The Bit in Between is a strong debut from Claire Varley, a novel that is a potent combination of entertainment and meaning, hilarity and sorrow – the epitome of life. The Bit in Between Synopsis: There are seven billion people in the world. This is…
Jilliane Hoffman’s All The Little Pieces is a thriller that sucks you into its vortex while character backstories add depth and plausibility. Read my full review. All The Little Pieces Book Synopsis Faith Saunders is the perfect wife, mother and sister –…
Evelyn Waugh’s second novel, Vile Bodies is his tribute to London’s smart set. It introduces us to society as it used to be but that now is gone forever, and probably for good. Vile Bodies Synopsis: The Bright Young Things of…
The Horses Synopsis : On the outskirts of Sydney, a boys’ boarding school prides itself on the horses it keeps. David, a gifted working class student, receives a scholarship to attend. At the same time Gregory, a new master, is appointed. Both…
Deborah O’Brien does not shout her message. The Trivia Man is a slow-burning and almost quiet read, but its depth of meaning creeps up on you. The Trivia Man Synopsis: From the author of Mr Chen’s Emporium comes a quirky and…
The Invisible Man From Salem Synopsis A Leo Junker Case, Book 1 In the final days of summer, a young woman is shot dead in her apartment. Three floors above, the blue lights of the police cars awaken disgraced ex-officer Leo…
Ann Turner’s debut novel The Lost Swimmer is an entertaining and compelling contemporary thriller, that would easily translate to the big screen. The Lost Swimmer Synopsis: Rebecca Wilding, an archaeology professor, makes sense of the past for a living. But suddenly, truth…
The Peculiar State Synopsis : A Vintage Shorts Original Selection Hamburg: home of a lapsed writer and his statistician girlfriend. He is part of the 41 percent of the German population that hasn’t read a single book in the last three months;…
Part satire, part revenge tale, part wilderness adventure — with a heavy dash of noir espionage — This Is How It Really Sounds explores the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it. This…
A Man Made Entirely of Bats Synopsis: A Man Made Entirely of Bats is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by one of Australia’s newest voices. Comedic and absurd, these stories are an entertaining exploration of the concept of…
The Red House Synopsis : Maxwell is living his worst nightmare when he begins to question whether his fiancée Imogen is his own blood sister, separated by adoption. A visit to Imogen’s birthplace in Cambridge stirs up déjà vu that intensifies his…
The Room Synopsis : Funny, clever, surreal, and thought-provoking, this Kafkaesque masterpiece introduces the unforgettable Bjorn, an exceptionally meticulous office worker striving to live life on his own terms. Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at…
Cairo Synopsis At 18, Tom escapes ordinariness in small town Australia for Melbourne and a flat in a strange block named Cairo. There he meets the magnetic Max Cheever, and is drawn into his circle of bohemian artists and dreamers. But…
An animal’s-eye view of humans at our brutal worst and our creative best, Ceridwen Dovey’s Only the Animals asks us to believe again in the redemptive power of reading and writing fiction. Only the Animals Synopsis: In a trench on the…
The Master of Go Synopsis : Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other’s black or white stones. Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, it is an essential expression of the…
The Curse of the Lonesome Mariner by Mark David Green is a warm-hearted rom-com that would both male and female audiences will enjoy. Read my review. The Curse of the Lonesome Mariner Synopsis Harry Straight doesn’t want any complications in…
