romance
Bronwyn Parry: Dead Heat
Joy Lawn
Dead Heat
Bronwyn Parry
Hachette Australia, $32.99 pb, 352 pp, 9780733625497
Proudly popular fiction, Dead Heat is a romantic thriller set in a north-western New South Wales National Park. Organised crime in fiction generally operates in a ... More
Michelle Aung Thin: The Monsoon Bride
The demands of history
Elena Gomez
The Monsoon Bride
by Michelle Aung Thin
Text Publishing, $29.95 pb, 256 pp, 9781921758638
The historical novel has always been characterised by a formative tension – the demands of history versus the demands of ... More
Gillian Mears: Foal's Bread
Portents everywhere
Gillian Dooley
Foal’s Bread
by Gillian Mears
Allen & Unwin, $32.99 pb, 360 pp, 9781742376295
Gillian Mears has been to death’s door and back. Her wonderful essay ‘Alive in Ant and Bee’ (2007) recounts the journey and ... More
Melanie Joosten: Berlin Syndrome
Tough love
Adam Gall
Berlin Syndrome
by Melanie Joosten
Scribe, $29.95 pb, 248 pp, 9781921844140
Melanie Joosten’s first novel, Berlin Syndrome,is a compelling literary thriller. Clare, an Australian travelling alone in Europe, meets a c ... More
Jan Gross: Jam Dreaming
Unrealised dreams
Joy Lawn
Jam Dreaming
by Jan Gross
Sid Harta Publishers, $24.95 pb, 382 pp, 9781921829581
The premise of Jam Dreaming is worthwhile; three cultures and generations meet over food. Eileen is an Aboriginal girl who lives in ... More
