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JENNETTE MCCURDY I’m Glad My Mom Died. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart

JENNETTE MCCURDY I’m Glad My Mom Died. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart

by NRB | 14 Oct 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Jennette McCurdy was a child star, but behind the scenes her mother’s ambition manifested in control and abuse. It would be apt to describe Jennette McCurdy’s memoir about growing up as a child star in Los Angeles as a rollercoaster because Disneyland features often....
GEORGIA ROSE PHILLIPS The Bearcat. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

GEORGIA ROSE PHILLIPS The Bearcat. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

by NRB | 29 May 2025 | Fiction | 0 comments

Phillips’ debut novel fictionalises the early life of Anne Hamilton Byrne, the real-life leader of the notorious Australian cult The Family. Anne Hamilton Byrne invented her own philosophy, attracted adherents, and wielded spiritual power over them. She claimed to be...
MAGGIE WALTERS Split. Reviewed by Sanchana Venkatesh

MAGGIE WALTERS Split. Reviewed by Sanchana Venkatesh

by NRB | 20 Aug 2024 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Maggie Walters’ memoir goes beyond the clichés of Hollywood to describe what it’s like living with mental illness. Maggie Walters was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder (now known as dissociative identity disorder) 30 years ago. On the outside, she is like...
BRI LEE Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back. Reviewed by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

BRI LEE Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back. Reviewed by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

by NRB | 29 May 2018 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Writing with raw energy and cool intelligence, in Eggshell Skull Bri Lee reminds us of the prevalence of abuse and injustice in our communities. The first pre-trial hearing Bri Lee worked on as a judge’s associate in the Queensland District Court involved a...
CHRIS JOHNSTON and ROSIE JONES The Family. Reviewed by Lou Mentor

CHRIS JOHNSTON and ROSIE JONES The Family. Reviewed by Lou Mentor

by NRB | 18 May 2017 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

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 does it take to convince regular – often well-educated – members of society to abandon the norms of...
             

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