Review of ‘The Casual Vacancy’

October 9, 2012 Book Reviews / General FictionLeave a comment

Vital stats: Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Hachette Format: Hardcover RRP: $39.99 (AUD) My rating The story: When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in the quaint English village of Pagford, his seat on the local council goes up for grabs. Council chair Howard …

What we think of… The Good Daughter

October 13, 2010 Australian Fiction / Book Reviews / General Fiction2 Comments

Vital stats… Author: Honey Brown Publisher: Penguin Books Format: Paperback RRP: AUD $32.95 My rating What it’s about… Life is hard in the biting heat and dirt of small town Kiona, a gritty (fictional) Australian country town where people aren’t …