Book review: The Vulnerables
Sigrid Nunez signs a COVID novel that has the same kind of humour, observation and literary references her fans recognise.
By Amy Dale - 2 min readSigrid Nunez signs a COVID novel that has the same kind of humour, observation and literary references her fans recognise.
By Amy Dale - 2 min readThe plot of a dead author’s half-finished manuscript eerily mirrors the real-life disappearance of a young woman. In an Edinburgh lockdown, McDermid’s cold case cop…
By Avril Janks - 2 min readIn the latest police-legal procedure combo from Michael Connelly, Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller and his half-brother Harry Bosch join forces to free a woman imprisoned…
By Avril Janks - 2 min readAnn Napolitano’s fourth novel is an emotional family saga that promises to stay with you long after you finish reading it
By Sophie Scanlon - 2 min readRussell Franklin’s book is a poetic and emotional fictional account of Ernest Hemingway’s trans daughter, Gloria.
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 2 min readAn enthralling retelling of the ill-fated Wybalenna settlement, Jock Serong confronts the harsh realities of Australia’s colonial history.
By Lucy Nixon - 2 min readA fresh and careful perspective on one of the nation’s most notorious cases
By Amy Dale - 2 min readComedian and commentator Caitlin Moran follows her humorous feminist manifesto with a tongue-in-cheek look at the strange world of men.
By Laura Gamio - 2 min readA mostly forgotten maritime misadventure is transformed into a newly thrilling saga of hubris, nemesis and treachery on the high seas
By Reegan Barber - 2 min readAnn Patchett’s Tom Lake is a delightful tale of a mother recounting a long-ago romance to her adult daughters
By Amy Dale - 2 min readThe Three of Us by British-Nigerian writer Ore Agbaje-Williams is a comedy of manners and much more, touching on truths about friendships, expectations around marriage,…
By Avril Janks - 2 min read