NATALIE BAYLEY Bone Rites. Reviewed by Sandra Nichols
The protagonist of Natalie Bayley’s novel embarks on an unusual and increasingly dangerous quest to honour the brother she lost in childhood. They are hanging me...
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 MoreJACQUELINE KENT Vida: A woman for our time. Reviewed by Kathy Gollan
In this new biography Jacqueline Kent chronicles the life of political trail-blazer Vida Goldstein and finds parallels with politics today. Vida Goldstein spent her...
Read MoreSTEPHEN GARTON The Cost of War. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
This revised edition of Stephen Garton’s The Cost of War, on the impact of war on individuals and society, remains all too relevant. Let us begin with the...
Read MoreCLAIRE G COLEMAN The Old Lie. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
The award-winning author of Terra Nullius returns with an ambitious new novel melding speculative fiction, war and history. The Old Lie is probably the most satisfying...
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