Author: Trish MoreyISBN: 9781489257659Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Mira for the opportunity to read One Summer Between Friends by Trish Morey. This book is about life, relationships, loss, and love. Sarah, Floss and Jules…3 friends. The 3 friends were inseparable growing up together on Lord Howe Island. … [Read more...]
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BOOK CLUB: Genesis
Author: Robin CookISBN: 9781529019124Imprint: Macmillan Thankyou to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read Genesis by Robin Cook. This is the 12th book in which Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery feature. I have not read any of the previous books and was easily able to relate to the characters and enjoy the … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Bruny
Author: Heather RoseISBN: 9781760875169Copy courtesy of the publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Allen & Unwin for the opportunity to read Bruny by Heather Rose. Astrid Coleman left Tasmania as teenager 30 years earlier. She made her life in the US. Her job as a UN trouble shooter takes her to places all around the world. Her home, her children, and her ex … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Queen’s Tiger
Author: Peter WattISBN: 9781760555351Copy courtesy of the publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read The Queen’s Tiger by Peter Watt. Peter Watt is one of Australia’s best historical fiction authors. The Queen’s Tiger is the second book in the Colonial Series. I have actually read the first book, The Queen’s Colonial. It is not … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Secret of Cold Hill
By Peter JamesISBN: 9781509816248Imprint: Macmillan Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read The Secret of Cold Hill by Peter James. Peter James is a number one best selling author known for crime and thriller novels. This book is the sequel to The House of Cold Hill. I haven’t read the first book, but it didn’t stop me from enjoying … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Long Call
By Ann Cleeves ISBN: 9781760787974Imprint: MacmillanThankyou to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read The Long Call by Ann Cleeves. Ann Cleeves has written many novels and is the creator of Vera Stanhope (Vera) and Jimmy Perez (Shetland). Both of which have been used to create TV series. The Long Call is the first book of The Two Rivers series, and … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Where the Dead Go
Author: Sarah BaileyISBN: 9781760529321Publisher: Allen & Unwin Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Allen & Unwin for the opportunity to read Where The Dead Go by Sarah Bailey. First Day Missing: Abbey a 15 year old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the night. She has family problems, an abusive father, so it could be presumed she has just … [Read more...]
Book Review: Gingerbread
Author: Helen OyeyemiISBN: 9781447299431RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 12 March 2019Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Picador/Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read Helen Oyeyemi’s book GINGERBREAD. The book is a modern fairy tale, a magical realism. Perdita Lee lives with her mother Harriet Lee … [Read more...]
Book Review: Codename Suzette
Author: Anne NelsonISBN: 9781925266207RRP: $29.99Publication Date: November 2017Publisher: Allen & UnwinCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Thankyou to Allen and Unwin and Beauty and Lace for the opportunity to read "CODENAME SUZETTE" an Extraordinary Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi Paris” written by Anne Nelson. This is a story of Suzanne Spaak ( nee Lorge). … [Read more...]
Book Review: Dear Mrs Bird
Author: AJ PearceISBN: 9781509853908RRP: $24.99Publication Date: 10 April 2018Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Picador for the opportunity to read “Dear Mrs Bird “ by A J Pearce. This is the story of Emmeline Lake, Emmy to her friends. The book is set in London in 1940, the war years. Bombs are dropping on London … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: All the Tears in China
Author: Sulari GentillISBN: 978-1-925700-05-3RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 21 January 2019Publisher: Pantera PressCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pantera Press for the opportunity to read All The Tears in China By Sulari Gentill. Sulari Gentill is an Australian author. All The Tears in China is Book 9 in the … [Read more...]