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The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
I don’t know how I’ve missed reading a book by Jodi Picoult till now. She has been on my radar ever since I read her comments some years ago about the US literary establishment’s treatment of popular...
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Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell
It’s probably not fair to an author to start a book in the week leading up to Christmas, especially when you’re in the middle of moving house. That may explain why Lisa Jewell’s novel, Before I Met...
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Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
On the back cover of my copy of Jodi Picoult’s Sing You Home is a quote from Stephen King: “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance.” High praise from a master storyteller. Judging from the two books...
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Claiming Noah: debut psychological suspense by Amanda Ortlepp
Catriona and James are desperate for children, so embark on an IVF program. Four embryos are created, and by the third treatment Catriona is pregnant. They decide to adopt out the fourth embryo...
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The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret is a page-turner featuring believable characters, interesting moral issues and more. I read it over the Australia Day weekend and the timing seemed fitting...
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House Rules by Jodi Picoult
What happens in a family where one child is diagnosed with a disability like autism? In primary school, I had a best friend who had two brothers and a sister, except the sister didn’t live with them...
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Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
When a review copy of Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner landed in my post office box, I thought, “Great, some new Aussie crime fiction!” Publishers know that I’m dedicated to reviewing works by...
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The Light on the Water by Olga Lorenzo
In the months before her arrest, Anne Baxter had many hours to think about her future. With this riveting opening, Olga Lorenzo begins a tale of woe, of a woman whose only ambition has been to love and...
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Out of the Ice by Ann Turner
Ann Turner’s second novel, Out of the Ice, starts with penguins. Don’t be put off. This isn’t a nerdy book. It does have environmental themes and it is set in one of the most fantastic and little-known...
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Running Against the Tide by Amanda Ortlepp
I made a false start when I first picked up Amanda Ortlepp’s Running Against the Tide. I’m not sure of the mood I was in, but the idea of a woman running away with her two teenaged sons to a remote...
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