Review – The Postcard by Leah Fleming
Not really a review, more a brief description of the main thrust of the story line of this highly readable book, by our own resident book reviewer, Angela Galvin. The Postcard by Leah Fleming Starting in Adelaide with the death of her father, an inheritance box of letters and keepsakes, Melissa embarks on a journey […]
Outposts by Simon Winchester – Review
And here is another review from our staunch reviewer, Angela Galvin, in which she tells you about a book that is obviously one that has given her no end of pleasure to read. Outposts by Simon Winchester Before I write another word I need to declare I love Simon Winchester – his books which combine […]
The Gift Of Rain – Book Review
The Gift of Rain (Long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2007) Reviewed here for us by Richard Caroll, one of our members and a local writer. Tan Twan Eng has gifted us with a beautifully crafted historical novel set on the island of Penang off the western coast of the Malayan peninsular in the […]
Even More Drabbles From Rollo
Here are the last Drabbles we have from Rollo Waite, that splendid creator of such powerful and enchanting small jewels in words… How on earth does he do it? Such a strong image in so few words? Ah well, here they are for your delectation. Blue poppy afternoon. There she stood, silhouetted against the […]
Jonathon Munros – Intriguing Cyber Punk – Ebook Review
I have just finished reading (and enjoying) ” Jonathon Munros”, the last of three ebooks by Ian Miller based around a somewhat distopian view of where our world (and Mars) is heading. A world in which large corporations have divided up the world in their own interests. The first of this trilogy was a reasonably […]
Book Review: Beasts In My Belfry By Gerald Durrell
Here we have another book review from our every busy Angela Galvin. I read this book years ago as a child and found it in a second hand bookstore and thought I would read it again. It is the thoroughly delightful tale of Gerald and his enduring love of animals. On this book he details […]
The Future Homemakers Of America By Laurie Graham
Here is another book review by our resident book reviewer, Angela Galvin, see if you agree with her assessment of this book………. If I don’t like a book I won’t finish it so you will never see a review of it from me. And you won’t see a negative review either – as just because […]
Wine and War by Don and Petie Kladstrup
Well if you love wine and history this is the book for you. The by-line says it all “The Battle for France’s Greatest Treasures”. This is the story of what happened to the great wines during the German occupation of France during World War 2. Filled with funny tales from sommeliers and wine merchants about […]
The summer before the War by Helen Simonson
Here is another book review from, Angela Galvin, one of our “resident” book reviewers. This was a book club choice -And one of a set of ten available to be borrowed from MBRC libraries for book clubs. I wouldn’t have chosen this book but I am thoroughly glad It was chosen for us to read. […]
Scheherazade, a Drabble from Chris Chmiel
Here we have the first of a series of Drabbles by Chris Chmiel, who is both a local author and the Treasurer of the Community Library. We hope that you will find his contributions to this tricky form of writing amusing. Scheherazade The sun peeps over the eastern desert sands, Scheherazade ceases narrating Ali Baba […]
