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A Very Rude Awakening, by Peter Grose

I’ve come across two books by Peter Grose, both of them myth-busters.  An Awkward Truth is the story of the Japanese raid on Darwin during World War II in 1942, and A Very Rude Awakening is abou… more →

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A Very Rude Awakening, by Peter Grose

Lisa Hill wrote 1 month ago: I’ve come across two books by Peter Grose, both of them myth-busters.  An Awkward Truth is the … more →

Tags: Australian Literature, Non-Fiction, audio books, Title - U,V, Source: Library (Casey-Cardinia), Australian History, Peter Grose, A Very Rude Awakening

Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell — 12 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 1 month ago: I saw the BBC series of Cranford when it aired on ABC TV a little while ago, and loved it.  I bought … more →

Tags: 1001 books you must read before you die, Classics, British Literature, title c, Source: Personal library, Challenges, 2009 1% Well-Read Challenge, 2009 75 Books in a Year, cranford

October 2009

mizb17 wrote 1 month ago: 68. “Already Gone” by Ken Ham & Britt Beemer [B-] 69. “Only Nuns Change Habits … more →

Tags: Authors - B, Authors - H, Authors - J, Authors - L, Authors - P

Piano Lessons, by Anna Goldsworthy — 6 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 2 months ago: I don’t usually read memoirs, but Anna Goldworthy’s Piano Lessons attracted me from the … more →

Tags: Reviews, Australian Literature, Memoir/Biography, Title - P & Q, Source: Publisher, 2009 75 Books in a Year, Anna Goldsworthy, Piano Lessons

September 2009

mizb17 wrote 3 months ago: 63. “Never the Bride” by Cheryl McKay & Rene Gutteridge [A-] 64. “The Year of … more →

Tags: Authors - A, Authors - H, Authors - J, Authors - M

Everything I Knew, by Peter Goldsworthy — 2 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 3 months ago: ANZ LitLovers chose this book for our October discussion because we enjoyed the discomfiting Three D … more →

Tags: Awards and Prizes, Reviews, Australian Literature, Miles Franklin Award, Prime Minister's Literary Award, Title - E & F, Source: Personal library, 2009 75 Books in a Year, Peter Goldsworthy

Swimming, by Enza Gandolfo — 13 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 3 months ago: Some time ago, I heard a story much enjoyed by ex-wives, about a woman greatly aggrieved  – wh … more →

Tags: Reviews, Australian Literature, title s, Source: Publisher, 2009 75 Books in a Year, Swimming, Enza Gandolfo

Opportunity, by Charlotte Grimshaw — 4 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 5 months ago: Opportunity is a curiously structured book which reminds me of the way Tim Winton put The Turning to … more →

Tags: Reviews, Opinion, New Zealand Literature, title o, Source: Personal library, opportunity, charlotte grimshaw

June 2009

mizb17 wrote 6 months ago: 40. “Gods Behaving Badly” by Marie Phillips [B-] 41. “The Last Lecture” by R … more →

Tags: 2009, Authors - K, Authors - M, Authors - P, Authors - T

The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway — 1 comment

Lisa Hill wrote 6 months ago: Many years ago  I read The Impossible Country, by Brian Hall  - a journalist’s attempt to make … more →

Tags: Canadian Literature, title c, Source: Personal library, 2009 75 Books in a Year, The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway, The Impossible Country, Brian Hall

The Captain and the Enemy, by Graham Greene

Lisa Hill wrote 7 months ago: Browsing the web for the bookcover image for this post, I was astonished to discover that there are … more →

Tags: Reviews, British Literature, title c, Source: Library (Kingston), 2009 75 Books in a Year, The Captain and the Enemy, Graham Greene

Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale — 2 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 7 months ago: This is a clever concept: the book is structured around an artist’s life, each chapter introdu … more →

Tags: Reviews, British Literature, title n, Source: Library (Kingston), 2009 75 Books in a Year, Notes from an Exhibition, Patrick Gale

The Spare Room by Helen Garner, read by Heather Bolton — 9 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 8 months ago: I’m not fond of Garner’s writing but there are writers that one has to read, just to be … more →

Tags: Reviews, Australian Literature, title s, Source: Library (Kingston), Challenges, 2008 Indigenous Literacy Project Readers Quest, audio book, the spare room, Helen Garner

We of the Never-Never by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, audio-book read by Marie-Louise Walker

Lisa Hill wrote 8 months ago: This is an iconic work which featured on most school reading lists for many years because it portray … more →

Tags: Australian Literature, Classics, Memoir/Biography, Reviews, Source: Library (Kingston), title w, audio book, Marie-Louise Walker, Mrs Aeneas Gunn

March 2009

mizb17 wrote 9 months ago:   15. “The Courage to Start” by John Bingham [A-] 16. “Sacred Obsession” by … more →

Tags: Authors - B, Authors - M, Authors - Q, Authors - R, Authors - T, Authors - W

An Awkward Truth by Peter Grose — 4 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 9 months ago: This is not the kind of book I would normally read because I am just not very interested in books ab … more →

Tags: Reviews, Non-Fiction, title a, Source: Library (Casey-Cardinia), 2009 75 Books in a Year, An Awkward Truth, Peter Grose, bombing of Darwin

The Lieutenant, by Kate Grenville — 1 comment

Lisa Hill wrote 10 months ago:  The Lieutenant is a deeply satisfying book, even though  it perhaps lacks that elusive quality whic … more →

Tags: Reviews, Australian Literature, Title - K & L, Source: Personal library, Challenges, 2009 What's in a Name?, 2009 75 Books in a Year, Kate Grenville, the lieutenant

Obsessive Genius, The Inner World of Marie Curie, by Barbara Goldsmith

Lisa Hill wrote 1 year ago: This was a most interesting book.  Like everyone else of  my generation I learned at school about Ma … more →

Tags: Reviews, Memoir/Biography, Authors - O, Source: Library (Casey-Cardinia), Obsessive Genius The Inner World of Marie Curie, Barbara Goldsmith

November 2008

mizb17 wrote 1 year ago: 65. “Never Say Diet” by Chantel Hobbs [B+] 66. “Evernight” by Claudia Gray [ … more →

Tags: 2008, Authors - A, Authors - H, Authors - S, Review: Book


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