Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason, Saga Land: The island of stories at the edge of the world, $39.99
I chose this book for the Triangle review because I presume many readers are fans of Richard Fidler’s interviews on ABC radio. I also recently read his book, Ghost Empire, relating the trip to Turkey he took with his son, and loved it. I was also interested in the book because I know virtually nothing about Iceland.
The structure of Saga Land is interesting: the two authors write … Read more »
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In his endorsement of this book, the Australian author, Peter Carey, recommended that it be read by every Prime Minister and President. I heartedly agree (bet they are really interested in my recommendations!)
Home Fire is a novel set in contemporary England, describing the lives of three young Muslim siblings: twin brother and sister, and an older sister who is left to raise the twins after the … Read more »
David Lagercrantz The girl who takes an eye for an eye $32.99
Reviewed by Heather O’Connor February 2018
I’m sure many of you read the trilogy written by Steig Larson about the amazing Lisbeth Salander. Following Larson’s death, some arrangement must have been made with the family to continue the series, which was a world-wide success. The result is this novel, but it’s rather difficult to recognise the original Lisbeth. She seems to have morphed … Read more »
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A close friend who is a Le Carre fan told me I should not read this unless I had read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold first. However, I did and really enjoyed it, although I can imagine it would have been easier if I had known the characters from the earlier books. The central character is Peter Guillam, colleague of the famous George Smiley, co-worker and spy from the … Read more »
Rodney Hall, well-known author and friend to many in Bermagui, recommended this author as one of the most exciting he had read for years—a great boost for an emerging writer. She has previously published a book of short stories, which were strongly acclaimed. As a fellow at Stanford University in California, she … Read more »
Here is yet another woman I had never heard of! Muriel Matters was born in Adelaide, spent time in Perth where she began her life as an actress before moving to London to further her career at the beginning of the 20th century. Before long, she was caught up in the struggles for women’s right to vote. The book traces her commitment and her involvement up to and after the First World War.
Saga Land: The island of stories at the edge of the world
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerI chose this book for the Triangle review because I presume many readers are fans of Richard Fidler’s interviews on ABC radio. I also recently read his book, Ghost Empire, relating the trip to Turkey he took with his son, and loved it. I was also interested in the book because I know virtually nothing about Iceland.
The structure of Saga Land is interesting: the two authors write … Read more »
Home Fire
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerKamila Shamsie,
Home Fire, $24.99
Reviewed by Heather O’Connor
March 2018
Home Fire is a novel set in contemporary England, describing the lives of three young Muslim siblings: twin brother and sister, and an older sister who is left to raise the twins after the … Read more »
The girl who takes an eye for an eye
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerDavid Lagercrantz
The girl who takes an eye for an eye
$32.99
Reviewed by Heather O’Connor
February 2018
I’m sure many of you read the trilogy written by Steig Larson about the amazing Lisbeth Salander. Following Larson’s death, some arrangement must have been made with the family to continue the series, which was a world-wide success. The result is this novel, but it’s rather difficult to recognise the original Lisbeth. She seems to have morphed … Read more »
A Legacy of Spies
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerJohn le Carre, A Legacy of Spies, $32.99
Reviewed by Heather O’Connor
December 2017
A close friend who is a Le Carre fan told me I should not read this unless I had read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold first. However, I did and really enjoyed it, although I can imagine it would have been easier if I had known the characters from the earlier books.
The central character is Peter Guillam, colleague of the famous George Smiley, co-worker and spy from the … Read more »
A loving, faithful animal
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerJosephine Rowe, A loving, faithful animal, $23.95
Reviewed by Heather O’Connor
November 2017
Rodney Hall, well-known author and friend to many in Bermagui, recommended this author as one of the most exciting he had read for years—a great boost for an emerging writer. She has previously published a book of short stories, which were strongly acclaimed. As a fellow at Stanford University in California, she … Read more »
Miss Muriel Matters
/in Books, Fiction /by Darryl ButlerRobert Wainwright, Miss Muriel Matters, $32.99
October 2017
Here is yet another woman I had never heard of! Muriel Matters was born in Adelaide, spent time in Perth where she began her life as an actress before moving to London to further her career at the beginning of the 20th century. Before long, she was caught up in the struggles for women’s right to vote. The book traces her commitment and her involvement up to and after the First World War.
She … Read more »