As a huge fan of Oscar Wilde's shorter works (The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband andThe Canterville Ghost) it is with great pleasure that I welcome the author of Oscar's Ghost, Laura Lee to Booklover Book Reviews. Laura shares with us the fascinating story of … [Read more...]
Book Review – MOMO FREAKS OUT by Samone Bos
Wanderlust on the Web and Finding a Way Home Momo Freaks Out Synopsis : A long time ago, way before Facebook and Instagram, and when no one had even considered Snapchat, there were blogs. One day, bored at work, Momo, a typical twenty-something, discovered this curious new underworld of secret … [Read more...]
MISS MURIEL MATTERS author Robert Wainwright – Guest Post
Today we welcome Robert Wainwright to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us the writing journey that led to his latest book, Miss Muriel Matters: The Australian actress who became one of London's most famous suffragists. And, thanks to Harper Collins Australia - ABC Books, we have a paperback … [Read more...]
Booklover Mailbox – Greg Pyers, Jane Rawson, Ouyang Yu and John Zubrzycki
We seem to have an inadvertent 'fiction based on facts' theme going on this week. The Unfortunate Victim by Greg Pyers [ Amazon | Book Depository ] This historical detective novel from Greg Pyers based on a true story, is one of the 2017 releases by Aussie Authors I've been particularly looking … [Read more...]
Guest Post & Giveaway – Paul Terry, author of The Claimant
Today we welcome Paul Terry to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us how he came to write his latest book The Claimant. And, thanks to Bonnier Publishing Australia, we have a paperback copy to giveaway. — It was the early nineties and as a young journalist, I had been sent to cover a meeting of … [Read more...]
ROSETTA, A Scandalous True Story by Alexandra Joel – Book Review
The scandalous Australian woman who enchanted British society Rosetta Synopsis: Headstrong and beautiful, in 1905 Rosetta escaped her safe Melbourne life, deserting her respectable husband and five-year-old daughter to run away with Zeno the Magnificent, a half-Chinese fortune teller and seducer … [Read more...]
Mr Snack & the Lady Water by Brendan Shanahan and Wonder Cruise by Ursula Bloom, Reviews
Two titles with a travel theme - Ursula Bloom's romantic fiction Wonder Cruise and Mr Snack and the Lady Water, a collection of travel essays from Brendan Shanahan. Wonder Cruise Synopsis Ann Clements is thirty-five and single, and believes nothing exciting will ever happen to her. Then, she … [Read more...]
JANE DOE JANUARY by Emily Winslow, Book Review
Jane Doe January is the searingly honest memoir from crime fiction author Emily Winslow, once a real-life victim of rape. Jane Doe January Synopsis: My Twenty-Year Search for Truth and Justice Emily Winslow was a young drama student at an elite conservatory in Pittsburgh when she was brutally … [Read more...]