Shirley entertained us with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Evelyn led a glamorous and scandalous life; we all thought we had been very staid and boring compared to Evelyn. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is about a girl in LA in the 60’s sneaking into clubs and sleeping with rock stars. I don’t think any of us reached those heights, although you never know! The Dark Side of the Mind: True stories from my life as a Forensic Psychologist by Kerry Daynes, well written providing a look into the world of monsters and the misunderstood. The Last White Rose of York by Alison Weir historical fiction of the turbulent life of Elizabeth of York, the mother of Henry V111 and the first Queen of the Tudor dynasty. Whilst on the Royals, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York. Andrew Lownie has written the first comprehensive biography of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - makes interesting reading. Sister Bullwinkle – the Untold Uncensored Story, written by Lynette Ramsey Silver. This only survivor of the Bangka Island attack put on a brave face for 52 years. After release from a Japanese prisoner of war camp she was forced to tell a sanitised story to the world, this is a record of what really happened. Jan Morriss: Life From Both Sides written by Paul Clements. Celebrated Welsh historian, author and travel writer, born James Morriss, he transitioned to a woman in 1972, living with her wife Elizabeth Tuckniss until her death in 2020. High Time in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson, a lighthearted novella, was quite amusing. The Mind Behind the Crime by Journalist Cheryl Critchley. Cheryl is a respected journalist in Melbourne. In this book she profiles Australia’s most horrific and most unlikely killers. A murder mystery The Granite by Robert M Smith, detective Greg Bowker travels back to the town of his childhood to investigate a murder. Whilst on crime and mystery, in Roses are Red by James Patterson, detective Alex Cross hunts a criminal known as the Mastermind who plans bank robberies that result in murder. Redemption by David Baldacci - this is the 5th novel in the series. FBI consultant revisits his first murder case from his early time in Ohio. Both of these books were enjoyed by our reader. South of Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver - a reward seeker races against the clock to save a town from flooding, this series was adapted to TV. Lyrebird by Jane Caro: a brilliant mimic, was it a woman screaming for help or a lyrebird? You will have to read this one to find out. The Stranding by Karen Viggers a beautiful story of love and recovery by this Australian author. Di Morrissey, Before the Storm, not her best effort. The Ambassador’s Daughter by Pam Jenoff - set in Paris in 1919 the nations ambassadors meet in Paris to rebuild the world after the Great War. During a cold winter in Benalla our reader consoled herself with books namely The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath was depressing, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain a fictionalised account of Ernest Hemingway’s first of four wives, the wife was very unhappy. The Last Man in Europe by Dennis Glover - a novel about Orwell’s last days mmm! Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx was not her best and finally Chanel’s Riveriera by Anne De Courcy a look at the world in the Cote d’Azur. Our reader was relieved when Spring arrived. Sister Kate by Jean Bedford is a novel based on the life of Ned Kelly’s sister Kate. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty, a novel of love, marriage and family, worth reading, form your own opinion. Moira read us a piece from a magazine by Meg Bignell about the Coast Forest, whilst Bob Brown has written a new book Defiance stories of environment issues. That Bligh Girl by Sue Williams, Governor Bligh’s troublemaking daughter, enjoyable read. Our last read, Challenger by Adam Higginbotham, a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space.
A lot of reading this month. See you in November.
Geraldine McCorkell
A lot of reading this month. See you in November.
Geraldine McCorkell
