Tag Archives: Book Review

What Library Staff are Reading – March

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent – This won’t be for everyone. The writing is excellent, the characters well-developed, and the plot piercing. However, there are certainly aspects of this novel that are disturbing. The father in the novel is eminently despicable … Continue reading →

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Alison’s Picks

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

I have contributed to this blog as a librarian working at Katoomba Library for – well, a long time! Retired now, I can’t pass up the opportunity to keep talking about books. So, under the masthead of these elegant clapping … Continue reading →

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What Library Staff are Reading – December/January

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

 Find some holiday inspiration in what Library staff have been reading recently. Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe – Pascoe details many ways in which agricultural methods, such as land management and domestication of plants, were employed by indigenous Australians long … Continue reading →

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The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg, translated by Steven T Murray The first book in the Patrik Hedstrom series Plot Summary : The writer Erica Falck has returned to her home town on the death of her parents, but discovers the community in … Continue reading →

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What Library Staff are Reading – October

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

Too scared to leave the house? Find some inspiration in what Library staff have been reading recently! All Together Now by Gill Hornby. Take a bunch of people living in a commuter suburb of London, a suburb whose heart is … Continue reading →

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Carolyn’s Books of the Month – June 2017

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

Carolyn reads a variety of genres so you’re bound to find something that resonates. Best Read :  The Obsession by Nora Roberts Crime :  My Sister’s Secret by Tracy Buchanan Australian Author : Fearless by Fiona Higgins General Fiction :  Homegoing … Continue reading →

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The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi Found on the Adult Fiction shelves at HASHIMI Plot Summary : A luminous and unforgettable tale of two women, destiny, and identity in Afghanistan Kabul, 2007: The Taliban rules the streets. … Continue reading →

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