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by Raynor Winn
reviewed by Wendy Tucker

First published in 2018, this memoir/travelogue has had a new burst in popularity. It has been made into a much-hyped film and chosen by many libraries for their book clubs and for their Words and Music programs. It received glowing reviews and was shortlisted for the Costa Awards. It mainly attracted adjectives such as: inspirational, liberating, regenerative, courageous and, of course, life changing. And these adjectives usually mean that I won’t read it! … Read more »

by Lech Blaine
reviewed by Wendy Tucker

Lech Blaine spent eleven years researching and writing his family’s story. He had access to his mother’s diary, thousands of official documents, and letters. He interviewed hundreds of people to ensure this work of creative non-fiction was balanced and nonjudgmental. It’s difficult to review this hilarious, heartbreaking memoir without making it sound like a potboiler about an Aussie battler family overcoming the odds. It is so much more.

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