Category Archives: Book reviews

Gone and Back Again: A Book Review

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Gone and Back Again is a young adult novel by Jonathon Scott Fuqua. I love reading YA for the simple reason that they always have relevancy in todays world and this was no different. The story is about eleven year … Continue reading →

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A Book that should be compulsory Reading: A book Review

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is one of those few novels where the blurb from another famous writer, Ann Patchett, on the front cover is actually true. For me anyway. I couldn’t put it down and it will remain in … Continue reading →

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March – Geraldine Brooks: A book review

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I can understand this book being a best seller – Who hasn’t read Little Women. I’m sure most Americans would have and I’d bet that most Australians of my age have also read it. Perhaps someone from the UK and … Continue reading →

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“The Inaugural Meeting of Fairvale Ladies Book Club” – A Book Review and just a tad of jealousy

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

A long time friend gave me The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Bookclub  by Sophie Green for my birthday with a little trepidation. She knows I read a lot and was worried it may not have been a book … Continue reading →

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The Choke: A Book Review

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Often when I read an award winning novel I wonder why did the judges choose this novel, what did they see in it that I didn’t. I had no such thoughts with Sofie Laguna’s novel The Choke, which won the 2018 … Continue reading →

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By Sea and Stars: A Book Review

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

By Sea and Stars  by Trent Dalton is the story of the voyage of the First Fleet which brought the convicts from England to Australia between May 1787 to January 1788. This was an interesting novella size historical piece of non-fiction. … Continue reading →

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The Merry-Go-round in the Sea: Book Review

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

This was the third time I have read The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randoph Stow. The first time was at school where I loathed it with a passion. I found it at that time boring and did not relate … Continue reading →

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Songs of Heartstrings: A Book Review

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

  Songs of Heartstrings by fellow blogger Miriam Hurdle is a collection of poems and short stories about nature, relationships, cancer treatment, parenthood and everything that tugs on her heartstrings. Throughout there is reflection and a sense of someone who … Continue reading →

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Spring Collection: A Book Review

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

If a book makes it to my bookshelf it stays there until it is read. At that point it will either be recycled or, if I have loved the narrative enough, I will move it to the bookshelf of books … Continue reading →

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We Come Apart: A book Review

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I have decided that I love prose poetry. The first one I read was by Marg Collett titled Finding the Place – my review is here.  We come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan I found equally as compelling. Verse is an emotive … Continue reading →

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