  He was a more complex figure than his …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on alcohol and writing

September 21, 2012

Patrick White worried about his drinking. He told biographer David Marr there were times when he drank half a bottle …

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Crime Scene: S J BOLTON Dead Scared

September 19, 2012

A sinister series of student deaths ignites this gripping thriller. In Cambridge, unprecedented numbers of students seem to be killing …

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PAT BARKER Toby’s Room. Reviewed by Peter Corris

September 17, 2012

Pat Barker returns to the haunting fictional territory of World War One. There have been many fine novels with World …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on book reviewing

September 14, 2012

I came to book reviewing in a bizarre way. In 1975 I was teaching at a CAE in Gippsland, Victoria, …

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BELINDA CASTLES Hannah and Emil

September 12, 2012

This third novel from Belinda Castles is a love story, a family saga, and a slice of twentieth-century European and …

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SUZANNE JOINSON A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

September 10, 2012

The unlikely story of 1920s lady missionaries in exotic Kashgar entwines with the tale of a modern woman in contemporary …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on stayin’ alive

September 7, 2012

My medications and health support devices sit on top of the filing cabinet in my workroom.  A Type 1 diabetic, …

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