ANNA FUNDER Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s invisible life. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Anna Funder reveals the significant and unacknowledged contribution of Mrs Orwell to the famous writer’s career. Doublethink means the power of holding two...
Read MoreCYNTHIA DEARBORN The Year My Family Unravelled. Reviewed by Mary Garden
Cynthia Dearborn’s memoir recounts a confrontation with painful memories and a chance at redemption. This beautifully written memoir tells the story of one...
Read MorePAUL GRACE Operation Hurricane. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Paul Grace details the shameful conduct of British atomic testing in Australia and its toxic legacy. Even though the Americans and British were allies during World War...
Read MoreROSS McMULLIN Life So Full of Promise: Further biographies of Australia’s lost generation. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress
Ross McMullin’s account of those who fought in World War I is a masterpiece of storytelling, weaving family, community, sporting, and military history into a satisfying...
Read MoreWALTER MARSH Young Rupert: The making of the Murdoch empire. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Walter Marsh charts the origins of Murdoch’s media playbook and political connections in 1950s Adelaide. Walter Marsh is a journalist based in Adelaide, the city...
Read MoreFRIEDA HUGHES George: A magpie memoir. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Frieda Hughes’ memoir of life with magpie George includes a generous dose of magpie mayhem. George, the baby magpie Frieda Hughes rescues and falls in love with, is, as...
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