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Monthly Archives: July 2013

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DOMINIC KNIGHT Man vs Child. Reviewed by Suzanne Rath

July 30, 2013

Dominic Knight’s third novel is a return to the snappy observational humour and romance of his debut Disco Boy. In today’s …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on cooking

July 26, 2013

Robert B Parker’s Spenser private eye novels had some influence on my Cliff Hardy series. Parker was a whiz with …

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E F Benson, his life and times. An appreciation by Walter Mason

July 25, 2013

This literary figure from a forgotten age retains a cult following for his charmingly sharp-eyed novels, which may even have …

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EVIE WYLD All the Birds, Singing. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit

July 23, 2013

Why does this woman choose to live alone on an isolated sheep farm on a remote English island? A haunting …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on winter

July 19, 2013

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York. Shakespeare, Richard III Winter always discontents …

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ANDREA GOLDSMITH The Memory Trap. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

July 18, 2013

An evocative novel of memory, music, family and betrayal from the author of Reunion. Australian-born Nina Jameson has made a …

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Crime Scene: ROBERT GALBRAITH The Cuckoo’s Calling. Reviewed by Jean Bedford

July 14, 2013

This is an accomplished and complex crime novel from the alter-ego of J K Rowling. The draft of this review was …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on Radio National

July 12, 2013

I calculate that I listen to the radio for about 20 hours a week and to only one station – …

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KERRY-ANNE WALSH The Stalking of Julia Gillard: How the Media and Team Rudd Contrived to Bring Down the Prime Minister. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

July 11, 2013

Leaks, rumours, polls and deniability: Kerry-Anne Walsh paints an ugly picture of Kevin Rudd’s road back to the prime ministership. …

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EMMA NEWMAN Any Other Name: Book Two of The Split Worlds. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

July 9, 2013

Mirrored worlds of urban and traditional fantasy meet in this richly intriguing and inventive series. In all good fantasy it …

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