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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

By vicadmin
Monday, July 27, 2015 0 Australian Literature, Author K, Historical Fiction, Literary Awards No tags Permalink
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So glad I finally had a chance to read Hannah Kent's haunting story set in Iceland, far from the shores and climate of Australia where the author lives. Burial Rites is based on a true story and tells of Agnes Magnusdottir's plight as she waits to be executed for her part in the murder of ...

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Done With Men by Shuchi Singh Kalra

By Vicki Sly
Sunday, February 23, 2014 0 Author K, Chick Lit, Uncategorized, World Literature No tags Permalink
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Indireads Done With Men is a fun-filled Indian romantic comedy/romance that’s an easy read and one which I can see heading to the big screen one day. Think Bridget Jones’s Diary, only set on the beach in Goa.Quite apt that the book is to be released on Valentine’s Day 2014. It has all the ingredients of ...

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A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr

By Vicki Sly
Sunday, September 8, 2013 0 Author K, Crime, Uncategorized No tags Permalink
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This was my first introduction to Philip Kerr’s noir detective series featuring German Bernie Gunther, a jaded ex-policeman trying to forge some justice within Nazi Germany during the war. As there a nine books in the series, I think it might have helped my understanding a tad if I had read a few prior to ...

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Mrs Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn

By Vicki Sly
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 0 Author K, British Literature, Uncategorized, World Literature No tags Permalink
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What a hoot. Recommended by my crazy English friend Tops and is a fab holiday read. Interesting take on the monarchy and what goes on behind closed doors, (palace doors that is!).   Imagine the Queen donned in a hoody taking the train to Scotland, looking for a bit of time out. I can now! As my friend ...

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The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy

By Vicki Sly
Monday, May 21, 2012 0 Australian Literature, Author K, Uncategorized No tags Permalink
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Courtesy of Scribe Set partly in the Tasmanian wilderness, The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy looks at what happens to people when they are unable to move on from their past. At the heart of the novel is the Franklin Dam protest of 1982 and 1983 which saw plans to build a dam in the Franklin and Gordon river area of ...

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