PAUL GALLICO Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. Reviewed by Ann Skea
The author of The Snow Goose tells the story of a London charlady and a Dior dress. This is an old-fashioned book. Not just because the two stories in it were first published in 1958 and 1960, but because the world has changed so much since then. The likes of Mrs...
Spring 2022 Giveaway #3
Welcome to the third of our spring giveaways for 2022! Treat yourself to these fab reads in our spring giveaway. To go in the draw to win all four of the titles below, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Spring 3′ in the subject line and your name...
Spring 2022 Giveaway #2
Welcome to our second big spring giveaway for 2022! Grab yourself some great new books in our spring giveaways. To go in the draw to win all four of the titles below, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Spring 2′ in the subject line and your name...
EDDIE BETTS The Boy From Boomerang Crescent. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Footy star Eddie Betts recounts the highs and lows of his career and what it means to be a Blackfulla. There is a genre of sports writing known as the ‘Glory Book’, where a former player waxes lyrical about wonderful moments he experienced on the playing field, either...
Spring 2022 Giveaway #1
Welcome to the first of our spring giveaways for 2022! It’s spring! So it must be time for some fabulous new books … To go in the draw to win all four of the titles below, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Spring 1′ in the...
LAVIE TIDHAR Maror. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Science fiction and fantasy writer Lavie Tidhar turns to the very real history of Israel in his latest novel, Maror. This is not the first time Tidhar has used Israel as a setting for his work. But his award-winning Central Station is set around a Tel Aviv spaceport,...
KIRSTY MANNING The Paris Mystery. Reviewed by Ann Skea
The glamour of prewar Paris is the backdrop to a murder in this new novel from the author of The Lost Jewels. Drums rolled. The orchestra struck opening chords as the elegant hostess, Lady Eleanor Ashworth, stepped into the spotlight dressed in a black tulle Chanel...
JULIET MARILLIER A Dance with Fate and A Song of Flight. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
Juliet Marillier’s Warrior Bards series is a joy to read and has a lot to say about tolerance. I remember the times when Brocc and I played and sang for weddings and festivals. That feels so long ago. Before Swan Island. Before I met Dau … A different world. But...
VICTORIA HANNAN Marshmallow. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Victoria Hannan’s second novel is a study of friendships under pressure. After the success of her debut, Kokomo, in 2020, Victoria Hannan’s second novel is another study of friendship. Its five characters have been friends since university. They are now in their...
PETER BEILHARZ and SIAN SUPSKI (eds) The Work of History: Writing for Stuart Macintyre. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
These essays are a tribute to one of Australia’s most significant historians, Stuart Macintyre. Stuart Forbes Macintyre has the distinction of being Australia’s leading historian of the last half century. Born in Melbourne in April 1947, educated at Scotch...
DENNIS ALTMAN God Save the Queen: The strange persistence of monarchies. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress
Dennis Altman’s new book isn’t a hatchet job on the Queen but a captivating and reasoned analysis of monarchical systems around the world. Distinguished professorial fellow Dennis Altman is quick to declare his republican sympathies in his introduction, describing...
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