Author: L.J.M OwenBook credit: The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen (Echo $29.99) My first time reading a L.J.M Owen book and The Great Divide appears to be her first Australian Rural crime novel set in Tasmania. It is set in the town of Dunton where the body of a former head mistress of a children’s home is discovered - revealing a tortured life and death. Jake Hunter, a … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Would Like To Meet
By Rachel WintersISBN 9781409184904Copy courtesy of Hachette Australia “Would Like To Meet” made me laugh out loud, and that doesn’t happen very often. Like the best of the rom-coms it both celebrates and pokes fun at, this novel is warm, joyous, funny, and recognises the value of both romantic love and the love between friends. It’s one of the most enjoyable novels I’ve … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Just One Wish
Author: Rachael JohnsISBN: 9781489261519Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia Just One Wish is a fabulous novel of family love, sorrow, secrets, betrayal and heartbreak.This story is set in Melbourne Victoria and brought to life by 3 generations. This book is through the eyes of granddaughter Geraldine (Ged) and also involves her grandmother Alice, whom she calls … [Read more...]
Author Interview: L.J.M Owen
Author L.J.M Owen has a new book called The Great Divide which a selection of our members will be reading with us. To celebrate the book, she took some time out of her busy schedule to chat with Beauty and Lace: Tell us about your latest book “The Great Divide”…. The Great Divide is an atmospheric page-turner set in rural Tasmania. It introduces Jake Hunter, an … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Christmas Witch
Author: Carla CarusoFormat: eBookCopy courtesy of the author Carla Caruso is an Adelaide born journalist who has had 12 books published. This is the first of her books I have had the opportunity to read. I love witchy books based in non witchy environments so was really looking forward to reading this tale. The tale is loosely based on the fictional … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Riverstone Ridge
Author: Mandy MagroISBN: 9781489277497Copy courtesy of the publisher This novel by bestselling Queensland writer, Mandy Magro, is set in her beloved far north Queensland and is a very Australian love story. The main character, Nina Jones, was brought up at Riverstone Ridge by her adoptive mother Bea, Nina makes what she sees as a terrible mistake when she is a teenager … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger: Jenn J McLeod
An author confession: about the choices we make, the connections that matter, the power of wishes (and the book biz we all love). Hello B&L Bookclub, It’s so lovely of Anna to invite me over. The B&L Book Club has always been good to me. In fact, I can brag about having a whole bunch of you as friends, thanks to Facebook and Instagram. Many have been … [Read more...]
Guinness World Records 2020
By Guinness World RecordsISBN: 9781912286812 When you have a child who is a fussy reader, you are constantly on the lookout for anything that will capture their interest. With an 11 year old son who is competent at reading, but doesn't enjoy it, when his head is in a book it feels like a parenting win. One book which he squealed with delight over, and subsequently ditched … [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 Christmas Party
By Karen Swan ISBN: 978-1529006056RRP: $29.99Publisher: Pan Macmillan When Declan Lorne, who happens to be the Last Knight of Ireland, passes away it means his youngest daughter Willow is dragged back to her ancestral home and her family. She left this wonderful yet run down 700 plus-year-old Castle and her family behind her three years before leaving her sisters … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Best Kind of Beautiful
Author: Frances WhitingISBN: 9781743535134Copy courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia For years I have enjoyed reading Frances Whiting’s columns in the Sunday Mail, so when the opportunity to read and review her latest novel came up I was delighted to be chosen. Frances has made a seamless transition from newsprint to novels and manages to write characters that are quirky and … [Read more...]