NATALIE HAYNES The Children of Jocasta. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
This 21st-century novel re-imagines the ancient Greek story of the boy who married his mother. Everybody knows the story. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy and Girl...
Read MoreRandom Thoughts: On the womanly arts. By Jean Bedford
Since tribal days, and probably before, women have been the instigators of, and largely predominant in, several arts – usually demoted to ‘crafts’ in our patriarchal...
Read MoreCrime Scene: SARAH SCHMIDT See What I Have Done. Reviewed by Justine Hyde
This fictional rendition of a true crime by Sarah Schmidt is full of brilliant and off-kilter imagery that reinforces the unsettling mood of the novel. Reading Sarah...
Read MoreLIA HILLS The Crying Place. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren
The Crying Place is a big novel that juggles even bigger ideas. For the first time in his life, Saul, a drifter, has remained in the same place for nearly a year. He...
Read MoreRandom Thoughts: On recent biographies of Australian women. By Linda Funnell
While Peter Corris takes a break to heal a break, in lieu of Godfathers we are publishing random thoughts from the NRB editors. This week it’s Linda’s turn....
Read MoreCHRIS JOHNSTON and ROSIE JONES The Family. Reviewed by Lou Mentor
The Family is a chilling account of how a cult arose that would leave a legacy of damage in its wake. What is true? What is false? In the quest for enlightenment what...
Read MoreFAY WELDON Death of a She Devil. Reviewed by Carmel Bird
Very very sharp and very very funny: Fay Weldon is on form as she follows up her 1980s hit The Life and Loves of a She Devil. Nearly 60 years ago, in a Hobart pub...
Read MoreRandom Thoughts: On gardening. By Jean Bedford
Peter Corris is taking a break to heal a break and we hope he will be back at his keyboard soon. In the meantime, in lieu of Godfathers we will be publishing random...
Read MoreBILL HOSKING QC with JOHN SUTER LINTON Justice Denied. Reviewed by Tom Kelly
True stories from the courts of the 1970s and 1980s: police verbals, complacent judges, and a rich cast of characters. The word ‘legend’ is grossly overused thanks to...
Read MoreASHLEY HAY A Hundred Small Lessons. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir
Ashley Hay’s new novel gives us warm, affectionate portraits of people and place in a story that shifts between past and present. Longlisted for the 2014 Miles...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on Sydney Town
I’ve spent a good part of my life in Sydney, perhaps 20 years or more, and seem always to have returned here after sojourns away. Although I am devoted to Sydney, you...
Read MoreCLAIRE CORBETT Watch Over Me. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
This is a powerful portrayal of what can happen in war and in the skilful hands of Claire Corbett the message is clear: there but for the grace of God … The world...
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