Indelible ink by Fiona McGregor

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Genre - General fiction

This is an interesting story of contemporary family life. Marie King is newly separated from her husband and her children have grown up and away. Despite the concerns of her family she is preparing for the sale of their beloved family home and garden. She has also started to transform her body with tattoos and becomes friendly with Rhys a gifted artist who introduces her to a very different side of Sydney society.

---- Reviewed by Sue, guest

Trespass by Rose Tremain

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Genre - General fiction

A dark tale of revenge and lies set in a beautifully wrought landscape.

---- Reviewed by Judy, Rowville

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

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Genre - General fiction

Baba Segi is a very happy man. He has three wives and seven children and all is good at home. Then he invites Bolanle to be wife number four. She unwittingly becomes the catalyst for major change in the family. What began as a bit of a lighthearted romp, soon changed into a much more substantial story.

---- Reviewed by Judy, Rowville

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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Genre - Horror

Two sisters live with an elderly uncle in a big old house in splendid isolation. They reveal their story little by little throughout the book, and what a story it is! 

---- Reviewed by Judy, Rowville

Fall Girl by Toni Jordan

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Genre - General fiction

Fall Girl is a fun read about unconventional people who fall in love. Interesting characters, an unusual plot and set in familiar suburbs of Melbourne and Wilson's Prom. This is a humorous and entertaining book.

---- Reviewed by Sue, guest

Frontier Wife by Margaret Tanner

Genre - Romance


I ordered Frontier Wife off Amazon only because it was an Australian story. Well, what a pleasant surprise was in store for me. Once I opened the first page I couldn't put this novel down.

Set in Australia during the 1860's it is basically the story of the wealthy squatters versus the poor selectors.

Thomasina (Tommy) Lindsay and her brothers arrive from England to a run down farm which they inherited from an Uncle. Their next door neighbour, Adam Munro, considers their farm has been stolen from him and he wants it back and he will do anything necessary to achieve this aim.

He doesn't anticipate falling for Tommy. She isn't the type of woman he had planned to have as the mother of his sons.

Bushfires, feral mountain families, the harshness of the Australian bush, not to mention lust and finally love make, this story a rolicking good yarn. Haven't heard of this author before, but she has written several other books which I intend to read.Highly recommended.

---- Reviewed by Joan, Guest

Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin

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Genre - Autobiography

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was so powerful it just made you want to get up and dance. I learnt alot about China. I thought it was a great way to tell us how China was in the early days. Read it I promise you will enjoy it.

---- Reviewed by Jade, Guest

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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Genre - Fantasy

Twilight is one of the best books I've ever read!!

It is a little bit of romance and you can't stop reading it until you have finished and then you will want to get, New Moon, Eclipse and then the last one Breaking Dawn.

---- Reviewed by Kaitlyn, Guest